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ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY [Site
Legal Description: Fairview Blk 7/Lots: 25 ft . NS 27 all 28 & 29 & 15
30S S. .
Address: 712 South Willson ft. �. .
Ownership:name: Montana State University Housing Association
❑ private address: 712 South Willson Roil p 33 Frame N 9
❑ public
Historic Name: Unknown
' Common Name:
❑ estimated
t 10 Date of Construction: 1909 ® documented
t/t1+ Architect:
Builder_ Unknown
Original Owner Burr Fishpr
Original Use' Residence
Present Use:-- Residence (multi )
Research Sources:
T_ .� ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
plat records/maps tract sewer/water permits
} �} ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
❑ building El(,/ g permit biographies
kl Sanborn maps—dales: 19 1 7
i i i• ___. Bibliography:
--� -o Department of Sanitation
�^ �^ Avant—Courier—January 12, 1909
National Register
r n ral�N�utS�Htr t�VN: uescrlt)e 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 multi-person residence has a U-shaped plan with an
arched recessed porch across the entire front. The symmetrical facade is
constructed in the Mission Style of architecture and has a central front
entrance with fixed and casement windows, a series of which line the side of
the structure. The frame construction is finished in stucco and rests on a
concrete foundation. The mansard roof is covered with green asphalt shingles
and has a decorative cross extension above the main entrance. There is a
brick chimney at each end of the mansard roof, which is parallel to the street.
Outbuildings include a carriage house of the same design as the house.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
and surrounding area lend the property significance.
This property is significant because it is associated with a person important
in Bozeman history, Fred F. Willson. Son of General Lester S. Willson, an
early Bozeman pioneer, Willson was born in 1877 in Bozeman. He attended
Montana State College for two years and graduated from Columbia University
in architecture in 1902. He studied for two years abroad and upon his return,
Willson practiced with C.S. Haire in Helena and Butte. In his long practice
from 1910-1956, he designed many public, commercial and residential buildings.
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Significance: This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a
potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect
of the Civic Phase of Bozeman's historic/architectural development.
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 been retained due to the survival
of original design and materials and continuity of use, setting and location.
INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structure/site may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construc-
tion.
None
FORM PREPARED BY. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name DAMES R. MCDONALD ARCHITECTS F.C. Acreage:
P. C. C0'�( 3163
Address:. USGS Quad:
tiiISSOULA, MONTANA 59801
Date: UTM's•
°' a 1984