Bozeman in Gallatin County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Bohart House
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2021
1. Bohart House Marker
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The advent of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the early 1880s triggered a building boom in Bozeman that lasted until the end of the decade. This modest T-shaped dwelling, constructed in 1889, signaled the end of intense building activity. Although a shortage of brick hampered commercial building into the mid-1880s, by the end of the decade a ready supply of locally made brick attests to the optimism of city fathers and the towns assured permanency. Historic maps reveal that in 1890 this house marked Bozemans northern residential limit with cultivated fields lying directly behind the property. Built by longtime Bozeman resident Freeman Bohart, the home was owned and occupied by Frank Nelson in 1900. Nelson, a station engineer, lived here with his wife and small son. The Nelsons typify this neighborhood of families dependent upon the Northern Pacific. Among numerous resident owners and tenants between 1900 and 1940 were two more Northern Pacific station engineers, a ticket agent, and a chief clerk. These underscore the railroads continued importance to Bozemans economy. After 1944, residents reflect a change in the personality
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of the neighborhood. A store manager, a conservationist, a communications consultant, and several retirees indicate the waning of railroad supremacy. The Queen Anne style cottage well illustrates Victorian-era sensibilities. A combination hipped roof with diminutive gables augments the irregular floor plan. Bay windows, decorative shingling in the gable peaks, chamfered porch support posts, and knee braces inset with spindlework recall the nineteenth centurys fondness for details.
Location. 45° 41.105′ N, 111° 1.797′ W. Marker is in Bozeman, Montana, in Gallatin County. It is on North Church Avenue near East Peach Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 North Church Avenue, Bozeman MT 59715, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally,
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2021
2. Bohart House Marker
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 Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
