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Legal Description; Fairview Blk Mots IN
Address: 704 South Willson
Ownership:name- Gerald D. Murray
2 private address: 704 South Willson Roll# 33 Frame# g
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Date of Construction: 1929 IS documented
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Original Use: Residence
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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 one-and-one-half story single-family residence has a square plan
with an enclosed front vestibule with steep gable roof, and a second gabled roof
extension above the vestibule. The facade is asymmetrical and con its of a
central front entrance with fixed and 6/1 double-hung windows. The frame construc
tion is finished in stucco with half timbers and the gable roof is covered with
a dull brown painted cedar siding. The axis of the main roof is parallel to the
street. Outbuildings include a two-car 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 is significant because it is associated with a person important
in Bozeman history, Fred F. Willson. Son of General Lester S. UTillson, 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, residential and
commercial buildings.
Willson designed this house for Charles Anceney a well-known rancher and "
stockman of an early Gallatin Valley family.
Significance: This structure is potentially eligible for the National Register
due to its historical associations and because of its architectural location.
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.
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