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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: 521 W LAMME ST
Historic Address (if applicable): 617 W LAMME ST
(1912 Sanborn Map)
City/Town: BOZEMAN
Site Number: 060
(An historic district number may also apply.)
County: GALLATIN
Historic Name: Unknown
Original Owner(s): Unknown
Current Ownership Private Public
Current Property Name: Unknown
Owner(s): Hilleboe Fam Rev Living Trust
Owner Address: 812 Gerald Ave, Missoula, MT 59801-4241
Phone:
Legal Location
PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E
NW¼ SE¼ NE¼ of Section: 12
Lot(s): S 98' LOTS 9 & 10
Block(s): E
Addition: Tracy’s 3rd Add (TR3) Year of Addition: 1883
USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987
Historic Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
Construction Date: c. 1891-1892 Estimated Actual
Original Location Moved Date Moved:
UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov
NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred)
Zone: 12 Easting: 496501.9 Northing: 5058664.3
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: 2/7/2020
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:
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Architectural Description
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Architectural Style: Queen Anne If Other, specify:
Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Single family dwelling
Architect: unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: unknown
Builder/Contractor: unknown Company/City/State: unknow
Source of Information: N/A
This property consists of two historical architectural features: a house built c. 1892 and a detached garage built in 1954. The house is a
wood-framed, 1.5-story structure with characteristics of the Queen Anne style including its asymmetrical form and cross-gabled roof.
It has an irregular plan shape, with a foundation that is likely concrete but was not visible from the public ROW at the time of
inventory. The exterior is clad in asbestos shingles and the cross-gabled roof is covered in asphalt shingles. The primary entry is
located in a flat-roofed enclosed porch on the east end of the south façade, recessed slightly from the gable-front façade and accessed
by a paved path parallel to the driveway.
The south façade consists of a gable-front with paired one-over-one-lite windows on the first story and a single one-over-one-lite
window centered in the upper half story. The transecting wing is set back and contains no fenestration on the south side. The entry, at
the east end of the south façade, consists of a modern standard side-hung door with a single fixed lite. Directly above the entry, the
roof of the enclosed porch has a balustrade and serves as a balcony in the reentrant corner of the transacting gabled wings.
The east elevation contains a bank of three one-over-one-lite windows in the enclosed porch and a pair of one-over-one-lite windows
in the first story of the gable end at the north end, overlooking the driveway. In the upper half story, there is a single one-over-one-lite
window in the apex of the gable. A mature deciduous tree in the front yard obscured views of the balcony over the main entry, though
it is presumed there is an opening at the south end of the upper half story that provides access to this flat roof.
The west elevation also consists of a gable ended wing. There is one one-over-one-lite window centered on the gable on the first story.
In the upper half story, there is a one-over-one-lite window centered in the gable, with a smaller window opening immediately north.
No other fenestration was observed on this elevation, due to vegetation obscuring views from the public ROW.
The rear (north) elevation was not able to be observed from the public ROW.
A second feature, a 1954 garage, was added to the rear of the property and stands immediately northeast of the house. It is accessed by
a paved driveway that extends north, along the east side of the house. The garage is wood-framed, with a side-gabled roof. The roof is
covered in asphalt shingles. The exterior r appears to be clad in synthetic material. Historically, this structure was a single-stall, but
appears to have been converted for use as a “mother-in-law” house. This living space has a divided-lite window on the east end of the
south façade, where a garage door would have been originally. There is also a large plate-glass window or door on the south elevation,
to the west, barely visible from the public ROW.
The property was first recorded in August, 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property was considered an
“intrusive element within a potential historic district.” The site is in good condition overall, and Metcalf finds it retains sufficient
integrity to convey historic character.
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History of Property
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
HISTORY OF PROPERTY
Prior to construction of the house at 521 W Lamme St, this property was part of William H. Tracy’s extensive land holdings. He had
purchased this property from the United States on June 15, 1872 and included it in the plat of Tracy’s 3rd Addition on May 16, 1883.
