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HomeMy WebLinkAbout609 W Mendenhall St 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: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 110 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: Original Owner(s): William C. Smith Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Rochelle Reid Owner Address: 635 Maddox Dr, Mount Zion, IL 62549-1631 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E NW¼ SE¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12 Lot(s): Lot 14, & E19' LOT 15 Block(s): E Addition: Tracy’s 2nd Add (TR2) Year of Addition: 1883 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 1920 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496460 Northing: 5058560 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: 2/27/2020 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 PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Craftsman 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: Unknown Source of Information: N/A This site consists of one historical architectural feature: a 1.5-story house built c. 1920. The house is wood-framed, with a roughly rectangular plan. It has elements of the Craftsman Style, including the use of multiple exterior materials such as clapboard on the first story and wood shingles in the upper half story, exposed rafter tails, and widely overhanging eaves. The roof is a gable-L shape, with a nested gable-awning entry and two shed-roofed porches—one enclosed porch on the south façade and one rear, open porch across the north elevation. The foundation is concrete. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles. There is a brick chimney extending from the central volume of the house. The primary façade faces south onto W Mendenhall St. There are two entrances—one within an enclosed, shed-roofed porch on the east half of the building and one within the front-facing gable at the far west corner of the façade. The west entry is accessed by a flight of wood steps, with a modern wood railing. The entry is sheltered beneath a bracketed, gable-roofed awning supported by two corner posts. The door itself is a standard side-hung wood-paneled door with a single fixed lite and a modern storm. The east entry, which is along the south wall of the side-gabled ell, is accessed by a flight of wood steps and an ADA-accessible ramp that wraps around the southeast corner of the building, extending north with an at-grade threshold at the rear of the property. The east entry is a side-hung wood door with a single fixed lite. Immediately east of the door is a very narrow one-over-one side lite. Two larger two- over-two -lite windows extend to the east corner of the porch, with two more windows wrapping around to the east wall of the enclosed porch. These windows are modern replacements, with only two operable vinyl sash. However, they appear much like the original wood windows might have looked. Other windows on this façade are on the gable-front and consist of a bank of three one- over-one-lite single-hung windows on the first story and a pair of one-over-one-lite single-hung windows in the upper half story within the gable. These windows appear to have modern sash, as well. The east elevation is a gable end, with two one-over-one-lite single-hung windows paired and centered on the first story and another pair of similar windows in the upper half story, within the apex of the gable. The west elevation contains an at-grade secondary entrance toward the south and a two-lite sliding window located at shoulder-height at the extreme south end of the building. No other fenestration is present on this elevation. There is a large metal vent and a satellite dish affixed to the north end of the elevation. A tall wooden slat fence extends north, along the west property boundary, partially obscuring views of the first story from the public right- of-way. The rear (north) elevation of the house contains a secondary entry at the east end accessed by a raised wood deck, and sheltered by a shed-roofed awning with two bracketed square posts as support. The entry itself is a pair of modern fixed-lite French doors. Windows on the west half of the house, on the gable end, include a two-lite sliding window and a one-over-one-lite window on the first story, three one-over-one-lite single-hung windows in the upper half story, and two two-lite hopper windows in the basement level. To the north of the house is a paved area of parking accessed by an east-west-trending alley. Two large coniferous trees are planted in the backyard and a well-kept lawn with picnic tables is fenced in on the west side with a tall wood slat fence and along the east by the neighbor’s chain-link fence. Overall, the site is in excellent condition. It was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects and was recommended as a contributing element within a potential historic district. Metcalf finds it retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 HISTORY OF PROPERTY Prior to construction of the house at 609 W Mendenhall St, William H. Tracy purchased this property from the United States on June 15, 1872. He platted it as Tracy’s 2nd Addition on May 16, 1883. Charles Callaghan purchased the property on May 30, 1893. Charles Callaghan was born in Joliet, Illinois on April 22, 1850. Callaghan first came to Silver Star, Montana Territory and engaged in mining and operating a hotel. His mining efforts had little success so he left Montana for Nevada, Indiana, and then Kansas. In the spring of 1880, he returned to Montana Territory via the Missouri River, landing in Fort Benton and traveling to Three Forks, which was at that time known as Bridgeville. He drove a stagecoach between Bozeman and Helena in 1881 and 1882 and then worked in railroad and highway contracting. On May 1, 1883 Charles married Lucille B. Monroe in Three Forks (Ancestry.com 2017). Lucille Monroe was born November 12, 1860 in Pennsylvania (Ancestry.com 2001). When she was still a small child the family moved to Kansas. When Lucille was 23 years old, she came to Montana