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Mystery photo number six

July 7, 2012 by Dave Knadler

It was considered big then. By today’s standards, maybe not so much.

This 13,000-square-foot Norman-style home was designed by architect Kirtland Cutter at the tail end of the Gilded Age. The man who had it built was a cofounder of the city in which it stands. Today the city runs it as a museum. Can you name the city?

For the three-point bonus, name the city park just down the hill from the big house.

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Comments

  1. Deb says

    July 7, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Kalispell, MT

    • Dave Knadler says

      July 7, 2012 at 6:52 pm

      Deb gets one point, for a total of 10.

  2. Deb says

    July 7, 2012 at 11:46 am

    I’m going to take a guess at Woodland Park also–

    • Dave Knadler says

      July 7, 2012 at 7:00 pm

      I’m tempted to award three points here, since Woodland Park is indeed just down the hill. But Heritage Park is closest. And also down the hill.

      • Deb says

        July 7, 2012 at 9:58 pm

        I can see that Heritage is closer—–better luck next time.

  3. Hayley Zeller says

    July 7, 2012 at 11:49 am

    Oh, oh… I don’t know where it is, but you raise such a good point with how the average American house size has grown. I was just reading about this. The average home size now is some 2400 square feet, while in the 1970’s it was around 1600.

    • Dave Knadler says

      July 7, 2012 at 6:58 pm

      Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of private homes that make this one look like a servants’ cottage. The last couple of decades will someday seem a gilded age to our descendants.

      • Hayley says

        July 9, 2012 at 4:54 pm

        TRUTH!

  4. John H. says

    July 7, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    I’m going with Heritage Park for the 3-pointer.

    • Dave Knadler says

      July 7, 2012 at 6:55 pm

      John gets three points, for a total of six.

  5. Mark A says

    July 7, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    In the event that the three-pointer is still available, I’ll make a guess: Day Bridge Park.

  6. Trish C says

    July 7, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    It’s the Conrad Mansion in Kalispell.

    • Dave Knadler says

      July 7, 2012 at 6:56 pm

      Indeed it is. And it sure looks a lot better than it did in the 1970s.

      • Trishc says

        July 7, 2012 at 11:42 pm

        I think the name of the park is Woodland Park. Unless the name has changed in my absence.

        • Trishc says

          July 8, 2012 at 12:18 am

          Oops. I didn’t see Deb’s earlier guess at Woodland. I am remiss.

  7. Dave Knadler says

    July 8, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    I decided to go for the more obscure, and closer, Heritage Park.

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