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HomeMy WebLinkAbout401 W Curtiss 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY [Si,., Legal Description Park Al 1 T,ofs I 2/Blk 15 Address: 401 West Curtissmwo4 — Ownership:name: Virginia W. Hanson -- 6� private address: Rte 4, King Arthur #85 Roll# 68 Frame a 22A- 3 ❑ pubttc t 1 y I + M Historic Name: Unknown LAJ '1 LAJ _ W Common Name: Unknown es t f Z Date of Construction:_ ��- 1�©2��f ® documented LAJ -LJ .AJ Architect Unknown j i r > Builder: %• : Original Owner: Unknown COURT 'EG Original Use• Residence Present Use r' `' I x _ • Research Sources: i r I — I ❑ abstract of title El city directories —.L.-A-. a ,0 El plat records/maps ❑ sewerlwater permits TT LL El tax cards El obituaries ' LL I _ — 1 � I � �� � ❑ building permit ❑ biographies lr ' ® Sanborn maps—dales• 1912 rI I F Bibliography: M, i) [later Permit , 1917 , Alice Kleiyrschmidt CIH I - � 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-story single-family residence has a rectangular plan with a large open front porch across the front, with four squared wood supports and a solid railing and a slight roof overhang above the steps. There is an outside stairway on the side of the house for the upstairs apartment. The frame construction is finished in beveled siding and shingles and sits on a cut stone foundation. Windows are 1/1 double-hung with diamond patterns on part of the upper panes. The gable roof is covered with green asphalt shingles and features a gabled dormer to the front and a gabled dormer to one side. There are two brick chimneys, the front chimney is exterior. The axis of the roof is parallel to the street. Outbuildings include a garage attached to the rear of the house. 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 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: Name ZANIES R P, COOLAI r) ARUITECTS P C Acreage: ,Address:- P ( ^[I(,' h 16l USGS Quad: Date: M I SS(IIII A. MONTAN 59807 UTM's: n!I� 1984 401 W. Curtiss 1985 revision Matt Cohen , surveyor A typical , well preserved example of the Bungalow style , this house is similar in massing and detailing to two others nearby , 619 W . Olive and 411 W . Curtiss , and may be the work of the same builder , possibly Rube A Young . The house was occupied in the 19 ' teens by Ervin H . Kleinschmi,dt , co-proprietor of Kleinschmidt & Schmidt cigar shop and billiard hall on Main • St . , and his wife , Alice M . Kleinschmidt , who was later listed as living here alone in 1927 . Bibliography Application for Water Service , May 1917 , Alice M . Kleinschmidt . City directories : 1910- 11 , p . 112 ; 1912-13 , p . 107 ; 1916-17 , p . 107 ; 1927 , p . 166 . Sanborn Map , 1912