Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Reid Residence
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019
1. Reid Residence Marker
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William and Eliza Reid built this elegant home around 1890. Primarily used as a rental, the house began as a much simpler ell-shaped residence. Widow Jennie Thompson, who rented the home in 1900, lived here with her three grown children, one of whom worked as a photographer. A remodel between 1902 and 1912 added hallmark Queen Anne features, including a full length porch with a spindle work frieze and delicately turned porch supports, and east bay window, and a square tower, which housed the newly plumbed indoor bathroom. It also expanded the rear addition. Even as the Reids converted their vernacular home into a fashionable Queen Anne, mainstream taste had already begun to turn away from the style. The Reids, who lived here between 1910 and 1913, shared their home with their twenty-five-year-old son, fourteen-year-old nephew, and two roomers. A "tinner," William managed the tin and sheet iron department of Missoula Mercantile between 1887 and 1910, when he opened his own shop. In 1920, the Reids sold the property, which changed hands several times before printer Fred Zeh purchased it in 1924. Zeh, who worked for the Missoulian
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for forty-six years, served fourteen years as president of the Missoula Typographical Union No. 277 and one term in the state legislature. He and his wife, Mable, had five children. Their three daughters worked in Germany as civilian employees of the occupying forces after World War II. After their father's death in 1948, two of the daughters moved back home. They continued to live here until 1984.
Erected by Montana National Register Sign Program.
Location. 46° 52.144′ N, 113° 59.295′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It is on East Front Street near Parsons Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 526 East Front Street, Missoula MT 59802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana and in Glacier Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019
2. Reid Residence and Marker
Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
