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-HISTORIC NAME: Bohart House
ADDRESS: 510 N. Church, Bozeman
LEGAL BOUNDARY: Tract 4, Blk 6 of ,!rf
Babcock and Davis
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- ^OWNER'S NAME: Harry and Sadie Ungersma .-�
OWNER ADDRESS: 510 N. Church, Bozeman
- SPECIFIC DATE: c.1889
ARCHITECT: Unknown
BUILDER: Unknown
ORIGINAL OKNER: Freeman Bohart
ORIGINAL USE: residence
PRESENT USE: residence
. UTM REFERENCE: 12/497790/5058870 �an
ACREAGE: less than one --_...�: _
U.S.G.S. QUAD: Bozeman, 1953
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: r ;: -
Applicable Criteria: C -
Number of Contributing Properties: 1
The significance of the Bohart House centers upon the fact that it was one of the last
houses in Bozeman built during the building boom which was triggered in the early 1880's by
the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad. This house represents the northern limit of
the city's residential expansion during that active period. Indeed, the 1890 Sanborn Map
shows "cultivated fields" behind this site, which, although platted, had yet to be
substantially developed. The design of the house is of note due to the unusual combination
, gable-hipped roof which is terminated by gable peaks, and which is crowned by the gable
peak of the rear ell. The hip roof porch roof echos this form. The house retains high
integrity, and is in good overall condition.
Although a shortage of brick hampered somewhat the rapid growth of the commercial district
and surrounding residential areas at the height of the building boom, by 1889 when this
house was built, Bozeman was exporting brick, and plenty of the material was available for
modest houses such as this, In August of that year, the Aye Courier reported that "a
carload of Bozeman brick will leave today for Red Lodge" (August 29, 1889, p.3) . The
extensive use of brick rather than wood during this period attests to the optimism among
residents here that Bozeman would remain a permanent and prosperous settlement in a region
accustomed to boom-bust cycles of growth.
According to original tract records, the-house was probably built by Freeman Bohart in
1889. Bohart however, does not appear in either the 1892 or 1900 city directories, the
earliest two available.
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- PHYSTCAL�DESCRIFSIUN r�q 3k
;This detached, one-story, single family, brick residence has a T-shaped plan with two
-. hipped roof porches extending from the combination gable--hipped roof. The porches are
finished with wooden decks, chamfered support posts and small knee braces with inset
spindle work. The two-bay facade is symmetrical and consists of a central front entrance
with one--over-one double-hung window with two-over-two storm sash. The structure rests on
a stone foundation. The gable-hipped combination roof is covered with asphalt shingles.
The axis of the roof is parallel_to the street and two shall gablets with stagger butt
shingles protrude at the ends of the gable roof line. Outbuildings include a garage and a
shed,
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
FORM PREPARED BY: James R. McDonald, P.C. (1983-84) ; Matthew Cohen (1985-% revision) ;
Patricia Sick (1987 revision) , State Historic Preservation Office, 225 No. Roberts, Helena,
Montana 59620 (406) 444-7715 - -
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