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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpieth & Krug Brewery NominationNPS Form 10-900 (342) 0MB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries—complete applicable sections_______________ 1. Name____________• historic Spieth & Krug Brewery/Maxey Block)____________ and/or common Union Hall____________________________ 2. Location________________ street & number 238 - 246 E. Main Stjeeet n/a_ not for publication city, town Bozeman Ja/avicinity of state Montana code 30 county Gall at in code 031 3. Classification Category Ownership district public X building(s) X private structure both site Public Acquisition object in process being considered n/a Status X occupied unoccupied work in progress Accessible yes: restricted X yes: unrestricted no Present Use agriculture X commercial educational entertainment government industrial military museum park private residence religious scientific transportation other: 4. Owner of Property name James & Ann DiBernardinis and Bob & Annette Evans street & number 408 S. Willson Ave. city, town Bozeman n/3 vicinity of state Montana 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Gallatin County Courthouse street & number Third & Main city, town Bozeman state Montana 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title none has this property been determined eligible? __ yes x no date federal state county local depository for survey records city, town state 7. Description Condition excellent X good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one __~_ . unaltered x altered Check one X original site moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Construction began in 1882 for Spieth and Krug Brewery. While the building was under construction a decision was made to add a second floor. Spieth had to purchase additional bricks for the upper story. This explains why red brick was used for the first floor and yellow brick for the second. The foundation is of stone. This lofty, two story brick structure stands near the east end of Bozeman's business district. Prominent features of the building are the decorative metal cornice that runs the full length of the building, the balcony between the two doorways and the distinctive arched windows of the second floor. Cast iron columns marked "Bozeman Foundry" are found as dividers in two of the first floor windows. The second floor windows and doors facing onto Main Street are original. The windows are wood double-hung 1/1 units set in brick arches of soldier bricks. The upper sashes of the windows conform to the arched openings. Each arch has a stone keystone and triangular-shaped stones at the springing line. The windows have stone sills. A balcony with a cast iron railing spans the space between the two doors. Originally this was a wooden balcony, according to the 1884 Sanborn Insurance Map, but by 1904 that was gone. The present balcony was built several years ago when the building was renovated. The two second floor doors are set in semi-circular arches. Above each door there is a transom with a curved head. The transoms are divided into three sections by gracefully curving mullions that fan upward from the center point. The first floor front has been changed, probably in the late I890 f s. There are now three exterior doors giving access to three stores. The two larger doors are original and are set in semi-circular arches formed by a double row of soldier bricks and have stone keystones. They are located beneath the second floor doors. These doors have rectangular transoms below second transoms that conform to the shape of the arches. The third door is below the eastern-most second floor window and has a square head and two rectangular transoms. The next window is framed in wood and has a large transom light. The center window and the one on the western end of the front facade are double windows with transom lights. Each double window has a cast iron column separating the units and supporting a cast iron beam, each of the cast iron columns bears a mark saying "Bozeman Foundry". The impressive metal cornice was installed in 1883. It was fabricated by Nevitt Brothers, a firm that advertised specialties in hardware, cooking and eating stoves, glazed sash and doors, roofing, and sheet iron work. On the west side of the building there is a new brick-and-glass stairwell giving access both to the restaurant on the second floor and a bakery on the first floor rear. Initially there was probably an interior staircase to the second floor. But in this century, until the restaurant was established on the second floor, access was gained by an outside wood stair that was sheathed with corrugated metal. NFS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department off the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number 7 Page 001 On the east side of the Union Hall an alley about 12 feet wide separates it from the next building. On the second floor east facade there are two windows, one of which has been converted to a doorway leading to a new fire escape. These openings are set in brick arches similar to the front windows. The front section of the building is two stories in height. There is a tall one story addition to the rear that is the full width of the building and much greater in depth than the front section. This was probably added in the late 1890's or early 1900 f s when the building no longer functioned as part of a brewery complex. The 1904 Sanborn Insurance map shows this addition. At this time there was a billiard hall and a saloon on the first floor with a dance hall on the second. Earlier, the 1884 and 1890 maps indicate that the basement was used for beer storage and the first floor was an ice house with a sleeping room nearby for the workmen; the second floor was a public hall. These early maps show that a wooden building was attached to the rear of the building (where the brick addition now is). Other wooden buildings were located around the lot. There are several original windows in the back section but it appears that most of the openings have been changed over the years. Today there are two stores, a deli, and a bakery on the first floor and a restaurant on the second floor. The tall windows of the front facade give diners an excellent view of the Bridger Mountains. The building is fully utilized, and the owners now plan to open a cabaret in the basement with an outside staircase on the east. 8. Significance Per X iod prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 1900- Areas of Significance — Check archeology-prehistoric archeology-historic agriculture architecture art X commerce communications X and justify