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Home My WebLink About415 N 5th Ave 2020 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: 415 N 5TH AVE Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 006 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: Unknown Original Owner(s): Charles Vanderzee Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Unknown Owner(s): M532 MT LLC Owner Address: 1110 S Tracy Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715-5332 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E SW ¼ NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12 Lot(s): S32.5' LOT 6 & N35' LOT 7, PLAT E-1 Block(s): 4 Addition: Violett Add (VIO) Year of Addition: 1941 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residence Current Use: Residence Construction Date: 1954 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496556.6 Northing: 5058885.7 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: Historic District: NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property meets the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 11/04/2019 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: Site would contribute to a potential Historic District. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Minimal Traditional Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Single family home Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: N/A This property consists of one historical architectural feature: a house built in 1954. The house is a wood-framed, single-story structure with characteristics of a Minimal Traditional style typical of mid-century housing developments. It has a square plan, with a poured concrete foundation with basement windows. The house has a hipped roof covered in asphalt shingles, and features boxed eves and metal stovepipes and/or vents. The exterior walls are clad in horizontal wood siding. The primary façade faces east onto 5th Ave. The main entryway is centered and flush with the east façade, and is accessed by a flight of shallow concrete steps. The east façade contains a large picture window with four-lite side lites (with storm windows) on either side. Other window types observed from the public ROW include two-lite casement and double-hung windows, and small two-lite basement windows. Most original windows and openings appear to be intact. There is a single-stall attached garage with a flat roof at the southwest corner of the house, and its vehicle entry has a row of square windows along the upper half. There do not appear to be any additional site features on the property. The site is well maintained. Vegetation in the front yard includes small flower plants and small deciduous bushes along the base of the east façade on either side of the entry, and a small deciduous tree on the north side of the house. Mature deciduous and coniferous trees and some deciduous bushes are located in the backyard, to the west of the house. There is a decorative windmill (4-5 ft high) located on the south end of the front lawn near the driveway. The property was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property had not yet reached the fifty- year threshold for consideration as a historic property and was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district.” Since then, the property has come of age. There appear to be no changes since this previous survey, although the original survey does state that design and materials have changed since its original construction. The site is in excellent condition overall, and Metcalf finds that it retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 HISTORY OF PROPERTY Prior to construction of the residence, this property was purchased and owned by Bozeman pioneer, carpenter, architect, and farmer William Beall (Phillips 2016). It was platted as The Violett Addition by Lena E. Border, Harvey E. Murdock and Ina I. Murdock on May 12, 1941 (see Table 1). Lena Border was born September 6, 1873, to Sam and Mary Bostwick near Springhill, MT. On August 12, 1883, Lena married Henry Border and they lived on a farm outside of Bozeman for ten years and then moved into Bozeman where they lived until Henry’s death in 1929. After the death of her husband, Lena lived with her daughter, Dr. Leila Fishleigh, in Portland OR. Mrs. Border was a member of the Bozeman Rebekah Lodge (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 1941). Lena died on August of 1941 and is buried next to Henry in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Find A Grave 2004). Harvey Murdock was born in Ohio, and Ina (Brown) Murdock was born in South Dakota. The couple was married in 1907 and came to Montana in 1914. According to the reference librarian at the Montana State University Special Collections, Harvey taught Agricultural Engineering at what was then Montana State College, from 1914 until he retired in 1943. Harvey died in July of 1956 (The Billings Gazette 7/18/1956) and Ina died in 1972. They are buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Find A Grave 2004). In 1952, Charles and Anna Vanderzee purchased lots 6 and 7 in Block 4 of The Violett Addition (see Tables 1 and 2). As the first occupants of the site, they moved into the single-family residence on this property in 1954. According to the initial building permit filed on October 7, 1954, construction of the house and garage was estimated at $8,000 (City of Bozeman Building Division 1954). Charles Vanderzee was born in 1893 in South Holland, Illinois. In 1927, he married Anna Workman. The two of them moved to the Gallatin Valley in 1949. He was involved in selling cars and real estate while living in Bozeman. Charles Vanderzee retired from real estate in 1983 and died shortly thereafter of a heart attack on November 27, 1983 while living at 415 N 5th at the time of his death. Anna continued to live at the property until 1992 (R.L. Polk & Co 1954 to 1993) when she moved to the Bozeman Care Center located just down the street at 321 N. 5th. Anna was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 8, 1903. Anna died on September 11, 1994 of natural causes. Charles and Anna are buried together in Churchill Cemetery in Churchill, MT (Find a Grave 2004). The property was sold to Anna Vanderzee’s two daughters, Annetta VanDyken and Charlotte VanDyk, in 1990 with Anna Vanderzee’s name still on the deed as well. They sold the property to D. Gorden Childress on September 24, 1992. Mr. Childress sold the property to Gregory R and Cecelia M Notess on February 20, 1993. The Notess family made improvements to the previously unfinished basement recorded in 2001 (City of Bozeman Building Division 2001). The Notess family eventually sold the property to M532 MT LLC on September 7, 2018 and, just over a year later, the LLC sold the property to Graeme H and Sarah A MacPherson on October 1, 2019 and they are the current owners in 2019 (see Table 3). Table 1. Chain of Title, [415 N 5TH AVE], Bozeman, Montana. (Lot 6, Block 4, Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference United States of America William J Beall 1 May 1871 Patent N ½ of NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E D: 2/373 William J and Rosa V Beall