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Home My WebLink About802 S Tracy 1985 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD For the Montana National Register of Historic Places Program and State Antiquities Database Montana State Historic Preservation Office Montana Historical Society PO Box 201202, 1410 8"Ave Helena,MT 59620-1202 County: Gallatin i Site Number: 24 &A074(40q City/Town: Bozeman (An historic district number may also apply.) 1 Historic Property Name: Historic Use: Private Residence Current Property Name: Current Use: Private Residence i Property Address: 802 South Tracy USGS Quad Name: Year: _.._.._._.._.__._ _.._.._._.._.._.._.._.. ._._.._._._._._._._.._._._.._.._.._..;.................................-........................ _._ _._.._._._.._._._.._.._.._.._.._. Owner Name: John and Roxanna Davant Legal Location Owner Address: 5420 13th St. i PM: Township: Range: Great Falls, MT. 1/4 1/4 '/4 of Section: 59405 ; Lot(s): Block(s): Ownership: ® Private ❑ Public Addition: Year of Addition: Original Owner: William C,Smith UTM Reference www.nris.state.mt.us/topofinder2 Source of Information: ❑NAD 83 ❑NAD 27 i Zone: Easting: Northing: BuildingPlan/Location Ma I p � ® Original Location El Moved Date of Move: (include north arrow) Construction Date: 1916 ❑estimated ® actual Source of Information: Water& Sewer connection dated i November 15, 1916 Architect: Possibly Fred F. Willson Builder/Contractor: William C. Smith Source of Information: Building Materials Foundation: Poured Concrete Exterior walls: Wood Fram/4" Bevel siding Roof. Shingle Other: ................................................. ._.._._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._..;.-_.._.._.._._.._.._. r._.._.__.._. _.._ _.__._........................ .._ i OFFICE USE ONLY Area of Significance: Eligible for NRHP: ❑yes ❑no i Period of Significance: Criteria: ❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D Architectural Style: Date: Evaluator: Property Type: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD Property Name: 802 South Tracy PAGE 2 Site Number: 24 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: One and a half story cross gabled craftsman.The front porch has been glassed in. Raised foundation of poured concrete allows for basement. Four inch blue bevel siding.Windows are of a one over one proportion,with white paint and storm windows.The second story if finished with alternating shingles and twelve over twelve windows. Rear garage along College Street with additional leant to awning. CONSTRUCTION HISTORY Constucted by William C. Smith, who also bought the adjacent land and built 806 S. Tracy in 1916. Possibly designed by Fred F. Willson for his brother in law;Charles M. Fishcer. Elaboratley detailed Bungalow style. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 Propc•rly Name: 602- S •'T'QA AvE• Site Number: 24 HISTORY OF PROPERTY Smith completed the building in 1916, as evidenced by a water and sewer mat that shows outlines the house on the property at the time. It was sold in 1920 to Josephine Brown, widow of Conty Surveyor Fred M. Brown. Mrs. Borwn owned the home from March 1920 until she sold the property to Fred F Willson prior to 1921, though there are no deed transfer records to show such. TWillson then transferred the property to his brother in law, Charles M. Fisher on December 30, 1921 for the price of$1.00. Fisher resided on the property through at least the late 1930's. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The home provides a strong terminus for the north end of South Tracy Avenue and the other Craftsman style homes that grace the east side of the street. Eligible for NRHP: ❑ yes ❑ no Criteria: ❑A ❑B ❑ C ❑ D Area of Significance: Period of Significance: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 L.I=rly Name: � 5 --r" Ave Site Number: 24 a'kO-tog INTEGRITY(location,design, setting,materials, workmanship,feeling,association) The home retains its oringinal location and setting in connection with the other craftsman style houses on the East side of South Tracy Avenue. By avoiding additions and change in siding, it retains much of its original feeling and workmanship. However the enclosure of the front porch detracts from such strong integrity. INFORMATION SOURCESBIBLIOGRAPHY 1984 Historic Proerty INventory Application for sewer connection, Nov. 15, 1916. 802 S. Tracy. William C. Smith. Gallatin County Deed Record, September 13, 1916. 802 S. Book 54, p. 319 (JH-Baker,Trustee to William C. Smith). Gallatin County Deed Record, March 15, 1920. Book 58, p. 370 (William C. Smith to Josephine Brown). Gallatin County Deed Record, December 30, 1921. Book 64, p. 236 (Helen Fisher Willson & Fred F.Willson to Charles M. Fisher). City Directories: 1916-1917, p. 154; 1922, p. 57; 1927, p. 135; 1933, p. 177; 1935-36, p. 189. City of Bozeman homeowner mailing list. 