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Home My WebLink About25 E Mendenhall 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 Property Address: 25 East Mendenhall Street Site Number: (An historic district number may also apply.) Historic Address(if applicable): 25 East Mendenhall Street County: Gallatin County City/Town: Bozeman MT 59715 ....................................................................................................................................................................._............................._............_......................._._.._._.._.................................................................__.._.._..................... Historic Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Co. ; Legal Location Original Owner(s): Kenyon Noble Lumber Co. PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: R6 E Current Ownership ® Private ❑ Public of Section: 7 Current Property Name: 25 East Mendenhall Street Lot(s): 6-12 Owner(s): Kenyon Noble Lumber Co. Block(s): G Owner Address: PO BOX 1109, Bozeman MT Addition: Bozeman Original Plat Year of Addition: 1864 Phone: 406 404 1788 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman, MT Year: 1987 Historic Use: Commercial, Storage and Offices UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov/topofinder2 Current Use: Vacant, some office and storage use ®NAD 27(preferred) ❑NAD 83 Construction Date: 1958-59 ❑ Estimated ® Actual Zone: Easting: Northing: ®Original Location ❑ Moved Date Moved: .._.._.._.._.._.._...........................................................................................................................................................................................F.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._._............................._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.............................. National Register of Historic Places Date of this document: October 2013 NRHP Listing Date: n/a Form Prepared by: Intrinsik Architecture, Inc. Historic District: : (not in an individual historic district) I Address: 111 North Tracy Avenue NRHP Eligible: ❑Yes ®No Daytime Phone: 406-582-8988 MT SHPO USE ONLY ; Comments: Eligible for NRHP: ❑yes ❑no Criteria: ❑ A ❑B ❑C ❑D Date: Evaluator: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD \� PAGE 2 ]1 Property Name: 25 East Mendenhall Street Site Number: ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION ❑ See Additional Information Page Architectural Style: none If Other,specify: Property Type: Commercial Specific Property Type: Business/Commercial c� Architect: Fred Willson and William Grabow Architectural Firm/City/State: Fred Willson and William Grabow Builder/Contractor unknown Company/City/State: Bozeman, Montana Source of Information : 1956 Construction Drawings �� ,nA n f� Sj �.�+q� 1958 Edits 1 VID _\V `7 This simple multi-level commercial building is comprised of two connecting building masses that were originally designed to serve three programmatic functions; retail, offices, and storage of building material. The two masses are arranged with the retail (main level) and office components occupying the two-story mass facing Mendenhall Street and warehouse storage on the north half of the property. A full basement c� level was used for storage. Directly to the north across the alley from the warehouse is the Kenyon Noble S outdoor material storage yard used by the warehouse and retail store. -� The architecture of the southern retail/office structure is also a post and beam concrete structure with a •� ground floor level, second floor level, and an additional basement level. Both the floor and roof structure are made of prestressed concrete double tees spanning 51'from the southern wall to the shared warehouse concrete shear wall. The infill walls at the first floor level are comprised of unreinforced concrete masonry units and at the second level are in filled with spandrel panels. The interior of the first Q and second floor levels is separated by traditional framing and wallboard materials with different panelized drop ceilings throughout. The basement of the structure is an open floor plan wy�h`�a concrete slab floor . and exposed unfinished concrete wall and ceiling surfaces. �(I ba v 'C�l�✓V►� e 6✓l(✓t ` caL�-d Q- The exterior of the structure has undergone some noticeable and significant changes since its initial 4 design and construction. A significant portion of the exterior walls are now covered in a reddish colored stucco finish that obscures the original textured concrete walls and concrete blocking drawn in the original construction documents from 1956. Some of the exterior walls on the south western side of the building ZA have also since been covered over with wide diagonal lap siding and CMU infill where there once existed storefront glass windows. The second floor level of the building features fixed aluminum windows in triple r/1 panel configurations across the entire southern wall. Attached to the western side oft ffice/retail structure is a tall single level corridor that connects the parking lot of the building t the house structure through a very large overhead door. The flat roof structure is covered in a EPDM of membrane _ '1 and weighted down by gravel ballast. wwo t5 The architecture of the northern warehouse structure is defined by its barrel roof form, exposed concrete structure, and translucent fiberglass wall panels. The design of the Kenyon Noble warehouse is typical of reinforced concrete post and beam construction technology that was common during its era.The structure is supported by concrete foundation walls and features a poured in place concrete floor that extends y throughout the warehouse. The exterior reinforced concrete supporting columns and infill walls are �. smooth in texture and void of any ornamental detail with the exception of indentations made by the concrete formwork used to pour the concrete walls, engaged columns, and beams. The vaulted roof of the warehouse is comprised of multiple bowstring trusses spanning 65' supporting 4x6 spruce decking with an U exterior membrane layer that in recent years was covered with an additional steel roof surface. Translucent uninsulated corrugated panels are located on the east,west, and north sides of the building above V) concrete infill panels to allow daylight into the warehouse space. Large modern overhead doors are located at the southeast and northwest corners of the warehouse structure. The original plans showed the building fronting the sidewalk on East Mendenhall Street and a significantly larger vaulted warehouse. Before construction the plans were changed by the owners to provide one row of surface parking at the front of the building. The warehouse span was shortened approximately 36' to accommodate this late change. Several other structural deviations are evident when comparing plans and existing conditions, including elimination of columns. