HomeMy WebLinkAbout421 W Olive 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND _
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site,
Legal Description: Rouse's 3rd, Lots 4/Blk 1
Address: 421 West Olive
Ownership:name: William G. Klenn __-
L. private address: Roll, 64 Frame,8A-9
^ublic 421 West Olive
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Date of Construction: +6-89`'149-0 f KI documented
Architect: Unknown
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--�- TII �-� �, � �� ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
LS ❑ plat records/maps (2 sevrer/water permits
W I i r - ❑ tax cards obituaries
❑ building permit ❑ biographies
Sanborn maps—dates, 1890
F ( t A Bibliography:
j t I r Water Permit renewal, 1955, Nathan Ford
Department of Sanitation
Location map or building plan with arrow north --
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 two-story single-family residence has an irregular plan with a
hipped roofed front porch supported by square wooden posts. The one-bay facade
is asymmetrical and consists of an off-set front entrance with 1/1 double-hung
(some multi-paned on top) and fixed windows. The frame construction is finished
in shiplap, shingles and stucco and sits on a concrete covered-with- stucco founda-
tion. The gable roof is covered with green-grey asbestos shingles and features
a shed-roofed portion and returning eaves. There is an exterior stucco chimney
on the west side. The axis of the roof is parallel to the street with intersecting
gables.
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 is a neutt-a-I element within a potential historic district.
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 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. IVCDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage:
Address: P. 0. BOX 81.63 USGS Quad:
Date: MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 LITM's:
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421 W . Olive
1985 revision
Matt Cohen , surveyor
A fine example of the Queen Anne style despite the removal of
a tall , pyramidal tower roof , this houses is perhaps of greatest
significance merely as a part of a 19th century streetscape , in
this predominantly early 20th century historic district .
As seen in the 1898 bird ' s eye view of the city , the house was
originally as example of a quite common Queen Anne style building
type - a gabled , " L" -shaped block wrapping around two sides of a
square plan , central tower. The original tower roof has given
way to the present , non-contributing shed roof .
In the 1920 ' s the house was the residence of James A. Stafford .
Stafford , in the 1922 and 1925 city directories , was listed as an
employee of the Story Motor Supply Co . , and in the 1927 directory
as the proprietor of the Electric Bakery at 136 E . Main .
The stucco that covers the first floor may have been added
after 1900 .
Biblio r_aphy
Bird ' s Eye View , 1898
Sanborn Maps , 1890 , 1891
City directories : 1922 ; 1925 , p . 122 ; 1927 , pp . 137 , 187
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