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MONTANA HISTORICAL/ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY # (ADDENDUM TO BOZEMAN MRA)
HISTORIC NAME: None
ADDRESS: 818 S. Eighth " r~
LEGAL BOUNDARY: Capitol Hill Addition _: ' X • i .�
Blk 5, N. 201 of lot 16, 4 c
all of lots 17 and 18
OWNER'S NAME: Harold and Grace VanWinkle
OWNER ADDRESS: 8l8 S. Eighth, Bozeman
SPECIFIC DATE: c.1900
ARCHITECT: Unknown _
BUILDER: Unknown
ORIGINAL OWNER: Unknown _. ��` IS
ORIGINAL USE: residence
PRESENT USE: apartments
UTM REFERENCE: 12/497350/5057250 - '
ACREAGE: less than one ---_-,
U.S.G.S. QUAD: Bozeman, 1953
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
Applicable Criteria: C
Number of Contributing Properties: l
This well preserved house is an excellent example of a turn of the century derivative of
the Greek Revival style. It is the last house remaining intact from what was apparently
the first tract development in the Capital Hill Addition.
This gable front, sidehall plan form of the house, with a side ell with a separate
entrance, is reminiscent of the mid-19th century Greek Revival style, as are the returning
cornice, and entrance transom. However, the gable roofed, wrap-around porch, and large,
single-light window topped by a stained glass transom are typical turn of the century
features.
The house appears on the 1904 Sanborn map at the center of five houses spanning this side
of S. 8th Ave. between College and Harrison Streets. Those five houses, as shown on the
map, were isolated in a yet undeveloped part of town. The Capital Hill Addition, in which
the group stood, was optimistically platted in 1890 as part .of a lobbying effort by the
city to become the state capital. The new addition was intended to impress Montana voters,
and make Bozeman appear larger on paper than in actuality, and ready to accept the Capitol
complex. Bozeman lost its capital bid, and consequently, the anticipated building boom did
not occur.
It was not until several years after the turn of the century that these southern
residential areas began to develop. Two contributing factors that led to this period of
growth were the expansion of Montana State College, which the city gained instead Of the
state capital, and the increased role of the city's economy in the economy of the Gallatin
Valley. This house, as well as the other four adjacent to it, were among the first built
during this surge of construction, and among the first built in the Capital Hill Addition.
All other houses on this block have been substantially altered and are non-contributing.
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
This detached, two-story, single family residence has an L-shaped plan with an open front
porch that wraps around the ell across the entire front. The porch features square support
posts, a ship lap sided apron, and a dentilated frieze. The two-bay facade is asymmetrical
and consists of an offset front entrance with one-over-one double hung windows and a
cottage window with stained glass in the upper part. The frame construction is finished in
bevel siding and diamond cut shingles in the gable ends. The corner boards have decorative
molded tops. The house rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with
wine/grey asphalt shingles and features dormers, overhanging eaves, and one central brick
chimney. Outbuildings include a garage.
FORM PREPARED BY: James R. McDonald, P.C. (1983-84) ; Matthew Cohen (1985-86 revision) ;
Patricia Bick (1987 revision) , State Historic Preservation Office, 225 No. Roberts, Helena,
Montana 59620 (406) 444-7715
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RF11# 57 Frame#3A-4.