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Legal Description: Fairview Blk 7/Lots 39 to 41
Address: 610 South Willson
Ownership:name:
Johnathon H. Allcock
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❑ public 610 South Willson 33 6
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Date of Construction: 1904 5d documented
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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 front and
back porches on lattice bases and hipped roofs with gable overdoors. The symmetri-
cal facade has an off-center front entrance with 2/2 double-hung windows with
shutters and a lattice window in the dormer. The frame construction is finished
in clapboard and rests on a cut stone foundation. The hipped roof is covered
with cedar shingles and features gabled and hipped dormers and a central brick
chimney. Outbuildings include a shiplap sided garage.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/sit:;
and surrounding area lend the property significance.
This property was built for Agnes Foster, widow of Dr. Henry W. Foster, a
prominent Bozeman physician and founder of the Foster Sanitarium. On 1915 ,
the daughter of Mrs. Foster, Myrthle and her husband Claude Steffens, a
jeweler, moved in the house and lived here for 15 years.
Significance: This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a
potential historic district due to its associations with the residential aspect
of the Civic 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.
None
FORM PREPARED BY. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
DAMES R. NTDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C.
Name Acreage:
P. 0. ��'; 8163
Address: USGS Quad
NISSIJULA, N10NTANA 59807
Date: UTM's:
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