Samuel Lewis House, Historic Queen Anne residence in Bozeman, United States.
The Samuel Lewis House at 308 South Bozeman Avenue is a house built in 1881 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Its name recalls Samuel Lewis, a barber from Haiti who settled in Bozeman in 1868, opened a shop on Main Street and later built this home.
Samuel Lewis, born in Haiti in 1835 and raised in upstate New York, worked as a barber in San Francisco before moving to mining camps in Idaho and Montana. He settled in Bozeman in 1868, opened a barbershop on Main Street, and invested in commercial real estate. He built this house at 308 South Bozeman Avenue in 1881; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The house reflects the role of entrepreneurs of African descent in Montana's development. Samuel Lewis, who came from Haiti, shaped local commerce through his barbershop business and investments in property.
The house is located on South Bozeman Avenue and is part of the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors should know that it is a private residence, so access may be limited to viewing the exterior.
The interior retains original features from its renovation period, including a frescoed parlor ceiling and a tin ceiling in the kitchen. These decorative details are uncommon compared to other homes of that era.
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