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HomeMy WebLinkAbout304 W Cleveland 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site# Legal Description- Ca itol Hill Lots 1 to 5 Blk 17 Address: 304 West Cleveland Ownership:name: Breto 0. Kravik ❑ private address: Helen W. Benepe, Box 1046 Roll N 46 Frame N 2 ❑ public J_. �___.J , ____ �_ l J r Historic Name: linknnwn STREET Common Name: r--� ❑ estimated Date of Construction: 1916 ® documented _ Architect: Fred F. Willson Builder: Unknnivin Original Owner. L.L. Bro therton I Original Use: Residence (�( r Present Use: Nr n 7 , Research Sources:�STRE ET ❑ abstract of title El city directories I ❑ plat records/maps N sewer/water permits ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries r ❑ building permit ❑ biographies Sanborn maps—dates 1927 <j_ Bibliography: Gallatin City`s Heritage (1805-1976) �-----J Department of Sanitation 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. This detached two-and-one-half story single-family residence has a rectangular plan with a gabled hood over the entrance. The one-bay facade is symmetrical and consists of a central front,entrance with 6/6 double-hung windows with shutters The frame construction is finished in shiplap siding and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with cedar shingles and features dormers and two brick chimneys, one on each side. The axis of the roof is parallel to the street. Outbuildings include a barn. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site and surrounding area lend the property significance. This property .is significant because it is associated with a person important in Bozeman- history, Fred F. Willson. Son of General Lester S. Willson, an early Bozeman pioneer, Willson was born in 1877 in Bozeman. He attended Montana State College for two years and graduated from Columbia University in architecture in 1902. He studied for two years abroad and upon his return, Willson practiced with C. S. Haire in Helena and Butte. In his long practice from 1910-1956, he designed many public, commercial and residential buildings. L. L. Brotherton was associated with Cassius Kind in a seed pea business and in 1916 established the Bozeman Canning Company. About 1940 Brotherton became interested in fruit canning, establishing the frozen food company of Pictsweet, Inc. This structure is potentially eligible for the National Register because of its historical associations and because of its architectural integrity of materials, location, setting, design and use. 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 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 AMES R. MCDONALD ■RCHITECTSTa Acreage: Address:p. . 8163 USGS Quad: Date:�N,r'-609P. MQNPNA—`-9807 UTM's: AUG 1984