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Home My WebLink About824 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 ! Site Number: 24 v � � City/Town: Bozeman ! (An historic district number may also apply.) ._.._. .._. .._. ..«.«.«.«.«.«.«......__._.---------------------------------...................................... �.�.._.._.�.�.._.._�.._.�._.�.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._ 1 Historic Property Name: None Historic Use: Private Residence Current Property Name: Current Use: Private Residence Property Address: South Tracy USGS Quad Name: Year: ««._..__._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._....._.._.._.._.._.--------- .......... Owner Name: Elenor Roche and Erik Barker Legal Location Owner Address: 824 S.Tracy i PM: Township: Range: Bozeman, MT. '/a '/a '/ of Section: 59715 i Lot(s): Block(s): Ownership: ® Private ❑ Public Addition: Year of Addition: Original Owner: G.A. Ensinger i UTM Reference www.nris.state.mt.us/topofinder2 Source of Information: Gallatin County Deed records ❑NAD 83 ❑NAD 27 i Zone: Easting: Northing: _..�«.«. ._.._.._.._.._.._.._.............._._._...............................................;.._.._.._.. ..-.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._..----------.._._.---.._.._.._.._.._. Building Plan/Location Map ® Original Location ❑ Moved Date of Move: (include north arrow) .._.._.._.._.........._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._._.._._..--- - ----- -.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._. c Construction Date: 1917 ❑estimated ® actual Source of Information: Application for sewer and water May 8, 1917 Architect: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Guy Ensinger Source of Information: Building Materials Foundation: Poured Concrete Exterior walls: Wood Frame/4" Bevel siding Roof: Grey Composite Shingle Other: -_..«.«._.._......«.«.««.«.«.«._.__.._..«._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._..y.._. .«._.-... . ..-..-• _.._.._.._................................................ 1 OFFICE USE ONLY Area of Significance: Eligible for NRHP: ❑yes ❑no i Period of Significance: Criteria: ❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D Architectural Style: Date: Evaluator: i Property Type: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Propertv Name: 824 South Tracy Site Number: 24 G 0 � ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: One story with a rectangular plan,the axis of the roof runs perpendicular to the street.The projecting gable porch is enclosed. Red shingles and 1/1 double hung windows with storm windows as well. The rafter tails are exposed,and the roof is of a grey composite shingle. Rear garage shares driveway with 822 S. Tracy, and features white novelty siding and a single rolling door, giving an idea of what the original fagade treatment for the house may have been. CONSTRUCTION HISTORY Construction by Guy Ensinger begain in 1917, and the property was taken over by P.C. Waite when Ensinger ran into financial trouble later that fall.Waite finished construction, and rented the house to Montana State College professors, including Hulbert C. Cheever. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 Property Name: 824 S.Tracy Site Number: 24 GrA 0+161 HISTORY OF PROPERTY Once the property was completed by P.C. Waite, it was rented to various MSC professors until P.C. sold the proeprty to his son Gardner in 1932, where Gardner lived for several years. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE A contributing element within the South Tracy Historic District. Eligible for NRHP: ❑ yes ❑ no Criteria: ❑A ❑B ❑ C ❑D Area of Significance: Period of Significance: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 ^� Property Name: 824 S.Tracy Site Number: 24 l � INTEGRITY(location,design, setting,materials, workmanship,feeling,association) The unfortunate residing of to fagade does not deminish from the original massing, windows, and setting of 824 S. Tracy. It is a contributing elemtn withint the S. Tracy district. INFORMATION SOURCESBIBLIOGRAPHY 1984 Historic Proerty Inventory Application for sewer connection, May 8, 1917. 