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Home My WebLink About608 E. Main 2016Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 5/30/2016 Modification Date: 8/10/2014 7:26:30 AM Time: 608 Property Address: number E Main St Property Address: street 308 E Main & 606 E Main Historic Address: Bozeman City/Town: Site Number: Gallatin County Intl: C.M. & P.S. Railroad Freight Office and Warehouse Historic Name: Empire Building Material Original Owner Private Current Ownership: Empire Building Material Current Property Name: Empire Building Materials Inc Owner: PO Box 220, Bozeman, MT Owner Address: Phone: Railroad Freight Office and Warehouse Historic Use: Commercial/retial Current Use: 1910-1911 Estimated Construction Date: Original Location Date Moved: WGS84UTM Reference 497811 Easting: 5058409 Northing: 12TUTM Zone: Legal Location PM: Montana 2 Township: South 6 Range: East SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 7Section AMND Lot 1A-1 Plat C-5-B Lots: Rouse Addition to Bozeman Addition: 1870/1889 Year of Addition: Bozeman, MT 7.5 minute topographic map USGS Quad Name: 2014 Date: C Blocks Other GPS Accuracy: 5-7m GoogleEarth ProGPS Equipment: 24 NE corner of buildingUTM Location Pt: UTM Reference Site Name 608 E Main 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: Historic District: 02/11/2015 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 Yes 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: 24 608 E Main 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman ARCHITECTYURAL DESCRIPTION See Additional Information Page Railroad Property Type: 20th Century Modern Architectural Style: Commercial/industrial If Other, specify: Warehouse Specific Property Type: unknown Architect:Architectural Firm: StateCity Town unknown Builder/Contractor:Company: StateCity Town Source of Information: Simple Rectangle Architectural Form: Front-gabled Roof Form: Single Stories: Concrete Materials: Overall Dimensions: 452 feet (original historic structure = 67' 4" feet) North - South 75 feet (original historic structure = 40 feet) East - West Original formed concrete building on north has three wood-framed/metal clad projections attached in sequence to south extending the building in one line to its current north-south extent. 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 detached one-story commercial building with rectangular plan along the front and side. The asymmetrical façade (north) consists of an off-center front double entry (one is boarded up) and 1/1 double hung windows. The Milwaukee sign has been painted in the frieze above the windows, and there are five large loading doors along the west side, with a divided-light transom above. Northern office portion of building has four double hung wood-framed windows and two smaller windows. The east side of building at north office end has three double hung windows, one entry door, four large loading doors with divided light transom. The construction has been cast-in-place concrete with marks from form boards showing, and is unpainted. The sloped gable roof is covered with tar paper and lies perpendicular to the street (E Main st). There are three attached wood frame corrugated metal sided warehouses to the south and one detached corrugated metal warehouse further to the south. Advertising ghost signs have been repainted and are contributing elements to the historic building. From north: Building #1: Gable roof, frame construction, C.M. siding, loading door boarded up. Building #2: Arched truss roof, corrugated metal siding windows, modeling slider windows, concrete foundation. Building #3: Gable roof with axis running north/south, roll up door on south end. Building #4: Gable roof with axis running north/south, two roll up doors on north end. Dimensions: North concrete building is 67'4" north/south and 40' east/west. Concrete Foundation Low-pitched gable roof, gable end faces north to E. Main St. Roof surfaced with composition rolled roofing material. Roof Modern porch on façade to access main entrance. Porches/Outbuildings MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Property Name: Site Number: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Original fixed and double-hung wood windows, doors, and transoms. 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad was completed to Bozeman in 1908. Bozeman tracks and station were located immediately to the east of the subject property. The 1921 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Bozeman (sheet 21) shows the C.M. & S.P. R.R. freight warehouse in the same location, orientation, configuration, and dimensions as Building 1, described here as the concrete building on the north end of the lot (fronting E. Main St.). The 1910 Sanborn map does not show the structure. 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 PageInformation Sources/Bibliography Sanborn Maps:Structure appears on these Bozeman Sanborn Maps: Nov 1884 Jan 1889 Jul 1890 Nov 1891 Jan 1904 XSep 1912 XSep 1927 XSep 1927/Rev Aug 1943 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Property Name: Site Number: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman City Sewer Hook-up Records City Water Hook-up RecordsDate Date Polk City Directory for Bozeman 1914, pg. 84. 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: NRHP Eligibility:X Yes No XIndividually XContributing to Historic District Noncontributing to Historic District Property is an example of the significant developments in commercial/transportation history.Area of Significance: Civic Phase (1884-1912)Period of Significance: See Additional Information PageStatement of Significance Although the building has undergone some changes, the property retains elements of historic materials, workmanship, design, setting, workmanship, feeling and association to justify a recommendation for defining the property as a contributing element of a potential historic district typifying Bozeman's commercial developments during the Civic Phase. NRHP Criteria:XA B XC D See Additional Information PageIntegrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) Although the building has undergone some changes, the property retains elements of historic materials, workmanship, design, setting, workmanship, feeling and association to justify a recommendation for defining the property as a contributing element of a potential historic district typifying Bozeman's commercial developments during the Civic Phase. The additional wood-frame/metal clad buildings attached to the south of the main building are not contributing elements of the original historic building (Building 1). 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: 24 608 E Main 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Façade Photo IRP_B3_163_081014_R0011471.jpgExposure/File #: SouthFacing: FaçadeFeature: View to south from E. Main St. at façade of building. Note original windows, door openings (left door opening is boarded up, right has modern glass window). Ghost sign has been repainted. Description: 8/10/2014 7:26:30 AMTime: 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Reference Photo Exposure/File #: Facing: Feature: Description: Time:IRP_B3_163_081014_R0011471.jpg Southwest East elevations of Bldg. 1, 2, 3, and 4 View to SSE at east elevation of building. Historic formed concrete building on right is Building 1. Note original loading door openigs and windows. 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Reference Photo IRP_B3_163_081014_R0011473.jpgExposure/File #:Time: SouthwestFacing: East elevation of Building 1Feature: View to southwest at east elevation of historic formed-concrete building (described here as building 1). Note original loading door openigs and windows. Description: 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Reference Photo Exposure/File #: Facing: Feature: Description: Time:IRP_B3_163_081014_R0011475.jpg Southwest Detail of original freight loading door View to southwest at east elevation showing detial of wood sliding freight door with transom. InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477 Montana Historic Property Record Bozeman Historic Structures Inventory - 2014 Reference Photo Exposure/File #: Facing: Feature: Description: Time:IRP_B3_163_081014_R0011482.jpg West Detail of sub-floor vent grill View to west, east elevation of Building 1, showing detail of original cast-iron sub-floor vent grill. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PHOTOGRAPHS Property Name: Site Number: 24 608 E Main 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Reference Photo IRP_B3_163_081014_R0011479.jpgExposure/File #: NorthwestFacing: East elevation of Buildings 1, 2, and north end of 3Feature: View to northwest showing east elevation of historic formed-concrete building (labeled here as Building 1), with the attached wood-frame/metal clad building 2, and north end of building 3. Description: Time: 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Reference Photo IRP_B3_163_081014_R0011478.jpgExposure/File #: SouthwestFacing: Buildings 3 and 4 additions to main buildingFeature: View to southwest at south portion of building 3 and building 4, all attached in-line to the south of historic building 1 and non-historic building 2. Description: Time: 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: 24 608 E Main 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: 24 608 E Main 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: 24 608 E Main 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: 24 608 E Main St Bozeman Property/Building Sketch Map InteResources Planning, Inc.505 Bond Street, Suite B Bozeman, MT 59715 406.587.9477