below community planning conservation economics education engineering exploration/settlement industry invention landscape architecture law literature military music philosophy politics/government religion science sculpture social/ humanitarian theater transportation other (specify) Specific dates 1882,1890' s Renewal Builder/Architect Unknown Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Speith & Krug Brewery building was constructed in 1882 as an addition to a complex of buildings that formed the Bozeman Brewery. This building was constructed of locally manufactured brick, milled lumber, and sandstone quarried nearby. As one of the earliest commercial buildings in downtown Bozeman, the Speith & Krug Brewery reflects the airy, verticality of early commercial design in Montana. The building retains a very high degree of historic architectural integrity and has been in use for more than 100 years. From its founding in 1864, Bozeman had grown to a population of about 2,500 in 1882. In addition to a brewery, the town had businesses and industry that provided most of its necessities, including flour mills, saw mills, brick yards, blacksmiths, and tinsmiths. Entertainment was also recognized as a need, and there were several halls where dances and social events were held. According to the Bozeman Sanborn Map of 1884, the Bozeman Brewery, a two story brick building with a wooden balcony on the front, was used for beer storage in the basement and an ice house on the first floor. The second floor was a public hall. • A decision to build the second floor was apparently made after construction of the building was well under way. A few months before the building was completed a notice appeared in a local newspaper stating that, "We learn that Messrs. Spieth and Krug are endeavoring to secure sufficient brick to carry up their new building an additional story."1 This search for additional brick probably accounts for the fact that first and second stories are of different colors. A few months after this ad appeared for the Christmas Ball to be held in "Spieth & Krug's New Hall." There had been a Spieth & Krug hall before the building was started, probably in one of the other brewery buildings. Jacob F. Spieth was born in Germany in 1883 and had a farming background. He emigrated to the United States in 1854 and spent several years in farming in the midwest. The lure of gold took him to Pike's Peak, then in 1863 to Montana where he spent two years in Alder Gulch, two years in Confederate Gulch, and some time in other localities before settling in Bozeman and opening a brewery with Charles Krug. Krug was also born in Germany, in 1840, and emigrated to the United States in 1856. He farmed in Missouri until 1864 when he followed the crowds to Virginia City. He engaged in prospecting until 1867 when he moved to Bozeman. The brewery had changed hands by 1892; the new owners were Henry Hellinger, a former resident of Pennsylvania, and Louis Hanson, who came from Denmark. By 1900, the Bozeman Brewing Company, as the operation was then called, had moved to N. Wallace near the depot and Speith and Krug building had been renamed the Maxey Block. Maxey Hall, on the second floor, continued to meet some of the social needs of the community. 1. Bozeman Avant Courier (Newspaper). Sept. 28, 1882 9. Major Bibliographical References Leeson, History of Montana, 1739-1885^ pp. 1093, 1138, 1160-1163. Bozeman City Directories; 1892-3, 1900, 1902-3, 1906-7, 1908-9 BozeHoy fdvf"^Courier (newspaper), Sept. 28, 1882; Oct. 5, 1882; Oct. 26, 1882; Dec. 21. 1882; (See Continuation sheet) 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle scale 1:62,500 UTM References 1 1 ,2 1 Zone C[_jj E ___ 1 G , 1 |4|9|7|5|5iOl Easting I I i I , , I I I , I , , i I I i I , , i |5|0 North 1 i 1 i i , 5|8|4 ing | | , | | 1 |5 | | | l°l 1 1 jj jj B i Zone p Li J FLU Hi . 1 1 1 i Easting 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 . I 1 1 I i i i i 1,1,1, Northing I.I.I.. 1,1,1., 1,1,1,, Verbal boundary description and justification All of Lots 10, 11 & 12 of Block C, Original Townsite of Bozeman, excepting the east 6'-3" of the south 60', less 10' of alley. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state n/a code county code state code county code 11. Form Prepared By name/title John N. DeHaas, Jr., AIA organization date Oct. 15, 1983 street & number 1021 s - Tracy telephone (406) 586-2276 city or town Bozeman state Montana 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: __ national __ state ^local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 3 - U '% V this property js included in the Nationals Register M Keeper of the National Register Attest--date Chief of Registration NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department off the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number R Page 001 Daniel Maxey had coal mines east of Bozeman and in the 1890's developed a solid financial base. He expanded the building by adding a one story section to the rear and also remodeled the front on the first floor by putting in an additional door and changing the windows. For a number of years businesses on the first floor were primarily saloons. As for example in 1902-3: Alexander McLain Billiard Hall and Albert Smith Saloon; and in 1906-7: H.E. Huffman Saloon, Rudolf Michel Saloon and Booth & McCarthy Saloon. At this time the Bozeman City Directory also listed Maxey's Hotel (rooming house) at 46 E. Main. It should be noted that street numbers then started with Bozeman Avenue and the Maxey Block address was 42-46 E. Main. In 1910-11 the headquarters for Maxey Coal was given as 46 E. Main. Businesses continued to come and go in the first floor spaces, but usage of the second floor declined in the early part of this century. Then in 1946, the upper floor was refurbished by the Bozeman Trades and Labor Council, and the building became known as the Union Hall. When the Labor Council built its own building a few years later the upper floor was again deserted except for temporary use as an artist's studio. It has now been remodeled into a restaurant. On the first floor there are two merchandising establishments, a delicatessen, and a bakery. NFS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department off the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number 10 Page 001 Sanborn Bozeman Insurance Maps, 1884, 1890, 1904, 1912 The Bo^pTnan f.fHifi'o-r (newspaper), Dec. 20, 1946 BREWERY AND PUBLIC HALL DRY HOUSE.ANOMALT HOUSE RESIDENCEJ.R SPEITH BOZEMAN BREWERY.SPEITH^ KRUGeRops. BOZEMAN.MONTA NA COPIED FROM: HISTORY OF MONTANA, 1739-1883* M. A. LEESON; P. 1093 - NOTE THAT SPIETJH'S .N-AME i s MISSPELLED.;fc-