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Home My WebLink About209 S Grand 1985 f, i �AI�iA His,rORICAL AND -ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY site do Leal Description: Alderson's BlkD Lots: Sh f 3 all 4 and s Address: 209 South Grand Ownership:name: Patricia Morgan private ubl c address p.0. Box 2°7 Roll N 41 Frame# 12 i Historic Name:__ Unk,lt) alL 1' 'f! Unknown Common Name: -- 1 —� �� I ❑ estimated a ON =�� __ I Date of Construction: 1900 g] documented ' n �4rchitect: Unknown 10 L I __ (Builder. Unknown-- • 1 rI ` _ 'r _ / I — Original Owner. Burr Fisher REEi C_ 4 Ir rriginal Use: Residence _ lr T ! Present Use: Residence LLJ I- -- ;Research Sources: }r ❑ abstract of title D city directories IR plat records/maps tract sewer/water permits ❑ tax cards G obituaries t — r ❑ building permit ❑ biographies Q ❑ Sanborn maps—dates! Bibliography: t` T Department of Sanitation -� — `E Avant—Courier—March 17, 1900; April 21 , 1900 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 two-story single=family residence has an irregular plan with an open porch on the north east corner below a turret. The porch has a spingle railing and wood posts. The one-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of a central front entrance flanked by fixed windows , with 1/1 double-hung in the rest of the house. The frame construction is finished in clapboard with shingles above the first floor. The foundation is of cut stone and the combination hipped roof features gabled dormers on each side and the conical turret. There is one centrally located brick chimney with a corbeled top. Outbuildings include a gable-roof garage on the west side of the site. The structure is in excellent condition. ;iISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site and surrounding area lend the property significance. This property is significant because of its associations with a person important to Bozeman' s history, O.W. Fisher, and his sons Bur and O.W. Jr. . The Fishers bought the Golden Rule Store in 1897 from Andy Murphy of Missouri who had estab- lished the original store in 1892. The Fisher family established the Fisher Mercantile Company, the Fisher Flour Mills among their business ventures. The elder Fisher and both sons lived in Bozeman for several years but by 1914 they had moved their business headquarters to Seattle. Burr Fisher first built at this address , 209 South Grand, before building at 712 South Willson in 1909. t i 1 i This structure is potentially eligible for the National Register because of its historical associations and because of its architectural significance. 1 INTEGRITY: Assess the degree to which the structure/site,and surrounding area accurately convey the historical associations of the property. i 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. I I FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Name Acreage- Address: R. N'.000 �-Cs Address: USGS Quad: Date: P. v' BOX 8163 UTM's: 11 V'Sul ! - UK All, i?7"fISFn Fin Matt Cohen 209 S. Grand Revision 1985 Of primary significance in the historic district due to its elaborate architectural design and high level of integrity, this fine example of a transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style house was built by Burr Fisher, an important early 20th century Bozeman businessman. Construction of this impressive house was closely monitored by the local newspaper The Avant Courier. On March 17, 1900, the paper reported that Fisher had bought lots just south of H.C. Cockhill (201 S. Grand) . On April 21, 1900, it reported: "Burr Fisher has the foundation about completed for his fine new house on Grand Avenue, and on Thursday closed a contract with P.F. Morris for the building. It will have eight rooms, with all modern conveniences, and will cost in the neighborhood of $4000. They hope to have it ready for occupancy by mid-summer. " Peter T. Morris is listed in the city directory of 1900 as a contractor and planing mill owner, whose residence and work address was at 312 South Church Avenue. The lumber for this house probably came from Morris' mill, which may have originally been the Koch & Koch Lumber Mill, which was located on S. Church Avenue since at least as early as the 1880 's. The Avant Courier noted on September 1, 1900 that: "Mr. Burr Fisher and family moved this week into their new residence on Grand Avenue South. As soon as all the finishing touches are put on the house, and they get it fully furnished, they will have an elegant home: Fisher had previously resided at 602 S. Grand. Just nine years after completing this house, Fisher built an even more impressive house at 712 South Willson. Designed by the Helena architectural firm Link & Haire, that house remains a unique example of the Spanish Colonial Revival (Mission) style. By 1912, Fisher had moved to San Francisco. Burr Fisher built this house in 1900 - three years after buying the Golden Rule department store (see 7 West Main) from Andy Murphy. In 1900 he formed a family corporation, the Fisher Mercantile Co. , which managed this store - one of eighteen similar stores in a national chain (the store today is named the Chambers-Fisher store) . The family also established the Fisher Flouring Mills as a separate business venture. In addition to his involvement with these family businesses, by 1910 Burr Fisher was vice-president of the Gallatin Abstract Co. and the Gallatin State Bank (2 West Main) . The house was occupied by Albert T. Rutlege by 1927, another significant Bozeman businessman. Biblioaraahv (209 S. Grand) Avant Courier: March 17, 1900, p.3; April 21, 1900, p.3; September 1, 1900, p.8. Application for sewer connection: Burr Fisher, October 21, 1902. City Directories: 1900, pp. 146,174; 1904-5, P. 101; 1910-11, P. 86; 1912-13, p. 80; 1927, p.171. Survey Form, Main Street Historic District, The Chambers-Fisher Store, 7 West Main. MONTANA HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY SiteN Legal Description: Alderson's B1kD/Lots: S of 3. all 4 and 5 Address: 209 South Grand Ownership:name: Patriciar n El privateublIc address: P.O. Box 297 Roll# 41 Frame a 12 Historic Name: �— ;Common Name: Unknown ^ ❑� estimated c5ON �1 . ___� Date of Construction: 1900 � documented Cr)P!;� tw 'Architect— Unknown r L r` ;Builder Unknown Original Owner: Burr Fisher 5 ` REE ' �� %_i �` jOriginal Use: Residence r ' Present Use: Residence Research Sources: 01 abstract of title ❑ city directories IR plat recordsimaps tract ❑ sewerlwater permits ,y, ��--� • ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries I — El building permit ❑ biographies Q --� ❑ Sanborn maps—dates Bibliography: Department of Sanitation Avant-Courier-March 17, 1900; April 21 , 1900 Location map or building plan with arrow north. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearance of structurelsite,then contrast and compare that with it's original appearance, noting additions,alterations,and changes in materials. Discuss significant architectural features. This two-story single=family residence has an irregular plan with an open porch on the north east corner below a turret. The porch has a spingle railing and wood posts. The one-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of a central front entrance flanked by fixed windows , with 1/1 double-hung in the rest of the house. The frame construction is finished in clapboard with shingles above the first floor. The foundation is of cut stone and the combination hipped roof features gabled dormers on each side and the conical turret. There is one centrally located brick chimney with a corbeled top. Outbuildings include a gable-roof garage on the west side of the site. The structure is in excellent condition. 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 property is significant because of its associations with a person important to Bozeman' s history, O.W. Fisher, and his sons Bur and O.W. Jr. . The Fishers bought the Golden Rule Store in 1897 from Andy Murphy of Missouri who had estab- lished the original store in 1892. The Fisher family established the Fisher Mercantile Company, the Fisher Flour Mills among their business ventures. The elder Fisher and both sons lived in Bozeman for several years but by 1914 they had moved their business headquarters to Seattle. Burr Fisher first built at this address, 209 South Grand, before building at 712 South Willson in 1909. This structure is potentially eligible for the National Register because of its historical associations and because of its architectural significance. 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 Acreage: DAMES R. NICCO�+ - „ Address: USGS Quad: P. 01. 5u'; 5163 Date: UTM's: