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Home My WebLink About1104 N Rouse N 5th 2019MONTANA 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 8th Ave Helena, MT 59620-1202 Property Address: 1104 N ROUSE AVE 511 E TAMARACK ST 905 N WALLACE ST Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Unknown Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Co. Owner(s): Kenyon Noble Lumber Co / Camo Holdings LLC Owner Address: PO Box 1109, Bozeman, MT 59771-1109 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E NW¼ NW ¼ SE ¼, SW¼ NW ¼ SE ¼, SE¼ NW ¼ SE ¼, NW¼ SW¼ SE ¼ and NE ¼ SW ¼ SE ¼, of Section: 6 Lot(s): ABANDONED RIGHT OF WAY PLUS PT OF VACANT STREET, Lot 1, 17-19, PT of Lot 20 PLUS VAC ALLEY Block(s): Blocks 114, 110 Addition: Northern Pacific Add (NPB) Year of Addition: USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Commercial Current Use: Commercial Construction Date: 1958, 1959 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497599 Northing: 5059723 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: Historic District: NRHP Eligible: Yes No Date of this document: 11/14/2019 Form Prepared by: E. Sakariassen, S. Wells, Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. with C. Alegria and C. Hendry, Extreme History Project Address: Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., Bozeman, MT Daytime Phone: 406-219-3535 MT SHPO USE ONLY Eligible for NRHP: □ yes □ no Criteria: □ A □ B □ C □ D Date: Evaluator: Comments: X MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Utilitarian Property Type: Industrial Specific Property Type: Lumber company Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: This site is the Kenyon Noble Lumber Company, consisting of five commercial warehouse buildings within a fenced-in lumber yard encompassing 9.38 acres. Street addresses for these warehouse buildings are given as 1104 N Rouse Ave, 511 E Tamarack St, and 905 N Wallace Ave. Of the five buildings, four were visible from the public ROW and only two are fifty years in age. Feature 1 is a metal-clad warehouse building at 1104 N Rouse Ave, built in 1958. It is a two-story building, with a gable-front roof and a shed-roofed extension along the north elevation. The feature has a rectangular plan shape with a concrete foundation. The exterior is clad in standing-seam steel siding. The primary entrance is located on the west gable end, with a standard glass door accessed by a concrete stoop. Original windows and openings appear to be intact, with a mixture of metal casement windows and sliding windows observed. An additional entrance to the building was visible from the ROW and consists of a large vehicle bay door. This feature is in good condition. Feature 2 is an arched Quonset-style storage building built in 1959. It is a galvanized steel structure with a rectangular plan set on a concrete foundation. The building is roughly 100 feet long (north-south) and 55 feet wide (east-west). The primary entrance is on the south façade and consists of a standard door west of center. Centered on the façade is a large sectional garage door, open at the time of inventory. The feature is in good condition, with some minor damage sustained over the years, as indicated by dents in the exterior steel siding. In addition to the two historic features, there are three modern buildings on site. To the northwest of Feature 2 is a large wood-framed, metal clad warehouse building. It has a gable-front roof with two large vehicle bay doors on the south façade. The building is in excellent condition but was built in 1984 and is not considered a historic structure. Further north, there is a smaller wood-framed, metal clad warehouse building. It, too, has a gable roof. It was not able to be seen clearly from the public ROW but according to Montana Cadastral records, it was built in 1998 and is not considered a historic structure. A third building, a large two-story concrete edifice, is located at the southeast corner of the site. It was built in 1976 and bears characteristics of the post-modern style, with vertically-grooved concrete panels as the exterior facing. The entry is on the east elevation and very few window openings are present. The building is in good condition but is not considered a historic structure at this time. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 HISTORY OF PROPERTY This site is property of the Kenyon Noble Lumber yard, a local business with a supply center on Oak Street. The Company was founded by Squire C. Kenyon who purchased the Prey Lumber Company in Salesville and moved the operation to Bozeman in 1889. The Company was reborn as the S.C. Kenyon Lumber Dealer. Originally, Kenyon’s operation was located on Main Street, and sold coal as well as lumber milled at the mouth of Middle Creek Canyon. In 1906, the Company was re-incorporated with two additional owners: Kenyon’s son Carlisle Kenyon and Thomas Noble (Phillips 2016). Thomas Noble was a logger. He and his wife Anna had come to Bozeman in 1890, where he found work with the Prey Lumber Company before rising to role of partner in Kenyon’s new enterprise (Montana Historical Society n.d.). The company is currently known as Kenyon Noble Lumber & Hardware, specializing in hardware, construction materials, concrete and trusses. They have property throughout the region with operations in Bozeman, Belgrade, and Livingston, Montana. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Montana Historical Society n.d. “Thomas Noble House.” The Montana National Register Sign Program. Digital Vault, http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/items/show/21201, accessed 11/4/2019. Phillips, Rachel 2016 Legendary Locals of Bozeman. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NRHP Listing Date: NRHP Eligibility: Yes No Individually Contributing to Historic District Noncontributing to Historic District NRHP Criteria: A B C D Area of Significance: Period of Significance: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Metcalf has made a preliminary field assessment regarding the potential eligibility of this site against the NRHP Criteria. The site is in good condition and retains certain aspects of integrity. Cursory research reveals historic associations with a long-standing Bozeman business and some of the City’s prominent early businessman engaged in the lumber industry—S.C. and Carlyle Kenyon and Thomas Noble. However, this property postdates the involvement of these three individuals with the company and has no direct association with the significance of their business in the early development of Bozeman. Metcalf, therefore, finds the site is not eligible under Criterion A or B. It does not represent significant characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, nor does it represent the work of a master under Criterion C. Furthermore, it is unlikely an archaeological investigation of this site would yield information important to our understanding of area history under Criterion D. Metcalf recommends this site not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. X MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) Some damage to the exterior materials of Feature 2 was noted as having a minor affect on integrity of materials. Introduction of new buildings set apart from the historic features is in keeping with the property’s type as a commercial lumber yard. Overall, the site retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 118. Oblique view (Image #01-0098, 10/17/2019. EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 118. Oblique view (Image #01-0101, 10/17/2019. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 Feature # 1 Facing: NNE Description: Property 118. View of south elevation (Image #01-0103, 10/17/2019. EAS). Feature # 2 Facing: NE Description: Property 118. Oblique view of Quonset (Image #01-0110, 10/7/2019. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 Feature # N/A Facing: NE Description: Property 122. View of metal clad warehouse building (Image #01-0108, 10/17/2019. EAS). Feature # N/A Facing: NE Description: Property 122. Oblique view of concrete warehouse building (Image #01-0112, 10/7/2019. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Photographs Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 Feature # N/A Facing: SW Description: Property 122. Oblique view of concrete warehouse building (Image #01-0114, 10/7/2019. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Site Map Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 12 Topographic Map Property Name: Kenyon Noble Lumber Company Site Number: 118, 122, & 128