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Address:
Ownership:name: School -.District #7 _
❑ private address: Roll#38 Frame#4
❑ cublic Box 520 Bozeman Montana
—0py Historic Name: Unknown
Common Name:_ Longfellow School
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Date of Construction: 1939 documented
Fred F. Willson
-I Architect'
Builder Unknown
!J � Original Owner
Unknown
r School
Original Use:
Present Use- School
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_ Research Sources:
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� ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
IO ❑ plat records maps sewerlwater permits
❑ tax cards ❑ obltuaries
1 ❑ building permit ❑ biographies
Sanborn maps—dates' 1912
1 l Bibliography:
--) Bozeman Chronicle, March 28, 1983.
' - - Bozeman School District.
- -� Water - sewer permit, 1905
1939 in files as 610 South Tracy.
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 modern school has an L-shaped plan with a recessed diagonal
entry in the interior joint of the ell . The two-bay facade is asymmetrical
and consists of the entry with 4-paned upper and 2-paned lower fixed windows.
The concrete construction includes 6"x 6" glass block sections and features
inset horizontal lines in the concrete. It sits on a concrete foundation.
The one-story flat-roofed addition to the north and south has the same style.
The entire building has a raised crenalated cornice ornament. There are
concrete pilasters on the side of the building.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,Important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
anC 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 public, commercial and residential
buildings. He designed this school for the Longfellow School District,
City of Bozeman.
This structure Is an intrusive 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.
The historic integrity of this property has not been retained due to change
in original design and materials.
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 A[YIE S R. MCDQNALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage
Address:P. C. COX 8163 LISGS Quad,
Date: C",I SO!JLA, i,iVNTANA 59807 UTM's:
Ails 1984