HomeMy WebLinkAbout908 S Willson MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site lig atLegal Description: Butte Blk 7 Lots 20-21
Address: 908 South Willson
Ownership:name: Arthur B. Coffin
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g] private address: 908 South Willson Rolla 33 Frame N 16
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0.l ;♦`�.� i Historic Name: Unknown
Common Name: Unknown
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— .- Date of Construction: 1916 13 documented
Architect: Unknown
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_ Builder. Unknown
Original Owner. Dr. Roy Seitz
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Original Use: Residence
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Residence
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❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
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❑_ building permit El biographies Z Sanborn maps—dales' 1927
Bibliography:
Department of Sanitation
National Register
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-story single-family residence has a square plan with a
hipped front porch with wood posts on brick pedestals -and a solid wood railing.
The asymmetrical facade consists of an off-center front entrance with fixed
and double-hung windows with shutters , and a vent opening in the dormer.
The frame construction is finished in beveled siding and rests on a concrete
foundation. The hipped roof is covered with wood shakes and features a
hipped dormer and overhanging eaves. There is a chimney and outbuildings
include a garage.
1 HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
and surrounding area lend the property significance. q
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I This property was built for Dr. Ray Seitz, a Bozeman physician. The house;
was occuiped by the family until 1937.
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Significance: This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a
potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect
of the Progressive Phase of Bozeman 's historic/architectural development.
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I INTEGRITY: Assess the degree to which the structure/site,and surrounding area accurately convey the historical associations of the
property.
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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.
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FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name LAMES R. P,°CDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage:
Address: P. C1• P't U'1 G3 USGS Quad:-
ate: N�LSQULA, MONTANA 59807 UTM's:
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South Central Ave. Historic District
National Register nomination
John N. DeHaas, 1978
29. 908 S. ;illson
Quilt about 1904 , this house is a two story frame building with a hip roof.
There is a ventilating dormer on the front (west) . The first floor has lap siding,
the second floor is shingled, and both are painted yellow. The second floor windows
have white shutters. There is an open �,rooden porch across the front of the building.
Brick piers frame the front steps and brick piers at the corner support the slightly
tapered unadorned square wooden posts . The house was built in 1918.
29. 908 S. Willson
This house was built in 1918 for Roy Seitz, M.D.
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