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Byron Vreeland

Byron Vreeland

American architect

Byron Vreeland (1844–1889) was an American architect practicing in Bozeman and Miles City, Montana, where he pioneered the profession.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Masonic Temple (R) and Palace Saloon (L), Bozeman, 1880 and 1883.
Emmanuel Church, Miles City, 1886.
E. H. Johnson House, Miles City, 1887.
Barnett Building, Bozeman, 1889.

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.[1] 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.[2] He died in 1889.

At least two of Vreeland's works have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, 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[3]
    • Demolished
  • 1880 - Masonic Temple, 137 E Main St, Bozeman, Montana[4]

Vreeland & Kemna, 1882-1887

  • 1883 - Palace Saloon, 135 E Main St, Bozeman, Montana[5]
  • 1884 - Fred A. Fielding House, 420 S Willson Ave, Bozeman, Montana[6]
  • 1886 - Nelson Story House, 404 W Main St, Bozeman, Montana[5]
    • Demolished
  • 1887 - Bozeman City Hall and Opera House, E Main St & S Rouse Ave, Bozeman, Montana[7]
    • Demolished in 1964

Byron Vreeland, 1882-1889

References

  1. [1]
    Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House NRHP Nomination. 2003.
  2. [2]
    Kemna, Herman Residence NRHP Nomination. 1992.
  3. [3]
    History of Montana, 1739-1885. 1885.
  4. [4]
    New North-West (Deer Lodge, MT) 9 April 1880.
  5. [5]
    Jenks, Jim. A Guide to Historic Bozeman. 2007.
  6. [6]
    Bon Ton Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1987.
  7. [7]
    Smith, Phyllis. Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley: A History. 1996.
  8. [8]
    Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1989.
  9. [9]
    Inland Architect and Builder July 1886: 104.
  10. [10]
    Carriage House Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1991.
  11. [11]
    R.T. Barnett and Company Building NRHP Nomination. 1980
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