to accept a job in Willow Creek, MT teaching school. Charles was ranching near Willow Creek at this time; the two met and were married in 1883 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 16 January 1934). She lived in Gallatin County since c. 1884 and in Bozeman since c. 1899 (The Independent-Record 16 January 1934). In 1895 the family moved to a farm north of Bozeman. In 1910, Charles retired from the farm and moved into Bozeman, MT, and became County Commissioner of Gallatin County, a position he held for six years (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 17 July 1932; The Independent-Record 20 July 1932). Charles died in 1932 and Lucille died two years later in January of 1934, after a lingering illness (Findagrave.com 2004). They are buried next to one another in the family plot in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Findagrave.com 2004). D. Harvey and Goldie L. Budd purchased the property on September 6, 1913. Daniel Harvey Budd was born December 21, 1877. Budd worked as a plumber (Ancestry.com 2006), owning and operating the D H Budd Company. Goldie, Harvey’s wife, was the secretary and treasurer of the company (R. L. Polk & Co. 1931). Goldie Lee (Thompson) Budd was born on February 28, 1886. Though the Budds owned this property from 1913 until 1920, the two are listed in the city directories as having resided at 618 W Lamme, 216 W Lamme, and 823 3rd Ave S during that time. Harvey Budd died on March 28, 1932 and Goldie died on May 26, 1973. Both are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Findagrave.com 2004). According to the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps, the house at 609 W Mendenhall was built sometime between 1912 and 1927. William C. and Eva Smith, who are presumed to be its original owners and occupants, were living here by 1922 and had previously resided at 607 Tracy Ave S. Smith worked as a contractor and it is possible that he was, in fact, the builder responsible for constructing the house (R.L. Polk & Co. 1918, 1922). They continued to live here until 1929, at which point Arthur F. and Etta F. Rundlett purchased the property. Arthur Rundlett was born in 1893 in Illinois (Findagrave.com 2004). Arthur Rundlett and Frances Sipes were married on November 21, 1917 in Bozeman, MT at 328 East Lamme Street, the home of Frances Sipes’ parents. At the time of their marriage, Arthur worked in the mechanical department for the local newspaper (The Anaconda Standard 25 November 1917). By 1940, Arthur and Frances were living at 609 West Mendenhall Street with their son, Mercer “LeRoy” Rundlett and their daughter, Darlene Black, joined by her husband Edgar Black and their child Leanne Black. They also had a lodger living with them, Gordon Meagher. Arthur worked as a printer for the local newspaper. Mercer worked as a bellhop at a hotel. Edgar Black worked as a salesman for a retail grocery store and Darlene worked as a waitress at a hotel (Ancestry.com 2012). At some point Arthur and Frances “Etta” Rundlett moved to Tacoma, Washington. Arthur died in 1981 and Frances died in 1982. They are buried together in Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood, WA (Findagrave.com 2004). Esther A. and Henry Peterson purchased the property on May 15, 1946. Henry Peterson was born on March 26, 1892 in Simms, North Dakota. Henry and Esther Peterson lived in Yellowstone National Park for a time before they moved into the residence at 609 West Mendenhall Street. Henry worked as an auto mechanic in a garage in Yellowstone Park (Ancestry.com 2002). Ervin D. and Jan V. Hintzpeter purchased the property on July 1, 1976. Ervin Hintzpeter was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 29, 1907 to Herman and Eugenie (Dyer) Hintzpeter. Ervin grew up in Kenilworth, IL. He attended Northwestern University and then joined his father’s insurance business. Ervin moved from Chicago to Bozeman, MT where he met and married Wilma “Jan” Van Horsen. Ervin and Jan moved to San Francisco, California and retired in Sonoma, CA (Sonoma West Times and News 27 August 1997). Wilma Van Hintzpeter was born January 30, 1908 in New Virginia, Iowa to Emery Daniel Van Horssen and Minnie M (Gleckner) Van Horssen. Wilma died on February 5, 1993 and Ervin died on August 19, 1997. They are buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Findagrave.com 2004). The current owners of the property in 2020 are Sherry Ann Reid and Angela Rochelle Jackson. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 Table 1. Chain of Title, 609 West Mendenhall 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 Charles Callaghan 30 May 1893 Warranty Deed Lots 12 – 15, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 14/185 Charles Callaghan Lucille B. Callaghan 30 December 1901 Warranty Deed Lots 11 – 15, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 26/541 Lucille B. and Charles Callaghan Mollie W. Leach 09 June 1909 Warranty Deed Lots 14 and 15, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 39/517 Mollie W. and Robert Leach D. H. Budd 06 September 1913 Warranty Deed Lot 14 and E 19’ of Lot 15, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: 58/262 D. Harvey and Goldie L. Budd William C. Smith 15 January 1920 Warranty Deed Same D: 58/270 William C. and Eva Smith Arthur F. Rundlett 25 April 1929 Warranty Deed Same D: 74/77 Arthur F. and Etta F. Rundlett Orr Dan and Jennie Ethel Lampman 30 June 1945 Warranty Deed Same D: 91/337 Orr Dan and Jennie Ethel Lampman Esther A. and Henry Peterson 15 May 1946 Warranty Deed Same D: 94/20 Esther A. Peterson Betty A. Gilpin 15 June 1954 Warranty Deed Same D: 114/577 Betty A. Gilpin Esther A. Peterson and Joan Peterson Milam 15 June 1954 Warranty Deed Same D: 114/579 Esther A. Peterson, Donald Peterson, and Joan Peterson Milam Ervin D. and Jan V. Hintzpeter 01 July 1976 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 33/1257, Film 41/1368 Ervin D. Jr. and Jan V. Hintzpeter Ervin D. Hintzpeter, Jr., Trustee of Ervin D. Hintzpeter, Jr. Trust 11 April 1986 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 91/2860 Ervin D. Hintspeter, Jr., Trustee of Ervin D. Hintzpeter, Jr. Trust Jan V. Hintzpeter, Trustee 05 February 1996 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 160/1395 Jan V. Hintzpeter, Trustee of Jan V. Hintzpeter Trust Sherry A. Reid 16 March 2004 Warranty Deed Same D: #2143851 Sherry Ann Reid Sherry Ann Reid and Angela Rochelle Jackson 15 June 2006 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2231955 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY The Anaconda Standard [Anaconda, Montana] 1917 “In Bozeman.” 