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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: 522 W BEALL ST
Historic Address (if applicable):
City/Town: BOZEMAN
Site Number: 047
(An historic district number may also apply.)
County: GALLATIN
Historic Name: Unknown
Original Owner(s): Charles C. Field
Current Ownership Private Public
Current Property Name: Unknown
Owner(s): Beall Street Studios LLC
Owner Address: 112 Heritage Dr, Bozeman, MT 59715-
Phone:
Legal Location
PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E
NW¼ SE ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12
Lot(s): N 42 FT. LOT 9
Block(s): E
Addition: Tracy’s 3rd Add (TR3) Year of Addition: 1883
USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987
Historic Use: Commercial
Current Use: Commercial
Construction Date: 1972 Estimated Actual
Original Location Moved Date Moved:
UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov
NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred)
Zone: 12 Easting: 496501.6 Northing: 5058695.9
National Register of Historic Places
NRHP Listing Date:
Historic District:
NRHP Eligible: Yes No
Date of this document: 3/3/2020
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:
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Architectural Description
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Contemporary
Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Office
Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown
Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown
Source of Information: N/A
This site consists of a single-story office building built in 1972. The building has no embellishments associated with an architectural
style. It has a rectangular plan shape, a concrete foundation and is clad in corrugated steel sheets on the secondary elevations and
horizontal steel siding on the façade. It has a low-pitched gable roof, with overhanging eaves on the gable front. The roof appears to be
clad in steel, though it was unable to be seen clearly from the public right-of-way.
The building’s primary façade faces north onto W Beall St. The entry is off-center and contained within a shed-roofed vestibule of
tinted-glass windows. To the east of the entry is a bank of three fixed tinted-glass windows. A concrete retaining wall in front of the
building contains a mixture of small plants and shrubs; to the east of the retaining wall is an ADA-accessible concrete ramp that leads
to the main entry.
The west elevation contains two-lite sliding windows. The east elevation is partially obscured from the public right-of-way. The south
elevation was not observed at the time of inventory, but has a full-width shed-roofed addition.
Overall, the site is in excellent condition. Few changes appear to have been made. The site has not been recorded previously, though
James R. McDonald did survey the adjacent property, 608 W Beall St., in 1984.
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History of Property
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
HISTORY OF PROPERTY
Prior to the construction of a building here, William H. Tracy purchased this property from the United States on June 15, 1872. He
platted the land as Tracy’s 3rd Addition on May 16, 1883. William and Sarah Tracy sold these lots to Green B. Williams on August 14,
1891. This property originally consisted of an area that fronted onto both Lamme Street and Beall Street. A residence was built on the
property facing Lamme Street in 1891-1892, possibly by Green B. Williams (Sanborn Map Company Jul 1890, Jan 1904). The
address at that time was 521 W. Lamme Street (see information on 521 W. Lamme Street property record form).
Emma Fjeld purchased the property on May 27, 1948. Emma Gilbertson was born in Portland, North Dakota on December 2, 1887 to
Gilbert and Lisa Gilbertson and married Carl Fjeld of Northwood, IA in 1908 in Roseu County, MN (Ancestry.com 2001). The family
owned the property only briefly. Carl Emil Jr. and Mary Lou Fjeld purchased the property on October 22, 1948.
Mary Lou Fjeld was born in Havre, MT to Lorene and Charles C. Harper on January 30, 1921. Carl Fjeld was born on September 29,
1918 in Scobey, MT to Carl E. Fjeld Sr. and Emma (Gilbertson) Fjeld. Mary Lou and Carl Fjeld owned Lake Paint and Glass in
Bozeman, MT from the 1950s to the 1970s (Ancestry.com 2001). The business, Lake Paint and Glass, was operated out of the
structure at 521 W. Lamme in 1950, but the location moved to 166 W. Main Street by 1954 (R. L. Polk & Company 1950, 1954).
Mary Lou Fjeld died on March 15, 2018 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 8 April 2018). Carl Fjeld died on June 24, 2005 (Ancestry.com
2001).
Charles Carl and Sheril S. Fjeld obtained the property on June 6, 1972. That year, a commercial structure was built on the north side of
the lot facing Beall Street, with the address of 522 Beall Street. In 1973 this property was subdivided. The north 42 feet of Lots 9 and
10 and the west 56 feet of lots 24 and 28 of Block E of Tracy’s 3rd Addition were split away from the original property boundaries.
According to city directories, the building that was constructed facing Beall Street in 1972 was occupied by Lake Paint and Glass
Company from 1972 to 1981. From 1982 to 1985 it was Lake Glass, Inc.
The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel purchased the property on March 25, 1986. From 1986 to 2000 the structure was
occupied by Hope Chapel and Foursquare Church. In 2001, it became the Beth Israel Messianic and Hope Chapel. From 2003 to 2012
the occupant was listed as River Valley Christian Fellowship (R. L. Polk & Co 1972 – 2012).
