137 E Main - Bozeman Montana - 2013-07-09

13 E Main - Bozeman Montana - 2013-07-09

Byron Vreeland (1844-1889) was an American

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

practicing in

Bozeman Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...

and

Miles City, Montana Miles City ( chy, Ma'xemâhoévé'ho'eno) is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2020 census. History After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created fo ...

, where he pioneered the profession.

Life

Vreeland's early life and education are unknown, though he was trained as an architect. In the late 1870s he and his brother, builder Frank W. Vreeland, arrived in Bozeman. The two brothers established the firm of B. & F. W. Vreeland, architects and builders. By 1882 Frank W. Vreeland had retired from the firm, and was replaced by Herman Kemna. Simultaneously with this event, Vreeland relocated to Miles City, then a boomtown. Vreeland & Kemna operated until 1887, when Vreeland returned to Bozeman and Kemna went to Helena. He died in 1889. At least two of Vreeland's works have been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

, and several others contribute to at least three listed historic districts.

Architectural works

B. & F. W. Vreeland, until 1882

* 1880 - Gallatin County Courthouse, 311 W Main St, Bozeman, Montana ** Demolished * 1880 - Masonic Temple, 137 E Main St, Bozeman, Montana

Vreeland & Kemna, 1882-1887

* 1883 - Palace Saloon, 135 E Main St, Bozeman, MontanaJenks, Jim. ''A Guide to Historic Bozeman''. 2007. * 1884 - Fred A. Fielding House, 420 S Willson Ave, Bozeman, Montana * 1886 - Nelson Story House, 404 W Main St, Bozeman, Montana ** Demolished * 1887 - Bozeman City Hall and Opera House, E Main St & S Rouse Ave, Bozeman, Montana ** Demolished in 1964

Byron Vreeland, 1882-1889

* 1882 - First National Bank Building, 519 Main St, Miles City, MontanaMain Street Historic District NRHP Nomination
1989. ** Demolished in 1910 * 1882 - Walrond S. Snell House, 402 S Lake Ave, Miles City, MontanaWalrond and Elizabeth Snell House NRHP Nomination
2003. * 1884 - Custer County Courthouse, 1010 Main St, Miles City, Montana ** Demolished in 1949 * 1885 - Commercial Block, 511 Main St, Miles City, Montana * 1885 - Leighton & Jordan Block, 500 Main St, Miles City, Montana * 1886 - Byron Vreeland House, 707 Washington St, Miles City, Montana ** The architect's own residence * 1886 - White Sulphur Springs School, S Central Ave,

White Sulphur Springs, Montana White Sulphur Springs is a city in and the county seat of Meagher County, Montana, United States. The population was 955 at the 2020 census. The center of population of Montana is located in White Sulphur Springs. White Sulphur Springs was o ...

** Demolished * 1886 - Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 208 N 8th St, Miles City, MontanaCarriage House Historic District NRHP Nomination
1991. * 1887 - E. H. Johnson House, 1005 Palmer St, Miles City, Montana * 1889 - Barnett Building, 13 E Main St, Bozeman, MontanaR.T. Barnett and Company Building NRHP Nomination
1980

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vreeland, Byron 1844 births 1889 deaths 19th-century American architects Architects from Montana People from Bozeman, Montana People from Miles City, Montana