HomeMy WebLinkAbout811 W Babcock 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY [Site
Legal Description: Story's Lots 25 and 26/Blk G --
Address: 811 West Babcock
Ownership:name: William J. Sebena
❑ private address: Box 7, Three Forks, 14T 59752 Rolla 69 Frame#18-18
❑ public
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Historic Name: Unknown
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Date of Construction: Pre-1912 KI documented
. Architect: Unknown
Builder. Unknown
I Original Owner: Unknown
Original Use: Reside e
j I 1 I Present Use: Residence
1 Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
I ❑ plat records/maps ❑ sewer/water permits
❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
El building permit ❑ biographies
r— (X Sanborn maps—dates: 1912
Bibliography:
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4 W - Sewer Permit 1923 H. L. McRuberts
Department of Sanitation
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 detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has an irregular
plan with a gable-shed roofed front corner porch supported by a turned wood post,
a shed-roofed addition to one side, and a gable-shed roofed addition to the
rear of the structure. The facade is asymmetrical and consists of an offset
front entrance with double-hung 1/1 windows in the upper floor and fixed windows
on the main level . The frame construction is finished in white wood drop siding,
with a unique front bay design of diagonal-cut windows on the main level under the
fan-design squared upper level . The gable roof is covered with weathered grey-
brown cedar shingles and has a central stovepipe. The axis of the main roof
is perpendicular to the street.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site
and surrounding area lend the property significance.
Research in the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any
significant historical information concerning persons or events
associated with this property.
This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a potential historic
district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Civic
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 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, JAMES R. IVCDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C.
Acreage:
Address:P. L. CU 6163
USGS Quad:
Date: MISSOULA, MUNTANA 5980
UTM's:
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