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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 8th Ave
Helena, MT 59620-1202
Property Address: 120 N 7TH AVE
Historic Address (if applicable):
City/Town: BOZEMAN
Site Number: 018
(An historic district number may also apply.)
County: GALLATIN
Historic Name: Unknown Original Owner(s): The Vine Kids Dental
Current Ownership Private Public
Current Property Name:
Owner(s): SJY Commercial LLC
Owner Address: PO Box 4708, Bozeman, MT 59772-4708
Phone:
Legal Location
PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E
NW¼ SE ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12
Lot(s): Lot 23 - 25, LESS RW ON LOT 23
Block(s): E
Addition: Tracy’s 2nd Add (TR2) Year of Addition: 1883
USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987
Historic Use:
Current Use: Commerce
Construction Date: 1984 Estimated Actual
Original Location Moved Date Moved:
UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov
NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496421.7 Northing: 5058609.6
National Register of Historic Places
NRHP Listing Date:
Historic District:
NRHP Eligible: Yes No
Date of this document: 2/28/2020
Form Prepared by: 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: Property is less than 50 years old
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Architectural Description
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Contemporary
Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Dentist
Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown
Source of Information: N/A
The site consists of a modern commercial property, currently The Vine Kids’ Dental office. The building has a rectangular footprint,
with a concrete foundation. It has a low-pitched hipped roof, with gabled dormers. The roof is clad in asphalt shingles. The exterior walls are clad in brick veneer and the gable ends are covered in horizontal siding which appears to be vinyl.
The primary entrance is on the south façade, facing a paved parking lot to the south. The entry is recessed, with an angled wall to the
west and banked fixed and casement windows spanning the façade. The entry is covered by the overhang of the roof and a paved sidewalk provides access to the public ROW along 7th Street. Metal casement and fixed windows span the west and north elevations.
The east elevation was obscured from view by a hedge planted on the east property line. Overall, the property is in excellent condition but is not historic. It has not previously been recorded.
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History of Property
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
HISTORY OF PROPERTY Prior to construction of this building in the 1980s, the property was originally purchased from the U.S. Government by William H.
Tracy on June 15, 1872. He platted it as Tracy’s 2nd Addition on May 16, 1883. A house was built on this property prior to 1891, based on the Sanborn maps and Gallatin County deed records (Sanborn Map Company Jul 1890). Some history of past land owners,
most likely associated with the previous structure at this location, are as follows: Mary M. Jones purchased this property on March 30, 1907. Mary M. (Jones) Jones was born on October 27, 1838 in Llandewi, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales to John and Jane Jones. Mary came to the United States with her parents when she was three years
old. Mary married Thomas Jones on July 7, 1858 in Dodgeville, WI. Mary Jones died on September 4, 1913 of pneumonia, after which she was buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Findagrave.com 2004). Mary M. Jones owned this property when
she died in 1913. Following her death, her heirs agreed that Jones’s daughter, Lillie Moffett, should have the free use and occupancy
of the house until the estate was settled (Ancestry.com 2015). David and Dora Williams purchased the property on May 15, 1915. David N. Williams was born in Pomroy, Ohio to Noah and Mary
Williams in 1857. David Williams and Dora Moore were married at Reese Creek, Gallatin County, MT on April 24, 1892. Dora was born in Malad, Idaho to Amoes B. and Celia Moore on May 13, 1870. David and Dora lived in the Springhill, MT area for a time. David was postmaster in Springhill and farmed in the area. David and Dora moved to California between 1924 and 1929 (Gallatin
County Deed Records 72/357 and 72/358). David Williams died in Los Angeles, CA on August 16, 1928. Dora Williams died in Los Angeles, CA on November 28, 1945 (GHM Vertical File).
