The Abe and Carrie Kaufman residence is a two-and-one-half-story showcase home constructed in 1906, combining Neoclassical, Craftsman, and Victorian detailing. Its exterior features elaborate wooden brackets beneath the eaves, stickwork in the gable ends, lead glass windows, and a large wraparound porch, while original interior fixtures include a dramatic living room fireplace, crystal chandelier, and boxed-beam dining room ceiling. Abe Kaufman arrived in Great Falls in the 1890s and joined his brother-in-law, merchant Nathan Wertheim, in operating a clothing store on Central Avenue. Their competitors included Mose Kaufman, who was not directly related, and Arge Nathan. All four men belonged to an extended network of pioneering Jewish businessmen whose access to capital and merchandise was instrumental to Montana's commercial development. Great Falls' promising business climate brought prosperity, and Abe's economic success was reflected in this home. In 1923, Robert Nathan, son of Arge Nathan and heir to his father's store, purchased the residence when the Kaufmans moved to San Francisco, and he lived there with his family into the 1940s.