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HISTORIC NAME: Newman House
ADDRESS: 216 N. Church
LEGAL BOUNDARY: Babcock and Davis Blk 2
Lots 7 and 8 ..�` +' ,'A
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_ OWNER'S NAME. David and Carolyn Swingle
- OWNER ADDRESS: 216 N. Church ;" },
DATE: 1890-1891
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ARCHITECT: _Unknown
- BUILDER: Chester, Thomas, and
Stephen Newman (attributed)
ORIGINAL OWNER: Stephen Newman
_ORIGINAL USE: residence = -^
PRESENT USE: residence lllll!!1 ""
UTM REFERENCE: 12/497750/505 85 80
ACREAGE: less than one ZA o
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U.S.G.S. QUAD: Bozeman, 1953 i--- I -
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: t
Applicable Criteria: C
Number of Contributing Properties: 1
One of the few excellent examples of the Queen Anne style in Bozeman, this house is in a
Pristine state of preservation. It was built by one or more of the three carpenters in the
Newman family - all of whom came here from New York and all of whom were presumably
brothers. The house qualifies for independent listing in the National Register of Historic
Places as a distinctive example of carpenter-built, vernacular Queen Anne design of the
late 19th century period.
Chester D. Newman came to TBozeman in 1878, and in around 1885 built the quite similar house -T
next door at 210 N. Church. . This house is not included in this nomination due to fairly
singificant alterations. --In 1879, Thomas Newman arrived, and in 1884, Stephen B. Newman
came West. This house was built in 1890. Both Thomas and Stephen Newman are listed as the
residents here in the 1892 city directory, while Stephen Newman is listed here alone in the
1900 directory. By 1904-51 Stephen Newman had moved to Livingston and J.A. Nordquist,
whose name appears on the 1907 sewer permit for this house, may have been the next
occupant.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
This detached two story single--family residence has an L-shaped plan with a hipped roof
open porch in the interior of the ell. The porch features a spindle railing and fretwork
and turned wooden post supports. There are two entrances on the front (west) facade, each
are paneled wooden doors-with single lights. The windows in the structure are double-hung
one-aver-one double hung sash with two-over-two wooden storm windows. The frame
construction is finished in clapboard and the gable root (with shed roof to the rear) is
covered with wood shingles. Corner boards are finished with decorative capitals at the
eave line. The gable ends feature decorative shinglework and scroll and spindle
vergeboard.
%BIBLIOGRAPHY: .. _. = - - - �G A q 3cj
City Directories: -""1892-3, 'p.138; 1900; 1904-5, P. 145.
_ Application for Sewer Connection: Sept. 13, 1907, J.A. Nordquist.
Sanborn Maps, 1890, 1891.
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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