Filed Under Bozeman

Nelson Story Jr. House

Bon Ton Historic District

The 1898 “Bird’s Eye View of Bozeman” shows this large elegant home standing alone on the 600 block of Grand Avenue. The house is a fine example of the Shingle style, identifiable by the steeply pitched roof, intersecting cross gables, wraparound porch, and, most prominently, the asymmetrical façade covered with rows of uninterrupted shingles. The style originated in the fashionable seaside resorts of the Northeast, and it remained associated with architect-designed homes for the well-to-do. From 1900 to 1913, Nelson Story Jr. (son of Bozeman pioneer and millionaire Nelson Story) lived here with his wife, Etha, and their two children. Nelson Story Jr. founded several businesses, including Story Iron Works and the Story Motor Supply Company. He also built what was reputed to be one of the first true filling stations in the United States (“Only gas was sold, no horse shoeing.”) Active in Republican politics, he served in the Montana legislature, as mayor of Bozeman in 1905, and on both the city council and county commission.

Images

Nelson Story Jr. House
Nelson Story Jr. House Nelson Story Jr. House. Front to side view of the house, facing southwest on the corner of South Grand Avenue and West Dickerson Street. Source: Montana State Historic Preservation Office Creator: Patricia Bick Date: Apr. 1987

Location

601 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman, Montana | Private

Metadata

The Montana National Register Sign Program, “Nelson Story Jr. House,” Historic Montana, accessed March 29, 2024, https://historicmt.org/items/show/545.