HomeMy WebLinkAbout29-33-35-39-41-43 W Main 1984 MONTANA HISTORICAL AND
ARCI II T I=C T[ORAL INVENTORY Site --_
Legal Description: Trary' s I o s 10 12 (Part 1.1) ,RJnrk A
Address- 29 33 35 39 41 43 West Main
Ownership:name: 1 ce R Hawthorn
❑ pri"ale address: Roil A 82 Frame#6_7
❑ public c/o LRD Co. Box 1
�---- -- -- -� M r=W Y&% /7 i{^- Historic Name: Un knoAALL wn -
Common Name: Ha t
❑ eslimaled
�f Date of Construction: 1904 (facade 1940) G documented
_j Architect, Unknown
—
Builder, Unknown
r.
T-
i
I Original Owner E. Broox Martin & Re ub. Courle
I , Original Use: Shops , Newspaper
_ Shops
Present Use:
- — ,
J �J fi/th 14,0 Research Sources:
❑ abstract of title ❑ city directories
1!
plat recordslmaps ® sewer/water permits
i ❑
i I ` ❑ tax cards ❑ obituaries
❑ building permit ❑ biographies
Zi %] Sanborn maps—dates•
Bibliography:
W lL
i t > Department of Sanitation
L
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Describe present appearance of structurelsite,then contrast and compare that with it's original appearance,
noting additions,alterations,and changes in materials.Discuss significant architectural features.
This attached two-story commercial structure in the Art Deco Style has
a rectangular plan with a rounded metal awning over the majority of the
street level entrances and a flat-roofed overhang above the store on the
end. The asymmetrical facade has large fixed windows at street level and
1/1 double-hung in pairs and triplets along the second floor. The concrete
construction is finished in colored plaster and features limestone portions
dividing the concrete facade with "V" groove forms. The cornice detail
includes herring bone limestone blocks set in slight niches in the projecting
cornice. The coping has a fish scale pattern and is of colored plaster or
stone. The large aluminum letters "HAWTHORNE BUILDING" are an integral
part of the facade. A 3' high limestone band and drip cap runs continuously
over the storefronts. The axis of the roof is parallel to the street and
the roof is flat.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Justify how the persons,Important events,and/or historical patterns associated with the structure,slte
and surrounding area lend the property significance.
E. Broox Martin was born in 1844 in Michigan . He moved to Bozeman in 1889,
organizing the Bozeman Milling Company. He also engaged in ranching and
was the first president of the Commercial National Bank. Among those.bui tidings
he erected were his own residence at 1814 South Willson (1909) , the Evergreen
Apartments (1918) at 317 West Koch, the "Michigan" building (1910) at 14-20
West Main and the Clark Apartments (1914) named for his wife Ella T. Clark
Martin.
The front facade of this building was remodeled in 1940 and does not meet `
the National Register age criteria.
I
This structure qualifies as a contributing element within a potential historic
district due to its association with the commercial aspect of the National ization
Phase of Bozeman 's historic/architectural development.
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 fo the survival i
of original design and 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:
DAMES R. f,TDOi'tALD. ARCHITECTS P.C.
Name Acreage
Address' USGS Quad--
Date. UTM's:_ -
AU ii 1984