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Legal Description: Park Blk 45/Lots S' 9, all 10 and 11 a. ��■rr_��� �
Address: _ 719 S -, rth 3rd
Ownership:name: Ed Kober
private address: 726 South 3rd JRoll N 30 Frame r24A/2
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Date of Construction: 1902 Pq documented
Architect:
1::;� Builder. lJnknown
Original Owner.
Original Use: Residence
TR E E T Present Use: Residence 13 units
Research Sources:
• ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
t• ❑ plat records/maps ❑ sewerlwater permits
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LL ❑ lax cards ❑ obituaries
I— I ❑ building permit ❑ biographies
'� � — — — •• '3�' ❑ Sanborn maps—dates'
Bibliography:
Department of Sanitation
Avant-Courier-September 4, 1903
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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 multi-family residence has a rectangular plan with
a shed-roofed front porch with spindle railing. The two-bay facade is asym-
metrical and consists of two front doors with 1/1 double-hung windows and
a bay window with scroll brackets. The frame construction is finished in
bevel siding and has a small balcony above the second front entrance porch.
The foundation is of concrete. The gable roof is covered with grey asphalt
shingles and features overhanging eaves and two central brick chimneys.
The axis of the main roof is parallel to the street with three front-facing
intersecting gables. The outbuildings include a garage.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
an6 surrounding area lend the property significance.
Matt Cohen 719 S. Third
Revision 1985
An excellent, very well preserved example of the Colonial Revival style, this
large house was built for Professor J.H. Gill in about 1902. In 1903, Gill
sold the house to Frederick B. Linfield, also a professor at Montana State College.
In 1916, Linfield was listed in the city directory as Director of the Montana
Agricultural Experiment Station, and Dean of Agriculture at Montana State College.
The Avant Courier in 1903 reported the following about this house:
"Professor F.B. Linfield has purchased the residence of Professor J.H. Gill,
719 S. Third Ave. , and will move his family into the house at once. Professor
Gill and wife leave this week for their new home in Decatur, Ill. , where
Professor Gill will be instructor in mechanical and electrical engineering
in Milliken University. "
Linfield remained here into the 1940's.
Bibliography
Avant Courier, Sept. 4, 1903, p. 5.
City Directories: 1904-5, p. 129; 1910-11, p. 117; 1912-13, p. 113; 1916-17,
p. 114; 1927, pp. 93, 193; 1942, p. 183.
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:
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