HomeMy WebLinkAbout705 S Seventh 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY [Site
Legal Description: Park Lots 3, 4 and N. 3' of 5
Address 705 South Seventh
Ownership:name: Robert D. Haight
N private address: 705 South Seventh Roll N -59 Frame#1A-2
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YV l°��pEd2sory Historic Name: Unknown
�T Common Name: Unknown
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Date of Construction: i 904-1912 IZ documented
Architect: Unknown
I j Builder: Unknown
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Original Owner. Unknown
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"1 I Original Use:
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Research Sources:
_— L.i• f ����+r—• 4 El abstract of title ❑ city directories
�TT ( I ❑ plat records/Maps M sewerlwater permits
❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
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❑ building permit ❑ biographies
® Sanborn maps-dates: 1 9 12
'� t~ • •• Bibliography:
-+ N, Sewer Permit, 1915, Luke Cowan
.--- Department of Sanitation
,; iurelsite,then contrast and compare that with it's original appearance,
na1 �tti ib i , t� "v _.gnificant architectural features.
This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has a
projection over the open front porch recessed into the corner of the
main structure. The two-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of an off-
set front entrance with 1/1 double-hung windows. The frame construction
is finished in vinyl siding and rests on a cinderblock foundation. The
gambrel roof is covered with green asphalt shingles and features dormers
with shed roofs. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street.
Outbuildings include a garage.
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.
I INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structure/site may demonstrate or yield
y o yield information about its historic use or construc-
tion.
None.
FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name i', (%'i7f;ALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage:_
Address:' 8163
USGS Quad:
Date: �,,I` SC,UI.A, MONTANA 59807
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705 S . 7th Ave .
1985 revision
Matt Cohen , surveyor
A well preserved example of a turn of the century pattern book house ,
this simple gambrel roofed structure may have been built and
occupied by Luke Cowan .
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` The house was clearly built according to "flouse Design No . 1090"
in Hodgson ' s mail order house pattern catalog : Practical Bungalows
' and Cottages for Town and Country y ( see appendix) .
Luke Cowan is listed in the city directories of 1910- 11 , and 1912-
13 as residing at this address . In the first , his occupation is
listed " laborer" , and in the latter , " carpenter. " In the 1904-5
directory , Cowan is also listed as a laborer , though renting on
S . 3rd Ave . In 1916 , Cowan was living in 715 S . 7th Ave , another
house he may have built .
I Bibliography
Application for Sewer Connection , June 25 , 1915 , Luke Cowan .
Application for Water Service , November 10 , 1919 , Luke Cowan .
I City directories : 1904-5 , p . 91 ; 1910- 11 , p . 74 ; 1912-13 , p . 69
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