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Home My WebLink About527 E. Mendenhall 2016Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 4/5/2015 Modification Date: 9/15/2014 3:12:55 PM Time: 527 Property Address: number E Mendenhall St Property Address: street 215 E Mendenhall St (pre-1918) Historic Address: Bozeman City/Town: Site Number: Gallatin County SLC Intl: Historic Name: Andrew J. Smith Original Owner Current Ownership: Current Property Name: GHT Investments LLC Owner: 424 S Tracy Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715 Owner Address: Phone: Residence Historic Use: Residence Current Use: 1883 Actual Construction Date: Original Location Date Moved: WGS84UTM Reference 497712 Easting: 5058558 Northing: 12TUTM Zone: Legal Location PM: Montana 2 Township: South 6 Range: East SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 7Section Lots 7, 8 Lots: Rouse Addition to Bozeman Addition: 1870/1889 Year of Addition: Bozeman, MT 7.5 minute topographic map USGS Quad Name: 2014 Date: Block H Blocks Other GPS Accuracy: Google Earth Pro Google Earth ProGPS Equipment: 24 SE corner front wingUTM Location Pt: UTM Reference Site Name 527 E Mendenhall St Property Address InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: Bozeman Overlay District Historic District: 1/1/2015 Date of this document: Scott L. Carpenter Form Prepared by: Address: Daytime Phone: InteResources Planning, Inc. 505 Bond St., Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406-587-9477 No NRHP Eligible Recommendation: MT SHPO USE ONLY Eligible for NRHP: □ yes □ no Criteria: □ A □ B □ C □ D Date: Evaluator: Comments: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman ARCHITECTYURAL DESCRIPTION See Additional Information Page Residential Property Type: Frontier Vernacular Architectural Style:If Other, specify: Single family residence Specific Property Type: not known Architect: not known Architectural Firm: StateCity Town not known Builder/Contractor:Company: StateCity Town Source of Information: Simple with irregularities Architectural Form: Cross-gabled Roof Form: Single Stories: Wood frame Materials: Overall Dimensions: 44 ft North - South 39 ft East - West Building has main north-south front projection with additional earlier rectangular projection at NE corner, with later added east-west projection, making a complex form Projection InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 Concisely, accurately, and completely describe the property and alterations with dates. Number the buildings and features to correlate with the Site Map. The building is a 1-story single-family residence with complex rectangular plan with rectangular block at northeast corner (presumably original) and east-west cross-gabled projection forming interior corner on southeast. Façade with entry on east side has a shed-roofed projected entry porch at the southeast interior angle of the building. The south facing entrance is flanked on one side by a 1/1 double-hung windows and on the other side by the projecting bay with a fixed window facing south. The frame construction is finished with composition siding (asbestos?). Sanborn Maps indicate that rear additions were added after 1960. The foundation is concrete as well as the front porch stoop. Foundation The cross-gabled roof is covered with composition/asphalt shingles. The interior brick chimneys rise from each bay at the ridge line of the roof. Roof features overhanging eaves. Roof The façade with entry on east side has a shed-roofed projected entry porch at the southeast interior angle of the building. Porches/Outbuildings MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman Windows include a mixture of double-hung one-over-one light wood-sash windows with simple trim and more modern fixed, hinged, and slider windows. Fenestration: InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman Deed records and historic newspaper article (Avant-Courier January 10, 1884) indicate that the residence was built by Andrew J. Smith in 1883. Andrew J. Smith arrived in Montana from Missouri in 1872 after serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was known as a stockman, running cattle in Gallatin Valley and up the Gallatin Canyon to the West Fork of the West Fork of the Gallatin River (now Big Sky)(Smith 2002:228). The U.S. Census for 1880 lists Andrew J. Smith, a butcher, residing in Bozeman with his wive Rachel and 6 children. The 1902 Polk City Directory for Bozeman, Montana, (pg. 111) indicates a Emma Branch, a teacher, residing at 215 E Mendenhall St. History of Property: See Additional Information Page InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 See Additional Information Page Smith, Phyllis. 2002. Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley: A History. Two-Dot Press, Helena, MT. Stout, Tom. 1921. Montana: Its Story and Biography. The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York. Information Sources/Bibliography Sanborn Maps:Structure appears on these Bozeman Sanborn Maps: Nov 1884 Jan 1889 Jul 1890 Nov 1891 XJan 1904 XSep 1912 XSep 1927 XSep 1927/Rev Aug 1943 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman City Sewer Hook-up Records City Water Hook-up RecordsX1/1/1932Date Date 1902 Polk City Directory for Bozeman, Montana. City Directory Deeds not researched. Deeds Sep 1927/Rev 1957 X XSep 1912/Rev Feb 1921 XSep 1927/Rev 1960 InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: NRHP Eligibility: Yes X No Individually Contributing to Historic District Noncontributing to Historic District Area of Significance: Period of Significance: See Additional Information PageStatement of Significance Historical research into the property and associated individuals and events does not yield any significant information to justify nomination of the property to the National Register of Historic Places. NRHP Criteria:A B C D See Additional Information PageIntegrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The existing building has undergone considerable changes and remodeling since it's original construction. The historic architectural integrity of the building has not been maintained due to the changes in the original design, layout, and materials. InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PAGE Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PHOTOGRAPHS Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman Façade Photo IRP_114_110914_01795.jpgExposure/File #: NorthFacing: 527 E Mendenhall StFeature: View to north at front of residence building. Note entry door at left end of east-west projection, beneath shed-roof covered concrete porch. Description: 9/15/2014 3:12:55 PMTime: InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD USGS Location Map Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman Portion of USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Map, Bozeman, MT, 2014, scale 1:24,000 (red square indicates approximate location of property. InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD General Location Map Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman General Location Map Red shape denotes project boundary, red arrow indicates property location. InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD Detailed Location Photo-Map Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman Detailed Location Map Red shape denotes subject property. InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD Building Sketch Map Property Name: Site Number: 24 527 E Mendenhall St Bozeman Property/Building Sketch Map InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477