HomeMy WebLinkAbout624 S Willson 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY F.e# r
Legal Description: Fairview Blk Mots N`ii 33 and all 34 to 38
Address: 624 South Willson
Ownership:name: Inez N. Nelson
Id private address: 624 South Willson Roll# 33 Frame# 7
❑ public
Historic Name: Unknnwn
Common Name: Unknown
❑ estimated
I I ' Date of Construction: 1942 : documented
Ir' Architect Fred F. Willson
Builder. Unknown
Original Owner. T. Byron Story
I Original Use: Residence
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Present 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,alteratlons,and changes in materials.Discuss significant architectural features.
This detached one-story single-family residence has a square plan with a
daylight basement on the north, and including a two-car garage. The asymmetrical
facade has an off-center front entrance with 8/8 double-hung windows (or 4/4 and
1/1 ) , with decorative shutters. The frame construction is finished in weather-
board and rests on a concrete and brick foundation. The gable roof is covered
with cedar shingles and features carved end rafters and a central brick chimney.
The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street.
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.
Willson designed this house for T. Byron Story, son of Bozeman pioneer
Nelson Story. T. B. Story, involved in the Story family enterprises, first
built the large house at 811 South Willson in 1910. This structure fails to meet
the fifty-year requirement for the National Register.
Significance: This structure is potentially eligible for the National Register
because of its historical integrity and its architectural significance.
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 survival of
original design and material 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
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