Pioneer Park

In 1886 Henry C. McKinsey and his wife Sarah applied for a 160-acre homestead in what is today the Pioneer Park Neighborhood. The homestead was sold several times before Austin North platted the first subdivision in 1904. While it is one of the oldest of the First Neighborhoods, Pioneer Park has some of the most well maintained historic houses in the city. The North Elevation Historic District within the Pioneer Park neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The maps and figures below are based on properties that are classified as a single-family residence (SFR), townhouse, condominium, or mobile home by the Montana Department of Revenue in the Yellowstone City/County Property Data.

In the data-set, properties that are not classified as one of the above do not have information on Year Built, Housing Physical Condition, Square Footage of Livable Area, Structural Characteristics, Bedroom Count, and Architectural Style. Therefore some properties are not included in the maps and figures below.

HOUSING YEAR BUILT

Each point represents a residential property. Click on a point to see more details about the property.

HOUSING PHYSICAL CONDITION

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Community Planning Neighborhoods Map

Yellowstone County Census Tract Map

Examples of "Good Intentions but Poor Results"

The two garages take up well over two-thirds of the facade width, while the entryway is set far back from the street. Such design caters to the convenience of cars over people. With relatively narrow streets and boulevard trees, the Pioneer Park Neighborhood is a pedestrian-friendly place. Houses should be designed in a way that reinforces this characteristic. Locating garages to the alleyway is ideal, but if they could only be placed at the front, consider setting the garages back from the entryway.

Examples of "Good Intentions and Better Results"

This two-story duplex makes great use of the spaciousness of a corner lot: what could have appeared too large on an interior lot looks just right on a corner lot. The duplex also maintains the house-like form of neighboring single-family residences. One common pitfall of houses on a corner lot is orienting the house only towards one side of the two adjoining streets, thus creating a blank facade on the other side of the street. This house avoids this pitfall by locating entryways and windows on each side of the adjoining streets.

It is not uncommon for an entryway to be located to the side of a house. One potential problem with having a side entryway is creating a bare facade. Here in this example, the expanse window stretching horizontally helps avert this problem.

This duplex on an interior lot fits seamlessly among single-family residences: it is single-story high and with width and depth similar to those of nearby houses. Instead of building a second story or expanding the footprint of the house, the duplex succeeds in creating extra space by building in a basement.