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 102 Park Street - Thompson Falls, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 47° 35.830 W 115° 21.179
11T E 623811 N 5272842
This is another of the many bungalows built by contractor Charles Doenges between 1905 and 1913. Though many were similar in design, each had a distinct personality, brought about through subtle changes in the design from house to house.
Waymark Code: WMMYVB
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2014
Views: 1
While the NRHP plaque at the residence indicates the building's address to be 102 Park Street, the Architectural Inventory form and Wikipedia both list the address as 112 Park Street, so we'll go with that.
112 Park Street
Prominent contractor Charles Doenges built this delightful Bungalow style dwelling in 1911 during a housing shortage related to the building of Thompson Falls’ hydroelectric dam. The home was one of several rental properties built and maintained by Doenges at that time. The first occupant was Irving E. Keith, bookkeeper for the Thompson Falls Mercantile. In 1913, Keith purchased the home from Doenges and remained here until 1922. In Thompson Falls the popularity of the Bungalow style, a descendant of the Queen Anne cottage with Craftsman elements, was largely promoted by Doenges, who added at least seventeen homes to the town’s streetscapes between 1905 and 1913. Five of these are nearly identical pattern book Bungalows, but each has its own personality. Bungalow characteristics include a full-width porch with battered (sloping) columns and solid railing, narrow lap siding, and a hipped roof with exposed rafter ends. Typical of Doenges’ fine craftsmanship and eye for elegance, this small but lovely home features multi-paned windows and an east side window seat, whose four windows have thirteen panes each. An interesting highlight is a stained glass window with the inverted image of two candles, three bells, and a ribbon. The exact window appears on this home’s near twin, but the motif is not inverted.
From the NRHP Plaque
Describe the area and history:
This house was built on the very southern edge of the residential section of Thompson Falls, on West Preston Avenue. This was probably not a highly desirable street as it was only about 150 feet from the railway track and the attendant noise and, in those days, smoke.
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