HomeMy WebLinkAbout417 W Koch 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site, .
Legal Description E r of 13-18t
Address- 417 West Koch
Ownership:nameGeor e Kovacs
❑ private addres Roll N 68 Frame#9A 10
El public tare M.P.M. Co. 618 West Griffin Drive —
u� C�LJ R'T_1,c-Js Historic Name: Unknown
Common Name: Unknown
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Date of Construction: 191 0 IR documented
Architect: Unknown
Builder. Unknown
J �� Original Owner.
f Original Use:
` Present Use: Residence
�(1 Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
❑ plat recordslmaps ItZ sewerlwater permits 1910
❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
_ ❑ building permit El biographies
�" �--• - r FK1 Sanborn maps—dates: 1 91
Bibliography:
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Department of Sanitation
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearance of structurelsite,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 square
plan with a shed-roofed porch across the front with solid railing and side
access and an old enclosed outside stairway. The one-bay facade is
asymmetrical and consists of an off-center front entrance with fixed and
double-hung windows with leaded glass in a diamond pattern. There is a bay
window to one side. The frame construction is finished in beveled siding and
rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with light green
asphalt shingles and features a full shed-roofed wall dormer across the front
and across the back. There are overhanging eaves with exposed rafters
and knee braces. There is a brick chimney and the axis of the roof is
parallel to the street. Outbuildings include a garage of dropped siding.
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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.
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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 structurelsite may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construc-
tion.
None.
FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name JAMES R. P,TDONALD ARCHITECTS P-C. Acreage:
Address: P. 0. BOX 8163 USGS Quad:
Date: MISSOULA MONTANA 59E07 UTM's:
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417 W . Koch
1985 revision
Matt Cohen , surveyor
A typical pattern boot: Bungalow , this house is part of a very
coliesive streetscape of five diverse pattern book houses ,
the others being 401 , 407 , 411 and 421 W . Koch . The house
may have been built for May F. Bull , a teacher at the
Longfellow School . Bull is not listed in the 1916- 17
directory.
Bibliography
Application for Sewer Connection , September 16 , 1910 ,
May Bull
Sanborn Map , 1912
City directories : 1905-6 , 1910- 11 , p . 64 ; 1912- 13 ; 1916-17 .