Blanche Jones purchased the property on March 19, 1921. Blanche Luce was born on August 14, 1876 in Warren, Ohio to Thomas
and Sarah (Seaman) Luce. Blanche came to Montana with her parents in 1891. Blanche Luce married Evan D. Jones October 6, 1897 in Great Falls, MT (Independent-Observer 1 September 1938). Blanche lived in Bozeman, MT for many years. Blanche sold the
property in 1936 and died two years later on August 26, 1938 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Waco, TX. She is buried at Hillside Cemetery in Conrad, MT (Findagrave.com 2004). Margarite (Jones) McCrosson was the daughter of Blanche Jones. Dave and Emily (Button) Douma acquired the property on February
2, 1938. Dave Douma was born on June 26, 1897 in Friesland, Netherlands to Douwe and Hinke (Feddema) Douma. Dave came to the Gallatin Valley in 1913 (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle July 1980). Dave Douma married Emily Button on October 10, 1929.
They worked on the family farm near Anceny, MT. After farming for many years, the family moved to Bozeman in 1936-1937. Dave worked as a Watkins Company salesman for many years (R. L. Polk & Co.; personal communication with Alice Douma, February 21,
2020). Watkins was a manufacturing and distribution company that sold consumer products with an independent salesforce (Watkins1868.com). Emily Button was born on April 12, 1910 to Lillian May and Alson Button of West End, Montana. She, along
with her family, moved to Bozeman in 1916 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 27 May 2005). Emily Douma died on May 24, 2005. Dave Douma died on July 9, 1980. Dave and Emily Douma are buried together in Meadowview Cemetery in Manhattan, MT
(Findagrave.com 2004).
On May 24, 1982, Robert and Sheryl “Sherry” Essig purchased the property and demolished the pre-1891 residence, building the current commercial building in its stead, c.1984 (Personal Communication Robert Essig on 3 Feb 2020). On September 11, 2018 the
Essig Properties LLC sold the property to SJY Commercial LLC, who is the current owner as of late 2019.
Table 1. Chain of Title, 120 North Seventh Street, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference
USA William H. Tracy 15 June 1872 Patent S ½ of NE ¼ section 12, T2S
R5E and SW ¼ of NW ¼ of section 7, T2S, R6E (113.40
acres)
D: I/56
William H. and Sarah J. Tracy J. M. Riggs 01 May 1890 Warranty Deed Lots 22 and 23, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 16/488
William H. and
Sarah J. Tracy
J. M. Riggs 06 April 1891 Warranty Deed Lot 24, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd
Addition
D: 18/102
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History of Property
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
Table 1. Chain of Title, 120 North Seventh Street, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee
Date of
Instrument
Type of
Instrument
Property
Description/Comments Reference
William H. and Sarah J. Tracy J. M. Riggs 22 July 1895 Warranty Deed Lot 25, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 14/550
James M. and
Anna Riggs
George
Foerschler
24 July 1895 Bond for Deed Lots 23 – 25, Block E, Tracy’s
2nd Addition
D: Misc. 6/345
J. M. and Anna Riggs and George
and Lizzie R. Foerschler
Arnold B. Carow 14 September 1898 Warranty Deed Same D: 23/479
Arnold B. and
Mary Carow
John Yates 01 March
1902
Warranty Deed Same D: 28/502
John and Emma J. Yates Anna L. Looney 10 March 1906 Warranty Deed Same D: 36/316
Anna L. Looney Mary M. Jones 30 March
1907
Warranty Deed Same D: 35/631
Mary M. Jones, by Administrator
of Estate
Lillie Moffett 23 April 1915 Same Probate Case Files, District Court,
Gallatin County
Robert H. and Lillie Moffett David N. Williams 15 May 1915 Warranty Deed Same D: 52/570
David N. and Dora Williams Blanche Jones 19 March 1921 Warranty Deed Same D: 66/116
Marguerite and
John W.
