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HomeMy WebLinkAbout320 S Willson 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site# Legal Description: Alderson's Blk G/Lots W113' of 11 and 12, 113' of west Address!1 320 South Willson end of Sys of 13 a Ownership: name: Don Nell 0pblic ate ❑ public address: P.O. Box 577 Roll# 32 Frame# 17 VC Historic Name: Unknown Q r r ' T I Common Name: Unknown ❑ estimated — ' Date of Construction: 1892 documented IN! \^ e Architect: ' — JJ anrork Builder: Unknown lk— Original Owner: D. D. Smitli � r Original Use: Residence ��t ` ss Present Use Residence , Research Sources: r I` ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories EX plat records/maps tract ❑ sewer/water permits ' — V ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries ❑ building permit ❑ biographies ❑ Sanborn maps—dates, t. •- _ .` ; IV Bibliography: Department of Sanitation Avant-Courier-April 16, 1892 _ -_ Sewer Permit, 1906, D. D. Smith r 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 an irregular plan with a hipped roof front porch supported by turned wood potts. The facade is asymme- trical and consists of an off-center front entrance with fixed, transomed front windows and 1/1 double-hung windows. The frame construction is finished in siding and imbricated shingles on the second floor. The struc- ture rests on a concrete foundation covered with stucco. The gable roof is covered with cedar shingles and features a hipped dormer and corbel-capped brick chimney. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street. Upper level additions , a garage and an enclosed side porch have been added to the original square-shaped house. 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 the residence is associated with two persons important to Bozeman history, George Hancock and D. D. Smith. Architect George Hancock of Fargo, North Dakota and Helena designed this residence for Smith, a local merchant. This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association 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: Name JAMES R. MCDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage, Address:P. 0. BOX 8163 USGS Quad: Date: NI1-S0:11.A, MONTANA 59807 UTM's: w_ AUG 1984 MARTHA CLAIRE CATLIN CONSULTANT: AMERICAN CULTURAL and ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 811 WEST MAIN/BOZEMAN MONTANA 59715/406-586-7895 The D.D. Smith home (320 South Willson) qualifies as a contributing structure in a potential and recommended expansion of the South Willson Historic District. Built in 1892, the residence may be the last of a first, very significant phase of South Willson residential building activity which began c. 1883. * Homebuilding on South Willson (then South Central) did not resume until after the turn of the century. The Queen Anne home was designed by George Hancock of Fargo, north Dakota, architect of the Bozeman Hotel, the lit r_ Bozeman City High School, and the!Martin home on South Grand. The original owner, D.D. Smith, was a Bozeman merchant like many of his neighbors . This residence is characteristic of Bozeman' s Civic Phase architecture and represents, in its relation to South Willson homebuilding of that period (1884- 1912) , an important element of Bozeman' s development. *With the exception of a farmhouse a mile from Main Street, none of the remaining structures on S. Willson were built in the 1890s . The last of the first building phase was built in 1889. This structure establishes that the first phase continued until 1892.