William and Sarah Tracy sold these lots to Green B. Williams on August 14, 1891.
Green Berry Williams was born in Henderson County, North Carolina on April 27, 1842 (Findagrave.com 2004). Green Williams
married Ellen Edney on September 13, 1865 in Henderson, NC (Ancestry 2015). Green came to Bozeman soon after the Civil War, in
which he fought for the confederate cause (The Butte Daily Post 17 Oct 1905). Green worked as a carpenter and mechanic while
living in Bozeman (The Anaconda Standard 17 Oct 1905). Ellen Edney Williams was born on October 13, 1849 in North Carolina.
Ellen Williams died on February 15, 1907 in Portland, OR. Ellen and Green are buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman,
MT.
John H. and Lena B. Martin purchased the property on June 9, 1900 and owned it briefly before selling it to Timothy Ward on August
8, 1901. Timothy C. Ward had been born in Maine on December 30, 1828 to Enoch and Martha (Carter) Ward. He came to Montana
in 1863, first to Bannack and then later to Alder Gulch near Virginia City, MT. He arrived in the Gallatin valley in 1866 and
purchased a large ranch near Bozeman in 1880. He lived on and worked the ranch until 1901, when he moved to Bozeman and
purchased this property. He lived at 521 West Lamme Street until his death on March 16, 1914. He died suddenly, after collapsing on
Bozeman’s Main Street. Timothy Ward had never married and had no known relatives at the time of his death (The Anaconda
Standard 17 March 1914, Findagrave.com 2004). When Ward died, he left the West Lamme Street property to Laura A. Hodson.
Upon her death, the property would go to her sons Guy and Rex Hodson (Ancestry.com 2015).
Laura A. Hodson lived at this property in 1904 according to the R.L. Polk & Co City Directory. In 1906 Laura and her family had
moved to Livingston, MT. Laura’s sons sold the property to David Williams on June 26, 1917.
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 also farmed in the area. They
moved into Bozeman and lived at this property from 1909 to 1920. David and Dora moved to California between 1924 and 1929 (see
Table 1). David Williams died in Los Angeles, CA on August 16, 1928. Dora Williams died in Los Angeles, CA on November 28,
1945 (Findagrave.com 2004).
The property changed hands several times before Eugene and Ophia Brady purchased the property on April 29, 1937. Eugene was
born in Metropolis, Illinois on December 28, 1881. In 1940, Eugene and Ophia did not live in this house, but lived at 613 West
Lamme Street (along with John Brady). Howard and Catherine Brady lived in the house on this property. Both Eugene and Howard
worked at Forristell Cash Grocery at this time (R.L. Polk Directory 1940). Eugene was living at 613 West Lamme Street when he was
drafted for WWII. He is described as being 5’-5” tall with brown eyes, bald head, and weighing 175 pounds (Ancestry.com 2015).
Eugene Brady died in Fallbrook, CA on November 29, 1969 and was buried at the Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San
Diego, CA (Findagrave.com 2004). Ophia (Ragland) Brady was born in Metropolis, Illinois on December 24, 1882. She died on
December 17, 1970 in Oceanside, CA. She is also interred at the Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego, CA.
The lots were subdivided in 1973 by Charles C. and Sheril S. Fjeld. Various people owned and occupied the property since the
Brady’s tenure there, and the current owner as of 2019 is the Hilleboe Family Revocable Living Trust.
Table 1. Chain of Title, 521 W Lamme St, 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
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History of Property
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
Table 1. Chain of Title, 521 W Lamme St, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee
Date of
Instrument
Type of
Instrument
Property
Description/Comments Reference
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
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
Charles C. Fjeld Sheril S.
Fjeld
05 January 1973 Warranty Deed S 98’ Lots 9 and 10, Block E,
Tracy’s 3rd Addition
D: Film 17/772
Sheril S. Fjeld Bradley C.
and Virginia
P. Stratton, J.
Robert
Planalp,
Robert I.
