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McCormick Neighborhood in Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
 

Reed Residence

McCormick Neighborhood Historic District

 
 
Reed Residence Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 7, 2022
1. Reed Residence Marker
Inscription. Hilda Reed purchased this lot for $600 on January 16, 1907, shortly after she moved to Missoula with her husband Theodore, their daughter, Hulda, and her brother-in-law Andrew. A second daughter, Theodora, arrived shortly thereafter. Both carpenter-contractors, Theodore and Andrew almost certainly worked together to build this meticulously crafted one-and-one-half-story home, where Hilda, Theodore, and family lived until 1945. The Craftsman-style residence featured a low=pitched roof with wide flaring eaves and a centered do mere; the front porch is tucked beneath the main roof main roof. The home provided a silent advertisement for the Norwegian-born brothers' carpentry skills. Its subtle detailing includes leaded glass windows, decorative crown moldings, and a wood belt separating the foundation from the tidy, lap wood siding. A life-long bachelor, Andrew lived in a small home behind the main house until his death in 1942. Sometime after 1958, new owners replaced Andrew's house and the Reeds' garage with a small modern home. There were not alone: in the 1950s and 1960s, many homeowners took advantage of their neighborhood's
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prime location to add a rental house on a portion of their lot.
 
Erected by Montana Historical Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureNotable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list.
 
Location. 46° 51.955′ N, 114° 0.369′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It is in the McCormick Neighborhood. It is on South 4th Street West near Hickory Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 635 South 4th Street West, Missoula MT 59801, 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 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
Reed Residence and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 7, 2022
2. Reed Residence and Marker
within walking distance of this marker: 635 South 4th Street West (a few steps from this marker); 618-620 South 5th Street West (within shouting distance of this marker); 642 South Fifth Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beacom Residence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Southside Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Milwaukee Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); 128 South Sixth Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Patterson Building (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Missoula.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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