Benjamin P Barker 14 Jul 1880 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E (20 acres) D: 1/370 Benjamin P Barker Rosa V Beall 14 Jul 1880 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E (20 acres) D: 1/374 William J and Rosa Beall Henry I Border 3 Mar 1898 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E [See plat] D: 24/410 Sam I and Bertina C Border, Mary Cloninger, Thirza Bair, Leila B Fishleigh Lena E Border 24 Aug 1931 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 12, T2S R5 E D: 76/76 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 Table 1. Chain of Title, [415 N 5TH AVE], Bozeman, Montana. (Lot 6, Block 4, Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Lena E Border John M Railey 20 Jun 1941 Warranty Deed Lots 5, 6, 13, 14, Block 3, and Lots 5, 6, 13, 14, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 85/173 John M and Agnes Railey John and Alice Van Egmond 6 Jun 1952 Warranty Deed Lot 5 and 6, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 108/283 John and Alice Van Egmond Charles and Anna C Vanderzee 8 Oct 1952 Warranty Deed S 32.5’ Lot 6, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 109/335 Table 2. Chain of Title, [415 N 5TH AVE], Bozeman, Montana. (Lot 7, Block 4, Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference United States of America William J Beall 1 May 1871 Patent N ½ of NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E D: 2/373 William J and Rosa Beall Henry I Border 3 Mar 1898 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E [See plat] D: 24/410 Sam I and Bertina C Border, Mary Cloninger, Thirza Bair, Leila B Fishleigh Lena E Border 24 Aug 1931 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 12, T2S R5 E [See plat?] D: 76/76 Lena E Border H E Murdock 18 Oct 1939 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E [what becomes Lots 7-12, Block 3 and Lots 7-12, Block 4, Violett Addition] D: 84/9 Harvey E and Ina A Murdock Charles and Anna C Vanderzee 4 Sept 1952 Warranty Deed Lot 7, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 109/65 Table 3. Chain of Title, [street address], Bozeman, Montana. (S 32.5' Lot 6 & N 35' Lot 7, Block 4, Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Charles Vanderzee Anna Vanderzee Rec: 5 Dec 1983 Application for Determination of Inheritance Tax No Description D: Film 81/50 Anna Vanderzee Anna Vanderzee, Annetta Van Dyken, and Charlotte Van Dyk 11 Dec 1990 Warranty Deed S 32.5’ Lot 6 & N 35’ Lot 7, Block 4, Violett Addition D: Film 114/23 Anna Vanderzee, Annetta Van Dyken, and Charlotte Van Dyk D Gordon Childress 24 Sept 1992 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 126/2180 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 Table 3. Chain of Title, [street address], Bozeman, Montana. (S 32.5' Lot 6 & N 35' Lot 7, Block 4, Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference D Gordon Childress Gregory R and Cecelia M Notess 20 Feb 1993 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 129/4292 Gregory R and Cecelia M Notess M532 MT LLC 7 Sept 2018 Warranty Deed Same D: #2625840 M532 MT LLC Graeme H and Sarah A MacPherson 1 Oct 2019 Warranty Deed Same D: # MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Ancestry.com 2017 Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Electronic document, https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 11/11/2019. The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1956 “Rites Set Today for Ex-Instructor." July 18. Billings, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/409515644/?terms=Harvey%2BMurdock accessed 11/11/2019. 1983 “Charles Vanderzee.” 29 Nov. Billing, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/411197243/?article=a9191c21-9331-413f-8aa8- d3d47d7b7e52&focus=0.5502637,0.1611267,0.7547537,0.30906487&xid=2378&_ga=2.178629156.1244121837.157289204 3-51480127.1566255182 (accessed 11/11/2019). Bozeman Daily Chronicle 1941 “Mrs. Border Passes Away from Stroke.” The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. 1941. City of Bozeman Building Division 1954 “415 N 5th Ave,” Building Permit. 10/7/1954. City of Bozeman Building Division. Bozeman, Montana. 2001 “415 N 5th Ave,” Building Permit. 8/7/2001. City of Bozeman Building Division. Bozeman, Montana. Find A Grave 2004 Harvey Murdock. (Unknown – 1956). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51340066/harvey-e_-murdock accessed 10/13/2019. 2004 Anna Vanderzee (8 Aug 1903 – 11 Sept 1994). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75260613/anna-vanderzee, accessed 11/4/2019. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. James R. McDonald Architects 1984 415 N 5th Ave. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana. Phillips, Rachel 2016 Legendary Locals of Bozeman. Archadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. R. L. Polk & Co. 1941-2010 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Renewable Technologies, Inc. [RTI] 2008 Bozeman Historic Resources Survey, revised ed. Prepared for Planning Department, City of Bozeman, Bozeman, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.bozeman.net/home/showdocument?id=5645, accessed 3/31/2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Statement of Significance Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 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 The property was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property had not yet reached the fifty- year threshold for consideration as a historic property and was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district.” Since then, the property has come of age. There appear to be no changes since this previous survey. Sec. 38.700 of the Bozeman Municipal Code defines an eligible property as one that meets the criteria for inclusion in the NRHP or State Register either 1) individually or 2) as a contributing building to an existing or potential historic district. This site has been evaluated against the NRHP Criteria and has been determined to lack individual significance under Criterion A, B, C, and D. The site is not located within an existing historic district; however, it should be considered eligible/contributing to a potential district composed of similar structures observed in the vicinity. The site retains sufficient integrity to convey its association with the Postwar Expansion Phase of Bozeman’s development (RTI 2008). It is representative of the earliest expressions of what is now considered Minimal Traditional housing, as it was seen throughout central Bozeman. Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s 1941 Violett Addition in order to evaluate district potential. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Integrity Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition, overall. No major alterations appear to have been made to the house and Metcalf finds it retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 006. Front east façade (Image #1649, 10/16/2019. SLW). Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 006. Oblique view (Image #1648, 10/16/2019. SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 415 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 006