Knipfer
04 November
1977
Warranty Deed Same D: Film 40/1595
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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History of Property
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
Table 1. Chain of Title, 521 W Lamme St, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee
Date of
Instrument
Type of
Instrument
Property
Description/Comments Reference
Bradley C. and
Virginia P.
Stratton, J.
Roger Planalp
and Robert I.
Knipfer (dba
P.K.S.
Investments)
John M.
Berger
02 July 1980 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 83/1136
John M. Berger John M. and
Pamela B.
Berger
17 May 1984 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 83/1010
John M. Berger Pamela B.
Berger
01 July 1993 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 133/4584
Pamela B.
Berger
Mark Russell
and Pamela
Beth
Hollowell
20 July 2010 Warranty Deed Same D: #2366044
Mark Russell
and Pamela Beth
Hollowell
Stuart P. and
Carla J.
Hilleboe
01 August 2012 Joint Tenancy
Warranty Deed
Same D: #2422393
Stuart P. and
Carla J. Hilleboe
Hilleboe
Family
Revocable
Living Trust
20 January 2015 Warranty Deed Same D: #2503335
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Anaconda Standard [Anaconda, Montana]
1905 “Pioneer Dead in Bozeman.” 17 October. Anaconda, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/354373227/?terms=G.B.%2BWilliams, accessed December 19, 2019.
1914 “Timothy Ward A Pioneer Drops Dead at Bozeman.” 17 March. Anaconda, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/354298906/?terms=Timothy%2BWard, December 20, 2019.
Ancestry.com
2015 Montana, Wills and Probate Records, 1866-1965 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic
document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-
bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9072&h=112666&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb1256&_phstart=successSource, accessed
December 20, 2019.
2015 North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic
document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-
bin/sse.dll?dbid=60548&h=4527815&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525, accessed December 19, 2019.
2015 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah.
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-
bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1002&h=17379912&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb1264&_phstart=successSourc e, accessed
December 20, 2019.
The Butte Daily Post [Butte, Montana]
1905 “G.B. Williams Dead.” 17 October. Butte, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/348776488/?terms=G.B.%2BWilliams, accessed December 19, 2019.
Find A Grave
2004 Eugene Wood Brady (28 Dec 1881 – 29 Nov 1969). Electronic document,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187949362, accessed December 20, 2019.
2004 Timothy C. Ward (30 Dec 1828 – 16 Mar 1914). Electronic document,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79097526/timothy-c-ward, accessed December 20, 2019.
2004 Green Berry Williams (27 Apr 1842 – 16 Oct 1905). Electronic document,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79150224/green-berry-williams, accessed December 19, 2019.
Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder
1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana.
James R. McDonald Architects
1983 521 W Lamme St. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman.
Bozeman, MT.
Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 2/07/2020.
R. L. Polk & Co.
1904-2010 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
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Statement of Significance
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
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 was considered an “intrusive
element within a potential historic district.” 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 application of asbestos shingles likely dates to
the early mid-century, within what is now considered the historic period.
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 historic association with the
Civic Phase of Bozeman’s development, which saw growing variety and refinement of residential architectural styles (RTI 2008).
Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s Tracy’s 3rd Addition in order to evaluate district potential.
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Integrity
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association)
The site is good condition overall. It retains integrity of design, location, workmanship, setting, and association. Replacement of
original windows and the application of asbestos siding in the mid-century have affected integrity of materials and, to some extent,
feeling.
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Photographs
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
Feature # 1
Facing: N
Description: Property 060, view of south façade (Image # 1730, 10/18/2019. SLW).
Feature # 1
Facing: NE
Description: Oblique view northeast (Image # 1729, 10/18/2019. SLW).
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Photographs
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
Feature # 1
Facing: NW
Description: Oblique view northwest (Image # 1731, 10/18/2019. SLW).
Feature # 2
Facing: N
Description: View north toward detached garage (Image # 1732, 10/18/2019. SLW).
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Site Map
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Topographic Map
Property Name: 521 W LAMME ST Site Number: 060