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Address: 404 West Curtiss =
Ownership:name: David Cullen
XC private address: 404 Test Curtiss Roll N 68 Frame a21 A-Z
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Date of Construction: Pre-1912 ® documented
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Present use: residence
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Bibliography:
A L Water Permit,, 1917 , James Fitzgerald
0 CsH _ _ k� C H 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 rectangular
plan with a bay on the east side, a screened back porch, and an attached
greenhouse at the back. The two-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of
an off-center glass-paned front entrance with fixed stained glass (flower
design) windows and double-hung windows with a cornice trim and a diamond-
shaped window on the front gable of the projecting bay. An enclosed front
side porch with latticework on the bottom has an octagonal wooden cornerpost.
The frame construction is finished in 4" yellow bevel siding and corner trim.
It rests on a rubble foundation. The gable roof is covered with green
asphalt shingles and features two dormers, an original gable dormer and a
new shed-roofed one, both with returning eaves. There is one new center
metal stovepipe, which replace an old brick chimney. Outbuildings include
a barn.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
and surrounding area lend the property significance.
P.esearch in the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any
significant historical information concerning persons or events
associated with this property.
Significance: This structure qualifies as a contributiing 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 structure 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:
Name JAMES R. MCDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage:
Address: P.O. BOX 8163 USGSQuad:
Date: MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 UTM's: