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f ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site
Legal Description: Butte Blk Mots 20-21
Address• 908 South Willson
Ownership:name: Arthur B. Coffin
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private address: 908 South Willson Roll N 33 Frame# 16
N ii ON 1's 1 a i k. , Historic Name: Unknown
_ r Common Name: Unknown
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a j Date of Construction:- 1916 IN documented
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Builder: Unknown
Dr. Roy Spiry
Original Owner.
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❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
® plat records/maps tract 99 sewerlwater permits
�--- — I•---- --- ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
❑ building permit ❑ biographies
7 l IN Sanborn maps—dates' 1927
—i Bibliography:
! -- Department of Sanitation
National Register
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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.
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 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.
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.
INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structure/site may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construc-
tion.
FORM PREPARED BY- GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name JAMES R. f,'"C ONALD ARCHITECTS P.C.
Acreage: _
Address• H' �' ;'1v*3
USGS Quad:
Date: [V,[;1SQuLA, MONTANA 59807 UTM's: •
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