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Property Name: 25 East Mendenhall Street Site Number: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NRHP Listing Date: n/a NRHP Eligibility: ❑Yes ❑No ®Individually ❑Contributing to Historic District ®Noncontributing to Historic District NRHP Criteria: ❑ A ❑ B ® C ❑D Area of Significance: none Period of Significance: n/a STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE ❑ See Additional Information Page The building at 25 East Mendenhall Street does not contribute to the Main Street Historic District because the date of construction (1958) is not within the period of significance. The building could be eligible under Criterion (C) of the National Register by embodying the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master...or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction" (Criterion for Evaluation 60.4 National Register of Historic Places Program: Federal Program Regulations), under different circumstances; however, the surrounding neighborhood does not support the establishment of a new district. 4—�� INTEGRITY(location desig , etting, aterials,w kmanship,feeling,association) ❑ See Additional Information Page T e property is✓lo at 25 East Mendenhall. No mature vegetation is located on the property. e areas of the property adjacent to both East Mendenhall Street and North Black Avenue are aved up to the building's edge. This building sits_a few feet above the grade of the sidewalk. 5,trGcturally, the building sits upon a solid foundation of poured,in„place concrete walls and f,,,otKils.The structural integrity of the building appears to be in generally.good condition witK the exception of two cracks in exterior walls that have been determined to riot.be a seriitius structural concern, and a crack in the floor structure that is recommended to be rule -! ted by a new structural concrete pilaster underneath the location of the cracking. Som he exterior-of the building has undergone minor aesthetic alterations but the integrit appearance of the ori—Inatktructure remains.'A -LAV-4, OL l �, �� Property Name: 25 East Me enhall Street Site Number: HISTORY OF PROPERTY ❑ See Additional Information Page The southern half of the Original Bozeman Townsite's Block G was historically used for a variety of commercial uses with records dating back as early as 1889. i As seen in the Sanborn Maps just after the turn of the century, the southern half of Block G J—� evolved to become a multiuse block with the presence of a livery on the corner of Mendenhall Q Street and Black Avenue, two dwellings to the north facing Black Avenue, while the core of the S southern half of the block was used as a corral. Wagon sheds originally flanked the corner of Tracy and Mendenhall. 2�n In the 1927, a carpenter's shop occupied the southeast corner while the remainder of the block saw the addition of two more dwellings along North Tracy Avenue. �.� The 1927-1943 Sanborn Map shows the evolution of the business types where the livery and the —� carpenter's shop became storage for automobile and building materials, while on the rest of the 2--� block, one of the original dwellings was replaced.-with-a gas station (presently Straightaway Motors). �. �j The 24,000 square foot three leve( concrete building was commissioned ad occupied by Kenyon VI) Noble soon after it was built in 1968. The architect was Fred Willson.; riginal drawings exist; however, note that there are several significant discrepancies betweerf the original drawings and the constructed building. The 15,000 square foot warehouse was likely unique for it day, as it afforded the opportunity for `n patrons of Kenyon Noble to `drive through' the building. Y )D In 2006, Kenyon Noble relocated to Oak Street and the property has remained largely vacant since. INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY 1904, 1912, 1927, 1927-1943 Sanborn Maps. Sanborn Map& Publishing Co., Limited. New York: 1904, 1912, 1927, 1927-1943. • Structural Assessment Report: Kenyon Noble Lumber Building. Apex Engineering. Bozeman, 3 Montana: 2009 9. -G ............................_......._............................_._.._.._........_.................._........_._....................__.._.._.................._..__............................_.._........._ ...................._ ................................................ __...__.._.._.._.................._............. S�- MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PHOTOGRAPHS Property Name: 25 East Mendenhall Street Site Number: LUMBER dY -• 4 ' ,; South Elevation (facing East Mendenhall Street) b(�0) 1 V4 V)GT em-,Vll � MA \1�9t twAudoi/4 �t wp4r- MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PHOTOGRAPHS Property Name:25 East Mendenhall Street Site Number: South East corner of building (facing East Mendenhall Street and North Black Avenue) l i i r a, 5 North West corner of building (facing alley) .y F r � , _�� r 90 LUMBER00 , Elevate 1 • Viewof building (facing North East) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PHOTOGRAPHS Property Name:25 East Mendenhall Street Site Number: 't I_. Elevated View of building (facing North) ..� ��. - - .,�'Re> "Ste• r is dog 01 A)r. iV lee j r _. -.7 ve c. ✓r"/` ��•-111W Interior view of first floor commercial space . � 1 i j a k 4 t ` cM f E Interior view of second floor commercial office space k Interior view of basement level storage space i i - i :a:a....-.. 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