HomeMy WebLinkAbout508 W Main 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site
Legal Description: Stor 's Lots W. 10ft 2, A11 3 and E 10 ft. 4/Blk E 1' ,
Address: 508 West Main -
Ownership:name: John Braaksma _
C private address: Box 1016 Roll N 77 Frame N 9
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Date of Construction: -1912-1927 Z documented
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! Original Use: Residence _
Present Use: Commerical S -ructure
Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title r city directories
i I ❑ plat records/maps `$, sewerlwater permits
l I ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
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❑ building permit ❑ biographies
1 I � IR Sanborn maps—dates' 1927
! ( I ! I I Bibliography:
Department of Sanitation
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Location map or building plan with arrow north.
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.
his detached one-story -single-family residence has been converted to a commercial
structure and has a rectangular plan with an enclosed gabled front porch , as well
as additions to the rear and side. The facade is asymmetrical and consists of
an offset front entrance with casement windows which have replaced the windows
in the original structure. The frame construction is finished in 21-," beveled
siding and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with cedar
shingles and has knee braces with exposed rafters. There is a central brick
chimney. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street.
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 iAth this property.
This structure is a feutra-I element within a potential historic district.
INTEGRITY: Assess the degree to which the structurelsite,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 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 1VIrC P W r^flONAI n nRru►TrrTc P.G. Acreage:
Address: 0. R()X R162 USGS Quad:
Date:f':I __ UTM's:
508 W . Main
1985 revision
Matt Cohen , surveyor
An example of 1930 ' s infill in a predominantly turn of the
century streetscape , this small Bungalow was probably built in
1934 , replacing a larger house that may have dated to the 19th
century .
The original owner was probably David T . Powell , a farmer ,
though by 1942 he was living on W . Babcock Street . Powell may
never have occupied the house . In 1935 it was vacant .
Bibliography
Application for Sewer Connection , September 9 , 1904 , W . Wolverton
(written above is : " D/T . Powell - October 1934" ) ; sketch map
on back indicates an abandoned " original sewer to old house" ,
as well as a " new sewer , 1934" .
City directories : 1933 ( no 508 W . Main St . listed) , 1935-6 , p . 177 ;
1942 , p . 121 .