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HomeMy WebLinkAbout421 W Story 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site Legal Description: Address: 491 West Story Ownership:name: Verne Cooper Jr. ❑ private address: 3441 Poly Drive, ��15, Billings, ?v1'T 59102 Roll# 57 Framek 32A- 3 ❑ Ipublic 1` C j K (�)_`� �_. Historic Name: Unknown T f Common Name:— Unknown "I ) f ❑ estimated Date of Construction: -Pre-1904 ® documented Architect: Unknown Builder. Unknown 1 r Original Owner. Unknown ► j i L Original Use: Residpnrp STb y� STORY Present Use, Residence T T Research Sources: t ' El abstract of title ❑ city directories t r 1 El plat records/maps sewer/water permits J , 1 I f ❑ lax cards ❑ obituaries ❑ building permit ❑ biographies M Sanborn maps—dafty 1904 Bibliography: In water file as 1949, B. R. Albin Department of Sanitation E s�YL) D . CKERSON PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearance of structureisite,then contrast and compare that with it's original appearance, noting additions,alterations,and changes in materials.Discuss significant architectural features. This detached one-and-one-half story single family residence has a rectangular plan with a hipped front porch with gable overdoor, a bay window on the left side, and a back porch. The one-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of an off-center front entrance with 1/1 double-hung windows with cornice trim. The frame construction is finished in masonite/bondboard siding and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with grey asphalt shingles and features a gabled dormer and returning eaves. There is a central brick chimney. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street. Outbuildings include a garage of old drop siding. 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. This structure Is a neu-tfiek 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 been retained due to the survival of original design 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 construe tion. None. FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: 1AMES R. fU-VONALD ARCNfTECTS P.C. • Name Acreage._ P. 0. BOX 8163 USGS Quad Address: - -- MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 urrns: Date:_ AUG 1� 4 nE:Vi,9ED Matthew A. Cohan Rm�r7nn. P1onl, •t to v- tirrFMRFR 19135 421 W . Story 1985 revision Matt Cohen , surveyor Though significantly altered by the installation of aluminum siding , this house retains its original massing and fenestration , and is a significant element in this i streetscape of seven small , turn of the century houses . The house was probably identical to 411 W . Story when built , and may retain similar shinglework beneath the present siding . The Bungaloid porch columns and balustrade was probably added around 1920 . In 1927 , Marvin S . Stanley , bookkeeper at the Oliver Stout Implement Co . , was the resident here . Bibliography_ Sanborn Map , 1904 Bird ' s Eye View , 1898 City directory , 1927 , pp . 137 , 191 .