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ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site#
Legal Description: Fairview Blk II/Lots 19 and 20 _ .i
Address: 2 South Grand
Ownership:name: Robert G. Duntsch
yj private address: 702 South Grand Roll N Frame#
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1 Historic Name:
I Common Name: Unknown
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A f ; Date of Construction: 1900 19 documented
Architect: Unknown
Builder: A. J. Svorkmoe
Original Owner: George Willson
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Original Use
Present Use* Residence
-- Research Sources:
1.Lr"� •�J. _ _ ,� ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
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C$plat records/maps tract 5k sewer/water permits
❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
❑ building
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F— I ❑ Sanborn maps—dates.
Bibliography:
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Avant Courier, July 21, 1900
Sewer Permit, 1902 George Willson -
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 one-and-one-half story single-family residence has a square plan
with an addition to one side. The facade is asymmetrical and consists of an
off-center front entrance with 1/1 double-hung windows and a fixed front windows.
The bearing wall construction is finished in brick with headers and rests on a
concrete and stone foundation. The gable-hipped combination roof is covered with
red-grey asphalt shingles and features returning eaves and a shed-roofed front
porch. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street. Outbuildings
consists of a garage 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.
This residence property was built by Andrew J. Svorkmoe, builder and contractor
for many residences in this area.
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This structure is a Peu-tx.al element within a potential historic district.
INTEGRITY: Assess the degree to which the structure/site,and surrounding area accurately convey the historical associations of the
property.
j The historic integrity of this property has been retained due to the survival
of original materials and continuity of use, setting and location.
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1 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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FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name JAMES R. MCDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage:
P. U. DOX S163
Address• USGS Quad:
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Date Y1
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Matt Cohen 702 S. Grand
Revision 1985
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Of marginal significance due to alteration, this small brick house is typical
of the several modest houses built by local builder A.J. Svorkmoe in the district
f around the turn of the century. Like the others, this one appears to have been
based upon "House Design N. 1061" in Fred T. Hodgson's mail order house pattern
catalog of the period. Unlike 622 S. Grand for example, another of Svorkmoe's
i houses, this one has a projecting gabled bay, rather than a flush one. The
i house was part of a rapid development of the Fairview Addition at the beginning
of this century.
George H. Willson bought the speculatively built house from Svorkmoe soon after
it was completed. Willson, between 1900 and 1910, was variously an employee
of the Benepe, Owenhouse Co. , the Willson Co. , and Bozeman City Treasurer.
By 1929, the house was owned by William Nevin.
Bibliography
Application for Sewer Connection, George H. Willson, Nov. 15, 1902.
Application for Sewer Connection, William Nevin, April 26, 1929.
City Directories: 1900, p.200; 1904-5, p. 178; 1910-11, p. 174.
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Avant Courier, Sept. 1, 1900, p. 5; July 21, 1900.
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structurosite
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 events
associated with this property.
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Matt Cohen
Revision, 1985
Non-contributing due to alteration, this modest house is one of the several built by
local builder O.J. Moe at the turn of the century, during a period of rapid development
in the Fairview Addition. The Avant Courier noted on September 1 , 1900: "The residence
recently built by O.J. Moe on the corner of Grand Avenue S. and Alderson Street has been
Purchased by I .L. Kirk, who expects to move in soon. " Ira L. Kirk, Bozeman' s postmaster,
is listed at this address in the 1904-5 city directory, and on the 1904 sewer permit for
the site.
BibiograRhy
I Application for Sewer Connection, J.L. Kirk, Sept. , 1904.
Avant Courier: Sept. 1 , 1900, p.7.
1 City directories : 1904-5, p. 125; 1910-11 , p. 111 (Kirk still at this address) .
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 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 JW4ES R. WODONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. —
P. 0. BOX 8163
Address:__ USGS Quad:
Date: MISSOULA, MONTANA 98 UTM's _ -
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