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Downtown Bozeman - Osborne Building (circa 1882)

Remember the infamous Bozeman Gas Explosion of March, 2009? The 127-year-old Osborne Building located on East Main Street is set to be torn down given its condition after the explosion. This landmark was located next to the buildings that were totally destroyed, and its inhabitants had no choice but to vacate immediately. Although many want to preserve the building for historic reasons, the building owner called its current condition "unhealthy," and recommended demolition as the best course of action.

I took a snapshot as we walked by the fenced-off area today, where we found crews tearing down this historic piece of Downtown Bozeman.

Comments (2)

Oct 15, 2009
Adrienne said...
I'm all for preserving history and that building is certainly a very iconic piece of Main St. Bozeman, but if it's unsafe, it's unsafe. It's an impressive testament to the building, and those who built it, that it remained standing at all after that explosion! Good ol' building :(
Oct 15, 2009
Craig Dugas said...
I totally agree with you, Adrienne - if it's unsafe, it's unsafe.

I am not particularly attached to this building, but I would understand if many of the locals are - I just hope they preserve the nostalgic brick design that is used along this block.

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