HomeMy WebLinkAbout721 W Koch 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY I Site
Legal Description: Park Lots 15 to 17/Blk 19
Address:- 721 West Koch
Ownership:name: Charles H. Wilder
2 private address: Roll H Frame N
❑ public Barbara A. Wilder, 21 West Koch 57 24A45
Historic Name: llnknnwn
i 4 i r Common Name: Ilinknown
❑ estimated
111 Date of Construction: Pre-1904 ® documented
Architect: lln known
1 T z Builder. llnknnwn
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I� Original Owner. Unknown
known
T Original Use: Residence
Present Use:— Rp-idpnrp
Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
❑ plat records/maps sewer/water permits 1918
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❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
❑ building permit ❑ biographies
® Sanborn maps—dates- 1904
r Bibliography:
Sewer Permit, 1918, C. S. Dearborn
Department of Sanitation
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-and-one-half story single-family residence has a rectangular
plan with a hipped front porch supported by wood posts and featuring a small
gable overdoor defining the front entrance. The facade is asymmetrical and consists
of an off-center front entrance with fixed, casement and 1/1 double-hung windows.
The frame construction is finished in bevel siding and rests on a concrete foundation.
The gable roof is covered with cedar shingles and features dormers and two
chimneys, one brick and one metal . The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the
street. There is an addition to the house with a chimney. Outbuildings include
a garage.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structurelsite
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 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:
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Date: MISSOULA, MOUANA U801UTM's:
AU 1994