Baldwin / Grady House

An octagonal tower, decorative brickwork, one-story open porch, and hipped roof identify this appealing Queen Anne style residence built circa 1883. That year launched a period of neighborhood expansion and prosperity, kindled when the tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad reached Helena. Bookkeeper William N. Baldwin, who later served as county treasurer, was the home’s first owner.

From the 1920s to the 1940s Lucy M. Grady, owner of Grady’s East Side Market next door, resided here with her son and daughter-in-law who operated a grocery on Eighth Avenue. Leaded glass and granite trim lend tasteful elegance while the brick veneer, common to neighborhood buildings, here remains untouched by the usual coats of paint.