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Home My WebLink About501 S Tracy 1985 • !�RCI I ! r EC T URAL INIVEITORY Silex Legal DLs:riplion: Fairview Addition, Block 6. I_ot�c L,_4p 2" t address• 501 South Tracy lot o,:nersnip:name: Isabel May Haynes ❑ pwsie address: 501 South Tracy Roll x Frame x 3s ❑ o��rc ' Historic Name: ttnknlown l w'l Common Name: Unknown ❑ r51ir..e _ Dale of Consliuclion•0914 D tlO �r llrcnilea. Fred Wills Builder 1 Original Owner "' '-red:. i 11s� �v Orioinal use: Residence �-- Present use: Residence _ Research Sources: ❑.abstrecl of Rite ❑ city directories i yy❑yyplat records maps sewerlwaler permlle 1915 LJYax cards ❑ o5livaries i ❑ building permit ❑�Cbiographies ': Sanborn maps—da1= 1 904,-1912,--'-"-27 — Hiblioaraphy. Department of Sanitation Sewer Permit, 1915, Bunker Location map or building plan with arrow north. - _.. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearanceof structurelsite,then contrast and compare that with it's original appearance, noting additions,alterations,and changes in materials.Discuss significant architectural features. This detached two-story single-family residence is a scaled-down version of the Colonial Revival Style and has a square plan with a pedimented porch. The porch has - -decorative metal- work- and has an 'offset paneled -f-ront entrance. The windows are fi xe and- 4/1 double-iTung -with- -shutters -in' the second'story. The one-bay facade has brick pilasters and the frame constructionis finished in clapboard. The foundation is of cinderblock. The hipped roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features hipped dormersrand exposed rafters. There is a central brick chimney. The axis of the roof is parallel to the street. Outbuildings include a garage of wood. c• �� * is � w _ • •: �' ,� _ �- _ �I •' • , ► ' G_ � � •r .• } • � it � � ,• • S •� 5 �� 'I . 9• • ,. • •� � •, • • I •a_ �l • • •�' 1 _ • 1 ■ 1 I � I I 1 1 I ■ � 1 _ � I I I � ■ ' 1 �I I 1 r!� I -� 1 I ' I I I I rl I 1 •t: � , I ,,,. � f � II I �� — I _ � � - !� u I �L • I ' lils I f.1Rlcr.i. :.;i:;IJII ICANGL: Ju;lify h, r, Ilr� t`:��.s�7�, niln ;l<u11 nvenis,, nclh)r hlBlprir�al t;.�llrn,�, •�' ue.I��leU e. � •r w and surrounding area lend the properly significance. The architect and owner of this structure is Fred Willson , son of General Lester Willson, early settler in the Bozeman area. Fred Willson graduated from Bozeman' s Montana State College and went on to Columbia for his degree in Architecture. He is well known for his many architectural achievements in the city of Bozeman.- Significance: This structure is potentially eligible for the National Register of historic places due to its historic associations and architectural significance. I 1 to which the structurelsite,and surrounding area accurately convey the historical associations of the INTEGRITY Assess the degree property. The historic integrity of this property has been retained due to the survival of original design, materials , use, setting and location. INFORMATION VALUE Explain how the extant structurelsite may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construe tion. None FORM PREPARED BY. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Name— JAMES R. MCDONAL'D ARCHITECTS PC._-- _ Acreage* �. -- Address,— - P.O. BOX 8163 _ _ USGs Ouad: --- Dale• MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 UTM's�—__— r Fill • � _ - _ - _ - . . . . _ . . I _ �' <:. y 4 f `�`' • ! E' I � � 1� io �. — — - 501 S. Trac Despite the unfortunate enclosure of the full front porch, a major detracting feature, this house is nevertheless a significant example of the "American Foursquare" house type, with slight Colonial Revival style detailing. Prominently located where Story Street meets S. Tracy Avenue, the house is an important element of the streetscape. It takes on added significance as one group of three Colonial Revival style houses all designed by local architect Fred F. Willson (505 and 509 S. Tracy are the others) . The house was built in about 1914 for Eugene F. Bunker, a lawyer. Bunker had moved by 1927. The residents listed for that year were Louis L. Howard, a professor at Montana State College, and his wife Maybelle Howard. They remained here into the 1930's. The builder of the house was probably Elmer L. Bartholomew - Bozeman's most significant early 20th century house carpenter who was knows to have collaborated with Willson on several houses, including probably 505 S. Tracy, next door. This house is similar to, though much simpler than "House Design No. 2047" in Hodgson' s Mail Order House Pattern catalog (see appendix) . Bibliography Application for Sewer Connection, April 27, 1915, Bunker. Application for Water Service, April 27 , 1915, E.F. Bunker. Fred F. Willson Job List, 1913; Job #1323: "Residence - E.F. Bunker - Bozeman. " City Directories: 1916-17, p.56; 1927, p.79; 1933, p.75; 1935-6, p.51; 1940. Sanborn Map, 1912. , i i 1 I t J 1 1 � ,. _ �:. � I - I Imo, �. F I �i ► r r : t I I 1 .� I �� ► 1 I i. t-A L. r r _ ARCHI i EC i URAL INVENTORY Si1ek Legal Description: Fairview Addition, Block 6, I pf t 1 , nn 2L'e Address' 501 South Tracy ICI O-vnership:name. Isabel May Haynes ❑ pri.ale address: 501 South Tracy Roll x 7S Frame k ❑ pubhc _ f Historic (Jame: unknown (lie Common name: Unknown 1..: [Slimel• _ Date of Conslr uclion'0914 ❑ OoGun.r Architect:_ Fred Willson (� Builder awn E��%' e� rld J�'.•'('tJ R r - � original Ovmer c original Use' Residence �- Present Use: Residence - Research Sources: ❑-abstract of title [I city directories (� [3 plat rr;cordsrmaps seweriwaler permits 1 91 5 t?} Yax cards ❑ obituaries V! ❑ building permll r� ❑ biographies �anbornmaps—dales' ]904.1 912 191 - Bibliography. Department of Sanitation Sewer Permit , 1.915 , Bunker 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 detached two-story single-family residence is a scaled-down version of the Colonial Revival Style and has a square plan 'with a pedimented porch. The porch has decorative metal work and has an 'offset paneled 'f-ront entrance. The -windows -are fixes_ and, 4/1 double-hung -with--shutters -in' the second'story. -The one-bay facade has bri.ck pilasters and the frame constructionis finished in clapboard. The foundation is ' of cinderblock. The hipped roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features hipped dormers, and exposed rafters. There is a central brick chimney. The axis of the roof is parallel to the •street. Outbuildings include a garage of wood. a.