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Address• 138 West-Mendenhall _ PHOTO I
Ownership:name: C• [' • Newman _ NO PICTURE
❑nvate address: T Roll X Frame d
1532 West Babcock
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Common Name: Unknown
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" �• Date of Construction: Post-1Q27 documented
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• Architect: Frpri F- Gli 11 cn
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Original Use: Creamery
Present Use: Commercial
Research Sources:
abstract of title city di,ectories
_1 plat records/maps sewerlwater permits
'—� ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
—Y . r i — + �- • i•• - ❑ building permit ❑ biographies
3 Sanborn maps—dates 1427-.-=°5()R —_
/ Bibliography:
-` Sewer/water permit not in files by this
address
Department of Sanitation
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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 several of the original garage doors closed up. There is a newer
cinderblock unloading unit attached to the north. The brick construction
sits on a concrete foundation and has a flat built-up roof. Windows
are fixed with concrete sills and two transom windows above the entry
door. The northwest corner of the building is curbed with concrete
and glass block detailing.
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HISTORICAL ORICAL 41t�1`iiFICANCE: Justify now the persons.important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure,sr^e
and surrounding aiea!end 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 Col I ege 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.
This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a potential historic
district due to its association with the commercial aspect of the Nationalization
Phase of Bozeman 's historic/architectural development.
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 . roperty 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.
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