Harte Properties LLC purchased the property on February 16, 2017. Beall Street Studios LLC, the current owner, as of November
2019, purchased the property on October 30, 2017.
Table 1. Chain of Title, 522 West Beall 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
Green B.
Williams
14 August
1891
Warranty Deed Lots 9, 10, and 56 sq. ft. adj.
to the north, Block E, Tracy’s
3rd Addition
D: 18/209
Green B. and
Ellen Williams
D. F. Cowan 15 June 1893 Warranty Deed Same D: 14/320
D. F. and Nannie
B. Cowan
William M.
Cowan and B. F.
Gibson
06 January
1894
Warranty Deed Same D: 14/321
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History of Property
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
Table 1. Chain of Title, 522 West Beall Street, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee
Date of
Instrument
Type of
Instrument
Property
Description/Comments Reference
William M. and
Louisa Cowan
and Benjamin F.
and Kate Gibson
Laura A. Cowan 15 November
1899
Warranty Deed Same D: 25/585
Laura A. and
Andrew J.
Cowan
John H. Martin 09 June 1900 Warranty Deed Same D: 27/308
John H. and
Lena B. Martin
Timothy C. Ward 08 August
1901
Warranty Deed Same D: 26/431
Guy and Nora
Hodson and Ada
Maude and Rex
Hodson
David N.
Williams
26 June 1917 Warranty Deed Same D: 56/423
David N. and
Dora Williams
Sadie Gabriel
Meinecke
11 September
1924
Warranty Deed Same D: 72/357
Sadie Gabriel
and Benjamin
Meinecke
Dora Williams 20 April 1929 Warranty Deed Same D: 72/358
Dora Williams William A.
Newton
08 September
1931
Warranty Deed Same D: 76/420
William A. and
Plesy Newton
Eugene W. Brady 29 April 1937 Warranty Deed Same D: 80/360
Eugene W. and
Ophia Brady
Hans J. and Cora
Lain
01 November
1943
Warranty Deed Same D: 88/537
Hans J. and Cora
Lain
Emma Fjeld 27 May 1948 Warranty Deed Same D: 97/224
Emma and Carl
E. Fjeld
Carl Emil Fjeld
Jr.
22 October
1948
Warranty Deed Same D: 98/67
Carl Emil Jr. and
Mary Lou Fjeld
Charles Carl and
Sheril S. Fjeld
06 June 1972 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 14/797
Sheril S. Fjeld Charles C. Fjeld 05 January
1973
Warranty Deed N 42’ Lots 9 and 10 and W
56’ of Lots 24 and 28, Block
E, Tracy’s 3rd Addition
D: Film 17/771
Charles C. Fjeld International
Church of the
Foursquare
Gospel
25 March
1986
Warranty Deed Same D: Film 91/2112
International
Church of the
Foursquare
Gospel
Harte Properties
LLC
16 February
2017
Warranty Deed Same D: #2572851
Harte Properties,
LLC
Beall Street
Studios, LLC
30 October
2017
Warranty Deed Same D: #2597155
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ancestry.com
2001 Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document,
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-
bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5437&h=625712&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb2200&_phstart=successSource, accessed
February 23, 2020.
The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana]
1982 “Emma Fjeld.” 15 September. Billings, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/413181972/?terms=Emma%2BFjeld, accessed February 23, 2020.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana]
2018 “Mary Lou Fjeld.” 8 April. Bozeman, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/obituaries/mary-lou-fjeld/article_f923badc-59f9-58b6-879c-455764257255.html,
accessed February 23, 2020.
Find A Grave
2004 Emma Gilbertson Fjeld (1887 – 13 Sep 1982). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76185328,
accessed February 23, 2020.
Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder
1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana.
Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 3/03/2020.
R. L. Polk & Co.
1904-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri.
Sanborn Map Company
1890-1943 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep
1943). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York.
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Statement of Significance
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
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
This site has been evaluated against the NRHP Criteria. It was built in 1972 and is approaching the fifty-year threshold for historic
significance. It is found to lack individual significance for association with events that have made a contribution to the broad patterns
of our history under Criterion A. The site lacks direct association with persons of historical significance under Criterion B. Under
Criterion C, the site does not represent significant characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. Under Criterion D, the
site is not likely to yield information that would contribute to our understanding of the past. Metcalf recommends this site not eligible
for inclusion in the NRHP.
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Integrity
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association)
This site is in excellent condition and retains most aspects of integrity. The glass vestibule on the north façade is likely a later addition,
but does not detract from the site’s character.
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Photographs
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
Feature #1
Facing: SW
Description: Property 047. Oblique view southwest (Image #1-0121 10/17/2020. EAS).
Feature # 1
Facing: NE
Description: Property 047. Oblique view southeast (Image #1-0120 10/17/2020. EAS).
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Site Map
Property Name: 522 W BEALL ST Site Number: 047
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Topographic Map
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