25 November. Anaconda, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/348899226/?terms=Arthur%2BRundlett, accessed January 17, 2020. Ancestry.com 2002 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6224&h=86323548&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525, accessed January 17, 2020. 2006 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, UT. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7884&h=15254342&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb1649&_phstart=successSource, accessed January 17, 2020. 2012 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2442&h=77816086&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb1655&_phstart=successSource, accessed January 17, 2020. Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 1932 “Death Claims Aged Citizen.” 17 July. Bozeman, Montana. Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 1934 “Local Matron Passes Away.” 16 January. Bozeman, Montana. Find A Grave 2004 Daniel Harvey Budd (21 Dec 1877 – 28 Mar 1932). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51018441/daniel-harvey-budd, accessed January 17, 2020. 2004 Goldie Lee Thompson Budd (28 Feb 1886 – 26 may 1973). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51223490/goldie-lee-budd, accessed January 17, 2020. 2004 Charles Callaghan (1850 – 1932). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51018498/charles-callaghan, accessed January 15, 2020. 2004 Lucille B. Callaghan (1860 – 1934). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51337512/lucille-b_- callaghan, accessed January 15, 2020. 2004 Wilma Van Horssen Hintzpeter (30 Jan 1908 – 5 Feb 1993). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73725504/wilma-hintzpeter, accessed January 17, 2020. 2004 Arthur F. Rundlett (1893 – 1981). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51831713, accessed January 17, 2020. 2004 Frances S. Rundlett (1899 – 1982). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51831721/frances-s-rundlett, accessed January 17, 2020. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 The Independent-Record [Helena, Montana] 1932 “Charles Callaghan Rites Held Monday at Home in Bozeman.” 20 July. Helena, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/11361711/?terms=Charles%2BCallaghan, accessed December 18, 2019. 1934 “Mrs. Lucille Callaghan of Bozeman is Dead.” 16 January. Helena, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/528125372/?terms=Lucille%2BCallaghan, accessed December 18, 2019. 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. Sonoma West Times and News [Sebastopol, California] 1997 “Ervin D. Hintzpeter, Sr.” 27 August. Sebastopol, California. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/366468856/?terms=Hintzpeter, January 17, 2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Statement of Significance Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 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 property was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property was recommended a “contributing element within a potential historic district”. Few changes have been made to the property since that time. 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 Progressive Phase of Bozeman’s development, representative of a transitional period in residential design influenced by Progressive ideology (RTI 2008). Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s Tracy’s 2nd Addition in order to evaluate district potential. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Integrity Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) This site is in excellent condition and has experienced few alterations. According to historic maps, the entrance on the west side of the south façade was added sometime after 1943. This change is believed to have occurred within the historic period and has had only a slight impact on the historic integrity of the property. The most notable change is the replacement of original windows with modern vinyl sash and the introduction of several sliding windows. This change has affected integrity of materials only to a minor extent, considering overall, the appearance of the original wood single or double-hung windows is retained. The other notable alteration to the property is the construction of a large ADA-accessible ramp that wraps from the rear (north) of the property around the southeast corner and across part of the main façade, which has affected integrity of design and feeling only slightly and is an easily reversible alteration. Loss of historic building stock across W Mendenhall St to the south, and construction of a commercial property immediately west have had some impact on integrity of setting. Overall, however, Metcalf finds the site retains sufficient integrity of materials, design, feeling, location, workmanship, and association to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 110. View of south façade (Image # 1-0192, 10/18/2019. EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Oblique view northwest (Image #0193, 10/18/2019, EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Photographs Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Oblique view northeast (Image # 1-0191, 10/18/2019. EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Oblique view southeast (Image #0194, 10/18/2019, EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Site Map Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 12 Topographic Map Property Name: 609 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: 110