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Yet for all its grand appearance, residents have always considered the district to be a “quaint and quiet place” for families. Even the most elaborate houses were touted as “real” family homes with livable rooms and practical amenities. As the university experienced growth over the decades, apartments, old family mansions purchased by fraternities and sororities, and modest bungalows began to appear side by side along the forty-plus blocks bridging the area between campus and downtown. Yet, as it was at the turn of the century, the university neighborhood today is a cohesive community built upon the same early-nineteenth-century ideals of moderate living. Whether mansion or bungalow, the historic University Area reinforces the notion that Missoula is a city that respects and enjoys its history.  </p>","postscript_text":"","tour_img":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/d9e7b07fd23d4caa50fe598391f74d80.jpg","items":[{"id":1606,"title":"140 University Avenue","latitude":46.8603499000000027763235266320407390594482421875,"longitude":-113.99611830000003465102054178714752197265625,"thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/d9e7b07fd23d4caa50fe598391f74d80.jpg","fullsize":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/d9e7b07fd23d4caa50fe598391f74d80.jpg","subtitle":"University Area Historic District","address":"140 University Avenue, Missoula, Montana","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":1607,"title":"415 Connell 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