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HomeMy WebLinkAbout137 E Babcock 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY Site# ' Legal Description: Original Townsite Lots 11-12/Blk B Address: 137 East Babcock Ownership:name: Gallatin Laundry ❑ private address: 137 East Babcock Roll N 78 Frame N 32❑ public Historic Name: Unknown Common Name_ _ Gallatin Laundry Co. ❑ estimated JL_L i � Date of Construction:. 1917 h documented �1 �` Architect: Fred F. Willson S) ��,V Builder. Unknown ,I-. TT - -- � - T �-- 1 Original Owner. M. J. O'Connell W ` _. ! j i.0 , ( j Original U Gallatin Laundry Co Present Use: Commercial LyJ w Research Sources: > ` ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories QQ �� j ❑ plat records/maps )U sewer/water permits ,}nn'y ni y� 1 El tax cards Elobituarles µ g Ca ❑ building permit El biographies 1 r [IC Sanborn maps—dates 1927 � I y I i Bibliography: I +_� I Willson List — See attached list Department of Sanitation 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-story commercial structure has a rectangular plan with a diagonal corner front entry and double-transomed fixed windows in front. The rest of the structure has multiple-paned fixed windows. The brick construction sits on a concrete foundation and has a flat roof that lies perpendicular to the street. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structurelsite and surrounding area lend the property significance. This property is significant because it is associated with- a person important in Bozeman history, Fred F. Willson. Son of General Lester S. Willson, an early Bozeman pioneer, Willson was born in 1877 in Bozeman. He attended Montana State College for two years and graduated from Columbia University in architecture in 1902. He studied for two years abroad and upon his return, Willson practiced with C. S. Haire in Helena and Butte. In his long practice from 1910-1956, he designed many commercial, residential and public buildings. This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the commercial aspect of the Progressive 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 design and materials and continuity of use, setting and location. INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structurelsite may demonstrate or yield information about Its historic use or construc- tion. None. FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Name JAMES R. MCCONIALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage: Address:P. 0. BOX 8163 USGS Quad: Date: MISSOULA, MONTANA 59801 UTM's: AUG 1196"4