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HomeMy WebLinkAbout423 W Curtiss 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY I Site# Legal Description- Park Lots 7/B1 k 13 r Address:_ 42 t•lest Curtiss Ownership:name: K. Diane Taylor Up�baue address: c/o Gail Darrough, 3710 Thorpe, Belgrade, TIT 59714 Roll# 68 Frame# 27A- 8 > I I ' M Historic Name: Unknown W t LU Unknown —� Common Name: J i f J 9 ?- El estimated Date of Construction: -p-re-1-912 7 IF documented Architect: Unknown QBuilder. Unknown Q Original Owner. Unknown Vj "U RT %E�S �. �`� Original Use Residence Present Use- Residence t , 1 I Research Sources: ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories —-—�- --L- Cr 0 ❑ plat records/maps ❑ sewer/water permits ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries i I C) ❑ building permit ❑ biographies 1 i Sanborn maps—dates: 1912 Bibliography: Water Permit, 1917 , Stephen j•]hite lJ C� Department of Sanitation r _ ,_�__� _T r__ _� 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 one-story single-family residence has a square plan with an open front corner porch next to a projected bay window under its own gable roof. The two-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of an offset entrance with 1/1 double-hung windows, with beveled leaded glass in the upper portion of the two front windows. The frame construction is finished in beveled siding and decorative shingles in the gable ends , the gable ends having a small semi-circular opening for ventilation. The foundation is of large cut stone. The gable-hipped roof combination is covered with a reddish beign asphalt shingle and features two brick chimneys. The outbuildings include a garage. ti ii HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the stvcture s:e 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. 1 FORM PREPAJR M' R. L,000iiALD ARCHITECTS P.C. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Name Acreage* Address: MISWULAUSGS Quad: Date: I UTM's: A�JG 1984 M�11SEDA onke" 1307' - MoRtr+t�e 423 W . Curtiss 1985 revision Matt Cohen , surveyor One of the best individual examples of the numerous very similar Queen Anne style houses in the district due to degree of ornamentation and overall condition , this house is also significant as part of a group of four similar houses on I this block . The house design appears to have been derived from patterns in house catalogs such as Fred T . Hodgsons . House Design Nos . 1032 , 1038 , and 1076 in that catalog are similar to this one ( see appendix) . The houses that stand adjacent to this one which are very similar are 415 , 419 and 427 W . Curtiss . Bibliography Application for Water Service , May 1917 , Stephen White Sanborn Maps , 1904 ( no house shown ) , 1912 ( house shown ) ' Hodgson . i