Leaded glass transoms, Tuscan columns, a bay window, and a spacious front porch reflect nineteenth-century ideas of a comfortable home in this early residence, built between 1891 and 1894. Isabelle and David Sturtevant first owned it as rental property, and in 1900 Andrew Dunsire bought the house. Born in Fifeshire, Scotland, Dunsire came to the Flathead Valley in 1888 and worked as a ship’s purser on steamers on Flathead Lake and the Kootenai River. His sailing career ended in 1892 when Isabella Ritchie arrived from Elgin, Scotland; Andrew met her train at Missoula, and they immediately went to the Episcopal Church and were married. They then traveled by train, coach, and boat to Kalispell to make their home. Andrew served as county assessor from 1897 to 1904 and later entered the dry goods business. The couple had no children but took in Isabella’s sister, Andrew’s nephew, and boarders. After Andrew’s death in 1947, Isabella remained in the family home until her death in 1952 at the age of 93.