Frederick W. Bull House

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Bozeman emerged as the undisputed economic and cultural center of the Gallatin Valley, and growing numbers of businessmen and professionals settled in the residential area south of Main Street, where prominent citizens had built homes in the 1890s. As this neighborhood filled, custom-built homes and pattern book houses lined its streets. Gallatin Valley rancher Frederick W. Bull, who settled in the valley in 1893, built this pattern book Colonial Revival style home in 1907, likely as an investment rather than as his own residence. Its mail-order plans, purchased from a pattern book for about $5.00, made architect-designed homes readily available and affordable. The house has an identical twin nearby on West Olive Street, and its beveled siding, gambrel roof, and asymmetrical façade are typical features of an early 1900s pattern book Colonial Revival residence.

Bozeman, Montana · United States