By Evan, Clair,
& Willy
The Story mansion is a very historical reference, because it is one of
the last standing monuments in town. Although the Story Mansion
is very old and needs to be fixed up, we should not waste so much money
on it. We think putting another million into it to fix it is a
waste. We could put in parks, soccer fields, football fields, and
we could get supplies for school Our group thinks Bozeman should
not tear it down, but not waste the money either.
By Rachel, Elise, & Arlen
Our group thinks that we should preserve buildings,
because historical buildings might have historical artifacts still held
in them. Our group will now tell you about some historic
buildings in Bozeman. One historical building downtown is the old
Opera House which was unfortunately torn down by the city, because the
city needed more room for the town. Two other historical
buildings are the two Story mansions One mansion belonged to
Nelson Story, and the city did not have enough money to pay for its
upkeep s o they knocked it down. The other Story mansion belonged
to T. Byron Story which is still around. We all think we should
preserve historical buildings, because they can tell mighty tales of
the past.
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By Bridget,
Margot, & Michael
We think historical preservation is important,
because in the future other kids like us can learn about the history of
their town. For example, you could turn the Story Mansion into a
museum. Other types of historical buildings could tell about the
history of Bozeman. Old buildings probably would not be energy
efficient. So they could show how global warming started
and why. Some people didn’t want to preserve historic houses so
they remodeled them or trashed them and ruined them. Remodeling
can be a good thing and can serve to save a historic house. It
could even help to preserve a new home cause it could become
historical. That’s why it’s important to preserve historical
homes.
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By Gabe,
Molly, Nancy, & David
We should save Montana history. Preserving
documents and buildings is important to our economic future.
People in Bozeman will appreciate our historic buildings like the
Story Mansion, the Baxter Hotel, and the Opera House sites. Even
though the continuation of these buildings and documents costs money
and time, citizens of Bozeman now and in the future will always enjoy
(and should support) these informative, historic
structures. Plus, they’re beautiful! There are a lot of
supporting opinions for saving our history!
By Connor, Riley,
& Ellie
One hundred years from now if you looked back on the
history of Bozeman, Montana, you would find books with Bozeman’s
history, but you wouldn‘t have any physical evidence.
Historic preservation helps to keep the feeling of old Bozeman
alive. Things and places like the Story Mansion, the Baxter
Hotel, Samuel Lewis’ house, and Longfellow School are a few
examples. Everybody has their own opinion about where Bozeman’s
money should have gone. We’re glad that historic preservation
exists in Bozeman, Montana. Bozeman is rich in history, and we
would like to keep it that way.
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By Hadley,
Nolan, & Natalie
The T. Byron Story Mansion is by far one of the
coolest buildings in Bozeman. We think the Story Mansion should
be preserved for people to come and tour it. If enough People n
Bozeman gave money for the Story Mansion to be fixed up, it could be
really cool. Designers could look at the history of the Story
Mansion and design it how it used to be. During Halloween they
could make the Story Mansion into a haunted house and use the money
from that for antique furniture to put inside to make it look
close to how it used to be. So who wouldn’t preserve seventeen
rooms of pure history for their kids to see?
By Marco,
Dani, & Olivia
We want to preserve historical buildings like the T. Byron Story
mansion, the Samuel Lewis house, and so many more. This will help
you
get the "inside scoop" on the facts about the houses and the people who
lived there. We think that the historic preservation people
should turn
the T. Byron Story mansion into a museum so people could see the house
while getting a lot of facts about the people who lived there and what
they did. We also want to preserve historical buildings so future
people could see how the houses were like in the past. If we tear
down
the buildings then no one will have the information that they would if
we kept them up. That is why we should preserve the historical
buildings.
By Bryan, Amber, &
Ryan
Historic Preservation
We should restore historical buildings, because if
we have good and historical buildings still standing our children
can also see them like we did. If we tear down historical
buildings no one will see them in the next generation. Historical
buildings will remind us to appreciate the knowledge that they
have to share with all of us. Our class went to the T B Story Mansion
and learned a whole lot about the Story’s lives. If we still had
the Opera House we would know so much more about Bozeman’s
history. That’s why we should keep historical buildings alive and
well.
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