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Address: 204 Smith Tbi rd
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91 private address: 204 South Third Roll# 47 Frame# 11
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S T R G E Historic Name- Unknown
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Architect:_ Unknown
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Research Sources:
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plat records/maps tract X] sewerlwater permits
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Bibliography:
Department of Sanitation
LL- ►- 1 r Avant-Courier-January 27, 1900
Ellsworth - See attached sheet
STREET pE G T Bozeman Chronicle, '_March 30, 1983
K ['� f1 C Sewer Permit 1904 C. Kenyon
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-and-one-half story single-family residence has a rectangular
plan with a hipped roof front porch with gable overdoor defining the entry and
supported by three tuscan wood columns. There is an outside stairway on one side.
The two-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of an off-center front entrance
with fixed, 1/1 double-hung and casement windows, with leaded glass windows on
the north side, and flat-arches above the windows and sandstone or limestone sills.
The frame construction is finished in brick veneer and rests on what is probably
a rubble foundation. The hipped-gable combination roof is covered with grey-red
asphalt shingles and features hipped and gabled dormers and overhanging eaves
I that are returning. There is a central brick chimney. The dining room and porch
have been added to the south east corner in 1982, as well as a wood deck off the
porch. Outbuildings include a twocar garage with a flat roof.
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,Important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/slte
2•id surrounding area lend the property significance.
Matt Cohen 204 S. Third
Revision 1985
Built about two years after Frank L. Benepe remodeled his house across the street,
201 S. Third Ave. , to the Queen Anne style, this house is one of the most notable
in the city for its large size. It was built for Squire C. Kenyon, president
of the Kenyon-Noble Lumber Co. , a company which is still in operation. Kenyon's
song Carlisle S. Kenyon, was listed as a boarder here in 1904, and bookkeeper
for his father's company. He later built a modest house on W. Main St. (see
Cooper Park Historic District) . By 1927, the Cambda Phi Fraternity was located
here. Kenyon's eventual partner, Thomas E. Noble, lived nearby in 311 S. 3rd
Ave.
The Avant Courier in 1900 carried the following avid item about this house:
"S.C. Kenyon' s fine new house is being rushed along toward completion.
A force of 18 carpenters have been at work. . . .and of course they make it
go. Mr . Kenyon will have one of the model homes of the city, when it
is finished. "
Biblio4ra9hv
Avant Courier, Jan. 27, 1900, p.3.
Application for Sewer Connection, April 4, 1904, S.C. Kenyon.
City Directories: 1900, p.161; 1904-5; 1910-11, P. 109; 1912-13, p. 105; 1916-17,
p. 105; 1927, p. 192.
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.
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None.
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