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Wm. C. Smith r -- -- ReGideOriginal Use'Use Residence t Research Sources: _ II' ► -El abstract of title 1 city directories AL//��'I El plat recordslmaps 50 sewerlwater permits 1916 r I • • r` •-T] r� ' ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries El building permit El biographies - JI Sanborn maps—dotee- 10,77 Bibliography: Department of Sanitation Location map or building plan with arrow north. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearance of structure/site,then contrast and compare that with it's original appearance, noting additions,alterations,and changes in materials.Discuss significant architectural features. This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence with elements of the bungalow style has a square P of an offcener glassy-paned front entrance nl raise tny The one-bay n facade is asymmetrical and consists with double-hung windows of a 1/1 sash arrangement. There are 12-pane fixed windows on the second level . The frame construction is finished in bevel siding and rests on a concrete foundation. The shallow cross-gabled roof is covered with brown asbestos shingles and features overhanging eaves and exposed rafters. There are no chimneys. Outbuildings include a garage. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure/site and surrounding area lend the property significance. Research in the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any significant historical information concerning persons or events association with this property. Significance: This structure qualifies as a_ contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Progressive Phase of Bozeman' s historic/architectural development. 1 i INTEGRITY: Assess the degree to which the structure/site,and surrounding area accurately convey the historical associations of the I property. The historic integrity of this property has been retained due to the survival of original design and continuity of use, setting and location. INFORMATION VALUE: Explain how the extant structure/site may demonstrate or yield information about its historic use or construc- tion. None 1 t FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Name JAMES R. MCDONALD ARCHITECTS P.C. Acreage: Address: P.O. BOX 8163 USGSQuad: Date: MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 _ UTM's: AUG 1984 REVISED A. Cola en •�. PV1 c t:t ire er � 802 S. Tracy, Bozeman 1985 revision Matt Cohen, surveyor Built by William C. Smith and notably more elaborate in detailing than the other houses in the district (especially when compared with 806 S. Tracy next door which was also built by Smith) , this vernacular Bungalow style house may have been designed by Fred F. Willson for his brother-in-law, Charles M. Fish- er. Fisher, listed in the 1927 City Directory as the secretary/treasurer of Owenhouse Hardware Co. and secretary/treasurer of Retail Merchants Exchange, acquired ownership of the house at the end of 1921. The house provides a strong termination for the north end of this small district of very simple houses. Smith, one of the several carpenters that bought land on this block in 1916 and 1917 and built houses for sale, bought the land for both this house and 806 S. Tracy (lots 1-4) in the fall of 1916. In November of that year, he applied for a sewer permit for this site, which probably indicates the date of construction. (A sketch map on the permit showsthis house on the lot, while permits for other lots in the district simply show the sewer line leading to a proposed house site.) In 1920, Smith sold the house and lot to Josephine Brown, widow of County Surveyor Fred M. Brown (the high price of $4,600 indicates that the house was standing at the time) . Brown may have been an agent for Fred F. Willson and his wife, Helen Fisher Willson. While there is no record of deed transfer from Brown to the Willsons there are records showing that the Willsons owned the site in 1921, and transferred ownership to Charles M. Fisher for $1.00 on December 30, 1921 (land Records, Book 64, p. 236) . Fisher remained here at least as late as the late 1930's. Bibliography l Mrs. Hurlburt C. Cheever, interview 9/24/85 Gardner C. Waite, interview 9/24/85 { Application for sewer connection, Nov. 15, 1916, 802 S. Tracy, Wm. C. Smith { Gallatin County Deed Record, Sept. 13, 1916, Book 54, p. 319 (J.H. Baker, Trustee to William C. Smith) I Gallatin County Deed Records, March 15, 1920. Book 58, p. 370 (William C. Smith ' to Josephine Brown) Gallatin County Deed Record, Dec. 30, 1921, Book 64, p. 236 (Helen Fisher Willson and Fred F. Willson to Charles M. Fisher) City Directories: 1916-17, p. 154; 1922, p. 57; 1927, pp. 135; 1933, p. 177; 1935-6, p. 189. I i I I 1