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Peterson House
216 N. Wallace
Tract 4, Blk 3 of
the Babcock & Davis
Addition
Susan Blackwell and
Timothy Tate
216 N. Wallace
c.1895
Unknown
Unknown
James Peterson
residence
residence
12/497830/5058650
less than one
Bozeman, 1953
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
Applicable Criteria: C
Number of Contributing Properties: 1
Areas of Significance: architecture
This modest, late 19th century brick house is one of the few non-monumental structures
built during the economic depression of the 1890's in Bozeman. It is a well preserved,
modestly ornamented example of a typical, trigabled vernacular house type of the period.
During the early 1890's, when Bozeman was making its bid to become chosen for the state
capital, major public or semi-public construction, such as the Bozeman Hotel (321 E. Main)
and the old Longfellow School, was undertaken, and very pretentious houses such as the
James E. Martin House (419 S. Grand) went up, as part of an effort to promote the city in
the eyes of Montana voters. Very few modest houses such as this went up during that time
however, especially when compared with the numerous buildings that went up during the
building boom of the early 1880's.
This house was built for James Peterson, who settled in Montana in 1882 from Washington
state. Peterson is variously listed as a laborer in 1892 and 1900, and a "teamster" for
the S.C. Kenyon, later the Kenyon-Noble Lumber Co. until about 1915. By 1916, Peterson was
proprietor of the Bozeman Transfer Co. In the late 1920's and early 1930's, the house was
occupied by Lafayette E. Fuller, who ran a soft drink business on Main Street, and his
wife, Grace F. Fuller.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
This detached, one-and-one-half story, single family residence has an L-shaped plan with an
open front porch in the interior joint of the ell. The porch has a shed roof, a solid
railing and is supported by squared wood posts with decorative knee braces. The two-bay
facade is asymmetrical and consists of two offset front entrances with one-over-one double
hung windows. The bearing wall construction is finished in common bond brick with diamond
cut shingles in the gable ends, and rests on a low concrete foundation. The gable roof is
covered with dark green asphalt shingles and has two chimneys, one brick and one metal. A
brick addition to the rear (west) of the building with segmental brick arches over one-
over-one double hung windows was completed by 1904. A highly compatible frame addition ha;
been built to the west of this addition in recent years. The additions do not detract fror
the overall integrity of design, materials, and association of the house.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Sanborn Maps: 1891, 1904
Bird's Eye View: 1898
City Directories: 1892, p. 142; 1900, p. 179; 1904-5; 1910-11, p. 89; 1912-13,
p. 89; 1912-13, p. 83; 1916-17, p. 82; 1927, p. 64; 1933, p.
61; 1935-6, p. 65
FORM PREPARED BY: James R. McDonald, P.C. (1983-84); Matthew Cohen (1985-86 revision);
Patricia Bick (1987 revision), State Historic Preservation Office, 225 No. Roberts, Helena,
Montana 59620 (406) 444-7715 I
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