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MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
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AddrE,s: 404 [lest Curtiss
Ownership:name: David Cullen -
2 .- rvate address: 404 Tlest Curtiss Roll 6$ Frame#Z1A-Z
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Date of Construction: P-re-191-2, ( ® documented
Architect:_ _ Unknown
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Original Use: residence
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residence
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Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
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Q Sanborn maps—dates' �,;�•]„2,
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Water Permit, 1917 , James Fitzgerald
C) C,r.� C H 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-and-one-half story single-family residence has rectangular
plan with a bay on the east side, a screened back porch , and an attached
greenhouse at the back. The two-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of
an off-center glass-paned front entrance with fixed stained glass (flower
design) windows and double-hung windows with a cornice trim and a diamond-
shaped window on the front gable of the projecting bay. An enclosed front
side porch with latticework on the bottom has an octagonal wooden cornerpost.
The frame construction is finished in 4" yellow bevel siding and corner trim.
It rests on a rubble foundation. The gable roof is covered with green
asphalt shingles and features two dormers , an original gable dormer and a
new shed-roofed one, both with returning eaves. There is one new center
metal stovepipe, which replace an old brick chimney. Outbuildings include
a barn.
nISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structurelsite
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.
Significance: This structure qualifies as a contributiing 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 structure 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. 14CDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage:
Address: P.O. BOX 8163 USGSQuad:
Date: MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 UTM's:
A U G 1984
404 W . Curtiss
1985 revision
Matt Cohen , surveyor
A fine example of a vernacular pattern book house , this
house was in the Fitzgerald family for about 50 years , and
possibly longer . The single hexagonal porch column is un-
usual .
The house design appears to have been derived from several
patterns in Fred T . Hodgson ' s mail order catalog : Practical
Bungalows and Cottages for Town and Country .
The name James Fitzgerald appears on the sewer and water
permits of 1917 , though it is unknown if he was the original
owner . Fitzgerald was a weighmaster employed by the Northern
Pacific Railraod . The name M . Fitzgerald appears on a
later water service record of 1961 . James Fitzgerald , Jr . ,
who lived at 25 E . Story , ran a grocery next door , at 410
W . Curtiss .
Brister ' s walking tour , which indicates that 404 W . Curtiss
was originally the residence of Col . Perry Chisholm , is
probably incorrect . The porch enclosure appears to be
only seasonal .
Bibliography
Application for Sewer Connection , May 1917 , James Fitzgerald
Application for Water Service , same .
Record of Water Service , M . Fitzgerald , February 1 , 1961
Sanborn Maps , 1912 ( house appears ) , 1904 ( house not shown ) .
City directories : 1916- 17 , p . 79 ; 1927 , p . 166 ; 1925 , p . 60
Hodgson .
Brister , p . 20 .
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