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HomeMy WebLinkAbout319 S Grand 1985 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND , ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site ' � Ar-t Legal Description: Alderson ' s_ Addition, Block J , Lots 8-10 111 ,� 1- Address:— 319 South Grand ' Ownership:name: Hi 1 degarde Zeman © private address: 319 South Grand Rolla 41 Frame a 18 C Public Historic Name: Unknown Common Name: Unknown ❑ estimated Date of Construction: pre-1884 ID documented Architect* Unknown Builder. Unknown C 55 Original Owner:_j o Lafferty \0 Original Use, Res i den ce Farm Present Use, Residence Research Sources: ❑ abstract of title city directories ❑ plat recordsimaps sewerlwaler permits 1909 E�tax cards ❑ obituaries ❑ building permit 7 ❑ biographies Lam, ?$8 Sanborn maps—dates s 1 891 ,1 904,1 91 2, 9 KOCH Bibliography: Avant-Courier, tract records 1884 Birdseye View of Bozeman Sewer permit, 1909, John Eberhart Location map or building plan with arrow north. 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 T-shaped plan with an enclosed hipped porch in the ell formed by the side-facing stem of the "T" . The facade is asymmetrical and consists of an offset side entrance with fixed and 1/1 double-hung windows. Some of the windows. have leaded glass and brick lintels with keystones. The brick construction has wood shingles in the gable ends and a clapboard enclosed front porch. The building rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and has a central brick chimney. There is a garage of wood. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structurelsite and surrounding area lend the property significance. Research into the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any significant historical information concerning people or events connected with this property. J.A. Lafferty was a Bozeman Merchant. He built the main portion of this house soon after arriving in Montana from Colorado in 1879. Significance: This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Village Phase of Bozeman ' s historic/architectural development. INTEGRITY: Assess the degree to which the structurelsite,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 location. INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structure/site may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construc- tion. A None FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: } Name JAMES R=MCDONALD ARCHITECTS PC Acreage• AddressP.0_ R 0 X 8163 USGS Quad: Date: MTSS0111 A. MONTANA 59807 UTM's: REVISED Matthew A. Cohen r3nyf r mn. Men(nn.) 31.1L_Y- [`F('F1%1F1 "R t`l,t� Matt Cohen 319 S. Grand Revision 1985 Of average architectural significance, this house is perhaps most important for its association with the earliest development of the district. Parts of the eaves front main block of the house (gable end facing Koch Street) , may have been built by J.A. Lafferty as early as 1879. Lafferty, a merchant who settled in Bozeman in 1879 from Colorado, is listed as residing at this location in the 1892 City directory. A house of similar configuration, which has a two-bay gable end, is shown on this site on the 1884 bird's eye view of the city. In that view, it is the only structure on the block, with the exceptions of a small shed, and a windmill on the northeast corner of the block. The view also shows that Grand Avenue ended at Koch Street in 1884. The 1891 Sanborn map shows a brick house of the same configuration on the site. Between 1898 and 1904, the present brick veneer, gable front ell which projects toward S. Grand Avenue and features a segmented arched window was added to the load bearing brick main b block. A farmer, John Eberhart, lived here around 1909 and 1910 for an unknown length of time. Early 20th century alterations included the rebuilding of most of the south gable end wall to accomodate the present tripartite windows, and the addition of the enclosed, hip-roofed porch at the southeast corner. Bibliography Application for Sewer Connection, John Eberhart, Nov. 24, 1909. Bird's Eye Views, 1884, 1898. i City directories: 1892, p. 125; 1904-5; 1910-11, p. 81. i I 1 - 1 w -