824 S. Tracy. Guy Ensinger City Directories, 1927 p. 42; 196; 1933, p. 177; 1935-36 p.189. The Weekly Courier, "Bozeman Contractor Retires to Become Gasoline Power Farmer." March 27, 1918, p. 1. City of Bozeman Homeowner Mailing list. Form Prepared By: CpJ &y K Address: Daytime Phone: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PHOTO PAGE Property Name: Site Number: 24 gZ� c5 A-4F ,yam;•'s �� S�, . r Roll# SEPT lady Frame# 2,00* Feature# Facing: Description: lazq 5•i�2it" Y 1 .�\ .� \ �. ,. ;,q� R��•;d` \ �v:,� vie► 1 `�. -� 1. a �• �. � .,�.. :fir. - •� y ��.M � 4 ti . q, w �w. Roll# Frame# Feature# _ Facing: Description: $Z� 5• ! DUCLG Si tr1A �vYog2. {c,O+r MONTANA HISTORICAL AN ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY [,,,, y" Butte Blk Mots 12 and 13 II L ' Legal Description:_ Address: 824 South Tracy ti. W`f. A. 1 - Ownership:name: fiiike rlemin%X Oil il •• i 'J T private address: 824 South Tracy _F Roll N 38 Frame a 18 public Historic Name' Nefle _ Common Name* None ❑ estimated �,l J_� �� L.vL�" l] G Date of Construction: 1917"-��2R] documented 1 Architect: Unknown Builder: Unknown i. t Al, rI Original Owner: G. rnsinger Original Use- Residence I. i t Present Use: Residence —4 Research Sources: ❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories ❑ plat records/maps it] sewer/water permits 1917 sG yr� }�Fr t�h1 +uv `� ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries r ❑ building permit ❑ biographies t Wanborn maps—dates: 1927 Bibliography: Department of Sanitation lLocation map or building plan with arrow north I 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-story single-family residence has a rectangular plan with a projecting gable roofed porch with enclosed railing and wood columns. The one- bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of a central glass-paned front entrance with double-hung windows of a 1/1 sash arrangement. The frame construction is finished in shingles and rests on a low concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with green asbestos shingles and features one central interior brick chimney. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street. Out- buildings 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. 1 Research in the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any significant historical information concerning persons or events associated with this property Significance: This structure is a neutral element within a potential historic district. i INTEGRITY: Assess the degree to which the structure/site,and surrounding area accurately convey the historical associations of the property. The historic integrity of this property has been retained due to the survival of origianl designand materials 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 FORM PREPARED BY: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Name JAMES R. MCDONALD ARCHITECT P.C. Acreage:-- Address: P.O. BOX 8163 USGSQuad: Date MISSOULA, MONTANA 59807 UTM's: AUG lVi REVISED t Matfhew A. Cohen n!�r�.r,irtl. I'Ii<J ll Ultl it 1111 Y slcr�t.ws; ,tz;�c, 1985 revision Matt Cohen, surveyor 824 S. Tracy The last of numerous houses built in the city by local carpenter Guy Ensinger, { this well preserved, modestly detailed Bungalow provides a strong termination for the southern end of the district, especially when seen together with 822 S. Tracy next to it, another of the strongest architectural elements in the district. 1 Construction of this house, which began in 1917, was delayed when Guy Ensinger ran into financial trouble. P.C. Waite took over the property at that point, completed construction of the house, and rented it for several years, one of his tenants being Hurlburt C. Cheever, a Montana State College professor. Ensinger retired to become a "gasoline power farmer", leasing about 1500 acres in Big Horn County and becoming one of the early completely mechanized farmers of his day (Weekl Courier, March 27, 1918, p.l) . Gardner C. Waite, an insurance and real estate salesman, bought this house from his father, P.C. Waite, around 1932, and lived in it for several years. Bibliography Gardner C. Waite, interview, 9/24/85. Application for Sewer Connection, May 8, 1917, 824 S. Tracy, Guy Ensinger (sketch f map shows sewer line to proposed house site, but no house) . I City Directories: 1927, p. 42, 196; 1933, p. 177; 1935-6, p. 189) . Tie Weekly u 'e , "Bozeman Contractor Retires to Become Gasoline Power Farmer", March 27, 1918, p.l. Application for Water Service, May 8, 1917, 824 S. Tracy, G.A. Ensinger. i I I I Ii 1