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Legal Description: Fairview Blk 2/ Lots 5 to 7 :`
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Address:
415 South Willson ■t 41
Ownership:name: Herbert and Lola Richards _
9i private address: 415 South Willson Roll N 31 Frame N 29
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Date of Construction: 1 Q 12-1013 K documented
Architect Fred F. T.Iillson
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Original Use: Residence
Present Use:
Residence
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I This detached two-and-one-half story single-family residence has a square plan
with a balcony-covered open front porch with Doric columns , and a balcony-
covered enclosed side porch , possibly a sun room. The symmetrical facade
consists of a central front entrance with 6/1 double-hung windows on each
side. There is a decorative lattice moulding around the windows , window
boxes on the second story, and the dormer windows have fan-shaped transoms.
The brick construction sits on a sandstone foundation. The gable roof is
covered with cedar shingles and features returning eaves and three dormers
with gable roofs. There are two brick chimneys with corbeled caps. The axis
of the roof is parallel to the street. Outbuildings include a garage.
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Matt Cohen 415 S. Willson
Revision 1985
-Burr Fisher - partner of Golden Rule Store, late Chambers-
-Fisher Store, and the Fisher Flour Mills. Also Vice Presi-
dent of Gallatin St. Bank
-Next, Dr. J. F. Blair lived 'here after Fisher left town.
He was a leading physician in town, and his sanitarium
became Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.
South Central Ave. Historic District
National Register nomination
John N. DeHaas , 1978
6. 415 S. Willson -- Blair House
This brick house is a pleasing design of a Georgian character. Two and a half
stories in height, the building has a gable roof with dormers . Hi thin the higlr gable
above there is a ballroom. Are open porch is centrally located on the east facade.
There are taro sets of quasi -Doric columns supporting the flat porch roof. The porch
cornice has a lentil. pattern with a balustrade above with turned spindles . The panel
entry door has a fan-light transom and there are side lights flanking the door . .The
composition of the street facade (east) is well -balanced. The window patterns on
either side of the entry porch are identical . One change from the. original plan is 1 '
enclosed porch that extends south . This side porch was designed to be open but has
been enclosed and is a solarium at the present time. 1-his is a pivotal building and
is one of the finer houses in the District. The building has been well -maintained e ,
its sixty-five years ' existence and is a major contributor to the architectural
character of the District.
6. 415 S. Willson -- Clair House
Dr. James Blair came to Bo7en0ri in t;he fell of 1902 and :purchaser) 1ho Bo7efinn
Sanitarium which he operal.nd until 1 ` W- Af'I;er• ';ell ing the Sanil.arimii he continued
to practice medicine and surc;ery in i',ozencan. From 1913 to 1918 his residence is
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given as 415 Central Avenue S . This house was designed by Fred F. Willson , architec '
HIS ORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structurelsite
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.
Dr. James Franklin Blair moved to Bozeman in 1902. For the succeeding eight
1 years , he operated the Bozeman Sanitorium. After selling the hospital, he
continued to practice medicine and surgery in Bozeman.
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This structure is potentially eligible for the National Register because
of its historical associations and because of its architectural significance.
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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.
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INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structure/site may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construe
l tion.
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