HomeMy WebLinkAbout222 S Willson MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site ' ,.
Legal Description: Alderson's Blk F/Lot 11 and 12
Address' 222 South Willson �.
Ownership:name: Georgia D. Hohensee
i{J private address: , Roll N 32 Frame N 13
PubtIc 222 South Willson _
jv E o 11 V 6 Historic Name: Unknwn
Common Name: Unknown
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� �! Date of Construction: r--=ERR 7 ® documented
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Builder Unknown
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Original Use:
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_l. 1 r Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
platrecordslmaps tract ❑ sewer/water permits
❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
❑ building permit ® biographies
❑ Sanborn maps—dates+'
Bibliography:
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Department of Sanitation
LeesoP4 , 1884 - See attached sheet
Avant-Courier - May 20, 1899
i\ U CY Sewer Permit, 1904, Ben Bisel
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearance of structurelsite,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 two-story bay extension projecting from the main hall and another two-story
bay projection in front of that with a gable roof. The front entry is
protected by a shed roof supported by brackets. The frame construction
is finished in drop siding and shingles in the gable ends. Corner boards
form a trim to the drop siding. The foundation is of rubble stone covered
with concrete and has a 8" belly band above the stone. The
many-gabled roof is covered with red asphalt shingles and features full
returning eaves and a central brick chimney. Windows are 1/1 double-hung
and fixed and two leaded glass windows in front. The axis of the main
roof is parallel to the street and outbuildings include a one-and-one-half
story, drop sided garage with a gable roof to the rear.
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 residence was built for Benjamin F. Basel-, an early day ranches' in
Gallatin Valley. Born in 1836 in Ohio, he came west to Montana in 1864
homesteading on Bozeman Creek in 1865. His ranching holdings included more
800 acres.
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This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a potential historic
district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Vi I lage
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 i
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. kXCONALD ARCHITECTS P.C, Acreage:
Address• P. 0. DOX, 610 - - - USGS Quad: '
Date:
MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 UTM•s: -�
AUG 11984ri
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Matt Cohen 222 S. Willson
Revision 1985
A fine example of the Queen Anne style, this house was built
in 1899 by rancher and Gallatin valley settler Benjamin
Bisel, on the site of his former house, which he demolished
to make room for this one. The house theref ore takes on
added significance for its association with a very early
settler of this area. Bisel was born in Ohio in 1836, and
moved to Bozeman in 1864, taking up ranching. The only
notable alteration to the house has been the replacement
of the original entry porch with the present non-contributing
entry hood.
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The Avant Courier of May 20, 1899 carried the following
account of this house:
{ "Ben F. Bisel has almost demolished his family residence
on Central Avenue and will practically rebuild it,
with enlargements and important changes, from the ground
up. He will also build a wall of sold masonry on the
i front and south side of his ground to the height of
1 the elevated surface, on which will be placed an artistic
iron fence. He is determined to make a commodious
and handsome home of his place if it takes all summer
and the net profits of a year's extensive farming to
accomplish the laudable undertaking. "
Bibliography
Leeson, History of Montana, 1884, p.1103.
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Avant Courier, May 20, 1899, p.3
yCity Directory, 1900, p.127.
Application for Sewer Connection: 1904, Ben Bisel.
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