There are 10 foot ceilings throughout the house with a gas fireplace in the den. The home is furnished primarily in Mission style and all beds have feather mattresses over standard ones. The home accommodates 6 in regular bedrooms and 8 counting the futon bed.

The home comes equipped with cable TV, phone, computer, and high speed internet (with wireless networking) internet service. There are puzzles, games, and playing cards. Please make yourselves at home.

The home has been extensively renovated over the past two years, and a new garage and studio apartment were added in the summer of 2005. The carriage house rents separately. The story of Christopher Waterman and family gives visitors a glimpse of the history of Bozeman, and the west in general. Waterman was born in Vermont in 1836. At the age of twenty, he went to sea, where he advanced to eventually captain his own ship. He traveled extensively around California and is considered as much a pioneer of San Francisco as Bozeman.

In 1863, he left his home and family back east and headed west to Montana Territory in search of gold. He went as far as the railroad would take him, then he and three other men bought an outfit consisting of a team, covered wagon, and provisions (including a good rifle and plenty of ammunition).

When they arrived at Fort Laramie, they were stopped until more men and wagons joined them, as the Indians were "on the fight" west of the fort. When they finally constituted a formidable party, they headed west and were immediately joined by an estimated 2,000 Indians. While the pioneers were not attacked, the Indians escorted them to the gates of the Gallatin Valley.

Upon his first view, through the pass, of the Gallatin Valley, Waterman thought it was the finest he had ever seen, with beautiful streams of pure water full of fish, and antelope and good rich soil. He decided if the mines in Virginia City did not look encouraging, he would return to that beautiful Gallatin Valley. Soon after arriving in Virginia City he heard that John Bozeman had started a town in the Valley, so he decided to return. He located a homestead on Middle Creek and settled down to build his home and farm the land. In 1865, his wife and son joined him, and the family lived for the next 25 years lived in a log cabin with sod roof and a dirt floor.

In 1890, The Waterman family left their homestead on Middle Creek and built this house in Bozeman. When Christopher Waterman passed away in 1915, his son Charles returned to the family home, where he lived with his family and, as Justice of the Peace, married more than 300 Montana couples in what is now the living room.

In 1969 Ann and Roger Stradley bought the house from Waterman's granddaughter and moved it their property on Koch Street, setting it atop a new, full basement apartment. They sold it to the current owners, Emily Wood and Bobby McCormick, in 2003.

Non-Smoking Home. This property may be rented on a nightly basis with a 3 night minimum. There is a 15% upcharge on the rate for stays less than 1 week.