Ferguson House - Kalispell, Montana
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BruceS
N 48° 11.665 W 114° 19.119
11U E 699255 N 5341385
Historic Victorian house in Kalispell, Montana.
Waymark Code: WM28TK
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2007
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Ferguson House
A pattern book likely provided the plans for this charming American
Four-square cottage built by Great Northern Railroad employee Frederick
Ferguson. A boilermaker by trade, Ferguson immigrated to Chicago from his
native England and became a United States citizen in 1875. Ferguson built
this residence before 1897 where lived with his wife, Elsie, and her son.
When the great Northern Railroad moved to Whitefish in 1904, Ferguson also
relocated there but retained this Kalispell property as a rental. When
Ferguson died in 1925, the property remained a rental under family ownership
until 1971. One early tenant was Civil War veteran Captain James D. Eaton
who rented the home from Ferguson from 1905 until circa 1910. Eaton was
organizer of the Montana National Guard's Company H which served in the
Philippines during the Spanish-American War. During that time Eaton was
Inspector General of Montana. Over the years other tenants included a
saloon proprietor, a landscape gardener, a painter and a sheetmetal worker. This
modest residence is exceptional for its excellent preservation and retention of
original Queen Anne style details. Turned porch supports, a sun rat
patterned pediment, decorative shingle work and arched gable windows aer a
delightful legacy of the Victorian era. these features along with original
interior wood floors and woodwork reveal the extraordinary care of discerning
landlords and tenants during its long use as a rental home. ~ text of plaque
on site
The Ferguson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in
1994.
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