HomeMy WebLinkAbout527 E. Mendenhall 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site
Legal Description: R 1st Blk H/Lots 7 & 8
Address: 527 East Mendenhall
Ownership:name: Carmella Bobinski
El public address: 429 East Story Roll 29 Frame a12/,-1
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1 I Date of Construction: 1883 K documented
Z Z Architect:
Builder
Original Owner Andrew J. Smith
Original Use: F.
Present Use: Residence
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Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
IR plat records/maps tract 2 sewer/water permits
❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
�`„T — — 'Ta ■ ❑ building permit El biographies
IJ KI Sanborn maps—data 1891
Bibliography:
Department of Sanitation
Avant-Courier-January 10, 1884
Sewer Permit, 1932, Josephine McDonald
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearance of structure/site,then contrast and compare that with it's original appearance,
noting additions,alterations,and changes in materials.Discuss significant architectural features.
This detached one—story single—family upright and wing residence has a T—shaped
plan with a shed—roofed projecting entry at the southeast interior angle. The south-
facing entrance is flanked on one side by one-over-one double-hung window and on the
other side by a projecting bay which presents to the south a fixed window. The frame
construction is finished in asbestos shingle siding with plywood siding underneath the
entry porch roof. The house rests on a concrete foundation and its front porch stoop
is also concrete. The cross-gabled roof is covered with asphalt shingles and the porch
roof is of corrugated plastic. Two interior brick chimneys rise from each bay at the
ridgeline. The roof features overhanging eaves, Outbuildings include an eight by
fourteen shed.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
and surrounding area lend the property significance.
Research in the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any
significant historical information concerning persons or events
associated with this property.
Significance: This structure is a neutral element within a potential
historic district.
INTEGRITY. Assess the degree to which the structure/site,and surrounding area accurately convey the historical associations of the
property.
The historic integrity of this property has not been retained due to changes
in original design and materials.
INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structurelsite may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construc-
tion.
None
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