Bozeman in Gallatin County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Dr. Walter E. Dean Residence

Cooper Park Historic District

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2021

1. Dr. Walter E. Dean Residence Marker

Inscription. Development was sparse in this neighborhood in the early 1900s, but by the mid-1910s, construction boomed around Cooper Park. This classic Colonial Revival style home was built on a choice lot diagonally across from Cooper Park circa 1919. The park, planned in 1891, was likely intended to ornament the hoped-for State Capitol, which Bozeman failed to capture. Instead, the park served local families as the neighborhood developed around the State Agricultural College now MSU. Dr. Walter E. Dean, an osteopathic physician, was this home’s longtime owner. He and his wife, Zana, raised two sons and a daughter and, because of close proximity to the college, occasionally took in student lodgers. Tucked among mature landscaping, the home presents a pleasing symmetry. Its distinctive gambrel roof is a hallmark of Dutch Colonial Revival, a subtype of the Colonial Revival style. Graceful columns support a centered, open porch with a gabled roof and pediment. The street-facing dormer features two pairs of windows flanking a third set in miniature. Inside, ample windows allow extraordinary natural lighting, and oak and maple flooring

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survives intact.

Erected by Montana Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list.

Location. 45° 40.523′ N, 111° 2.704′ W. Marker is in Bozeman, Montana, in Gallatin County. It is at the intersection of West Koch Street and South 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Koch Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 517 West Koch Street, Bozeman MT 59715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Yellowstone Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Amos R. Howerton Residence

Dr. Walter E. Dean Residence and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2021

2. Dr. Walter E. Dean Residence and Marker

The marker is to the left of the entrance.

(within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Noble House (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Susan Kirk Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alcoa-Lewis Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frederick W. Bull House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bozeman High School (approx. ¼ mile away); Gallatin County Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mendenhall Residence (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bozeman.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.