Bos Farm, Barn, 4605 Cameron Bridge Road West, Manhattan, Gallatin County, MT

2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place
Significance: The Bos Farm exhibits characteristics of several phases of the vernacular building form of early homesteads in the Gallatin Valley. The site is 10 miles from the center of Manhattan, Montana. This area was known as the Holland Settlement because of the abundance of Dutch that had settled in the area by the early twentieth century. This community took formal shape as Church Hill. In 1911 the settlement of Amsterdam was established by the Northern Pacific Railroad adjacent to Church Hill in order to accommodate the continued influx of Dutch settlers.

The monitor roof barn is believed to have been built in the years of 1907-08 by John Bos shortly after he purchased the land from the original homesteader. It is built on the southeastern edge of the property facing Cameron Bridge Road. The monitor roof design admits more light into the center of the building.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2271
Survey number: HABS MT-45-A
Building/structure dates: ca. 1907- ca. 1908 Initial Construction