HomeMy WebLinkAbout521 S Third 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND _
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site,
Legal Description: Park RLk 2911 otG 1 1 0 12
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I Ownership:name- J. D. Matthews
to Private El public address: 521 South 3rd Roll, 48 Frame, 13
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Common Name: None
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Date of Construction: 1940 K-I documented
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Architect: Unknown
Builder. Unknown
Original Owner: M. V. [Timmer
Original Use: Residence
Present Use.
Residence
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❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
1 1 y �•. _ r ❑ plat records/maps ❑ sewerlwater permits
I (� ❑ lax cards ❑ obituaries
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❑ building permit ❑ biographies
~— `' — — ---•i ❑ Sanborn maps—dales'
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l Department of Sanitation interview.
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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 one-and-one-half story single-family residence with elements of the
bungalow style has a square plan with a raised entrance framed by a sharp
gable and enclosed by an open wood railing. The flush facade is symmetrical
and consists of a central glass-paned front entrance with double-hung windows
with a 6/6 sash arrangement. There are many small paired windows . The frame
construction is finished in aluminum siding and rests on a concrete foundation.
The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features one gabled dormer
and overhanging eaves. Outbuildings include a barn of wood.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
and surrounding area lend the property significance.
Research in the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any
significant historical information concerning persons or everts
associated with this property.
i Matt Cohen
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An example of later infill in a generally contiguous early 20th century part of the
district, this modest house was probably built by local carpenter George M. Wimmer,
for himself. The house, typical of its period in design, was built on a small strip
of land at the end of the large lot of 517 S. Third Ave.
Bibliography
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Record of Water Service: May 1, 1940, M.V. Wimmer.
! City Directory: 1942, pp. 157, 183.
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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 the 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 construc-
tion.
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S FORM PREPARED BY. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name JAMES R. MCDONALD ARCHITECTS P. C. Acreage:
Address •0• BOX 8163 USGS Quad:
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Date: MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 UTM's:
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