McCrosson
Blanche Jones 31 August
1936
Quit Claim Deed Same D: 80/13
Blanche Jones C. H. Henry 17 November 1936 Warranty Deed Same D: 80/39
C. H. Henry and
Golda Henry
Dave D. Douma 02 February
1938
Warranty Deed Same D: 82/199
Dave D. Douma Dave and Laura Emily Douma 09 February 1968 Warranty Deed Same D: 156/81
Dave D. Douma Laura Emily Douma 03 May 1982 Certificate of Inheritance Tax Same D: Film 69/1585, Film
69/1583
Laura Emily
Douma
Robert G. and
Sherry J. Essig
24 May 1982 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 80/2297
Robert G. Essig, Sheryl J. Essig
Trust
Essig Properties, LLC 09 May 2005 Revocable Living Trust Agreement Same D: #2617120
Essig Properties, LLC SJY Commercial LLC 11 September 2018 Warranty Deed Lot 23-25, less RW on Lot 23, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: #2627037
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ancestry.com
2015 Montana, Wills and Probate Records, 1866-1965 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-
bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=mrb1773&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=9072&gsfn=mary&gsln=jones&new=1&rank=1&uidh=lud&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-
d&pcat=36&fh=0&h=9198&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&queryId=9f8924e7ce22d4b443b06aaa39756a98, accessed January 31, 2020.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 1980 “Dave Douma.” July. Bozeman, Montana.
2005 “Laura Emily Douma.” 27 May. Bozeman, Montana.
Find A Grave
2004 Dave Douma (26 Jun 1897 – 9 Jul 1980). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18879098/dave-douma, accessed November 21, 2019.
2004 Emily Button Douma (12 Apr 1910 – 24 May 2005). Electronic document,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18879266/emily-douma, accessed November 21, 2019.
2004 Blanche Luce Jones (14 Aug 1876 – 1938). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187965479, accessed January 31, 2020.
2004 Mary M. Jones Jones (27 Oct 1838 – 4 Sep 1913). Electronic document,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45264842/mary-m_-jones, accessed January 31, 2020.
2004 Anna Riggs (29 Jan 1840 – 10 Apr 1928). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94326438/anna-riggs, accessed January 31, 2020.
2004 James M Riggs (11 Apr 1839 – 11 Jun 1901). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51340796/janus-
m-riggs, accessed January 31, 2020.
Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder
1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana.
Gallatin History Museum (GHM) No Date Vertical File “Williams.” Bozeman, Montana.
The Helena Independent [Helena, Montana] 1908 “Fall is Fatal to Bozeman Pioneer.” 16 April. Helena, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/525568898/?terms=William%2BTracy, accessed November 25, 2019.
Independent-Observer [Conrad, Montana] 1938 “Blanche Luce Jones.” 1 September. Conrad, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/353888724/?terms=Blanche%2BJones, accessed January 31, 2020.
Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 2/28/2020.
Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier [Ottumwa, Iowa] 1901 “Died.” 25 June. Ottumwa, Iowa. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/465306860/?terms=james%2Bmilton%2Briggs, accessed January 31, 2020.
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
R. L. Polk & Co.
1904-2010 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri.
Sanborn Map Company 1890-1943 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep
1943). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. Watkins.com No date The Watkins Story and Timeline. Electronic document, https://www.watkins1868.com/timeline, accessed January 31,
2020.
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Statement of Significance
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
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 evaluated this site against the NRHP Criteria. This site was built in 1984 and is, therefore, less than 50 years in age and does not meet the standard threshold for eligibility. Cursory research regarding the property did not reveal any associations that would
satisfy Criterion Consideration G. While this site could be re-evaluated at a later date, it is currently recommended not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. If buildings in the vicinity constitute an eligible district, this site would be considered non-contributing.
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Integrity
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association)
This site is in excellent condition; however, it was constructed in 1984 and does not yet meeting the 50 year threshold for consideration as a historic property.
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Photographs
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
Feature # 1
Facing: NE
Description: Property 018. Oblique view northeast (Image # 1-0127, 10/17/2019. EAS).
Feature # 1
Facing: SE
Description: Property 018. Oblique view southeast (Image # 1-0128, 10/17/2019. EAS).
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Site Map
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018
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Topographic Map
Property Name: 120 N 7TH AVE Site Number: 018