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HomeMy WebLinkAbout621 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: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 112 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Unknown Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Eckroth Plaza Montana LLC Owner Address: 1655 N Grandview Ln Ste 102, Bismarck, ND 58503-0877 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E NW¼ SE ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12 Lot(s): Lot 16 - 20, & W9' LOT 15 LESS R W ON LOT 20 LESS ST TO CITY Block(s): E Addition: Tracy’s 2nd Add (TR2) Year of Addition: 1883 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Commercial retail Current Use: Commercial retail Construction Date: 1973 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496431.2 Northing: 5058560.8 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: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Contemporary Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Eckroth Music retail store Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unkown Source of Information: N/A This site consists of a single-story commercial building built in 1973. The building has a rectangular footprint with a concrete foundation. It is set back from the front property boundary along W Mendenhall St, with paved parking in front. The structure is composed of concrete blocks, with synthetic stucco covering the exterior walls that face west and south. These primary façades each bear the sign of the current business, Eckroth Music. The primary entrance is located centered on the south façade, slightly recessed. The entry is a pair of side-hung metal-framed doors with tinted glass. Banked full-height tinted-glass windows flank the entry to the east and west. No other fenestration is present on this façade, though several exterior lighting fixtures are mounted to the wall, near the parapet. The west elevation also contains banked tinted-glass windows. The east and north elevations are secondary and bear no notable embellishments except for a side-hung steel employee door, at-grade on the north elevation. The surrounding lot consists of paved parking and access to the alley with driveways existing south onto W Mendenhall St and west onto 7th Ave. There is a manicured lawn on the west side of the building, with a mature deciduous tree at the rear of the building. The property has served as a pizza parlor, video store, and, now, a music shop. Alterations to the exterior have been made over the years, coinciding with changes in occupancy. The alterations have been largely aesthetic and have not altered the building’s footprint. However, Metcalf finds that the changes have altered the site to the point that it no longer conveys historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. HISTORY OF PROPERTY William H. Tracy purchased this property from the United States on June 15, 1872. He platted the land as Tracy’s 2nd Addition on May 16, 1883. Tracy sold lots 15 - 20 (which are occupied by Eckroth Music in February 2020) for residential construction in the 1890s (see Gallatin County Deeds 14/38, 14/185, 14/186, 18/191). Three houses were constructed on these lots by 1912. Their addresses were 621 E. Mendenhall, 617 E. Mendenhall, and 613 E. Mendenhall. The house at 617 was built before 1891, 613 was built between 1891 and 1904, and 621 was built in 1904 (Sanborn Map Company 1890, 1891, 1904, 1912). These residences were removed or demolished after 1957 and prior to 1973 when the current commercial building was built. On October 13, 1972, C.A.M., Inc., an Idaho corporation, purchased the entire property in three different deeds of sale (D: Films 16/453, 16/454, 16/455). According to the Montana Cadastral, the current commercial building was built on this property in 1973. The first occupant after construction in 1973 was Little Big Men Pizza Parlor, which occupied the building until 1987. Video Library became the occupant of the building c. 1989 (R. L. Polk & Co. 1970-1990). Eckroth Music became the occupant in 2012 (Personal communication with Eckroth staff) and still occupies the building in February of 2020. Table 1. Chain of Title, 621 E. 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 What is now the Eckroth Music property, sits on the W 9’ of Lots 15, and Lots 16 – 20 of Tracy’s 2nd Addition. William H. Tracy initially sold these lots in the 1890s for individual residential developments. At least three houses were built here by 1913. Each of the properties on which these houses sat were conveyed through chains of title that are not covered here. C.A.M., Inc., purchased the entire property in three separate purchases on October 13, 1972 and the chain of title from then until the present follows below. Carl H. and Margaret A. Bussey C.A.M., Inc. 13 October 1972 Warranty Deed W 22’ Lot 17, Lot 18, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: Film 16/453 Ray W. and Margaret J. Marks C.A.M., Inc. 13 October 1972 Warranty Deed W 9’ Lot 15, Lot 16, and E 6’ Lot 17, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: Film 16/454 Robert B. and Phyllis E. McCulloch C.A.M., Inc. 13 October 1972 Warranty Deed Lots 19 and 20, except portion deeded to MT for highway ROW (D: 148/174), Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition D: Film 16/455 C.A.M., Inc. A. P. Hollinger, George D. Boifeuillet, Llewellyn Jones, Robert J. Seim, Robert P. Yost 28 June 1975 Warranty Deed W 9’ Lot 15, Lots 16-20, Block E, Tracy’s 2nd Addition, except portion deeded to State of MT in 148/174 and portion deeded to City of Bozeman in Film 21/227 (See figure 1) D: Film 29/769 George D. Boifeuillet Joan Marie Boifeuillet 08 February 1989 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 104/4010 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. Table 1. Chain of Title, 621 E. Lamme St, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference A. P. Hollinger, Llewellyn Jones, Robert J. Seim, Robert P. Yost, and Joan Marie Boifeuillet Andy Hassanali 23 July 2004 Warranty Deed Same D: #2158278 Andy Hassanali Hassanali Holdings, LLC 29 December 2004 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2174718 Hassanali Holdings, LLC Eckroth Plaza Montana, LLC 30 May 2012 Warranty Deed Same D: #2417117 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. Montana Cadastral No Date Electronic document, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed October 13, 2019. 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 Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep 1943). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Statement of Significance Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. 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 is found to lack significance for association with events that have made a contribution to the broad patterns of our history under Criterion A. Under Criterion B, it lacks direct association with persons of historical significance. The site has experienced numerous alterations to its exterior and no longer retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character in reference to potential associations under Criterion C for representation of a type, period, or method of construction. Under Criterion D, it is unlikely this site would yield information that would contribute significantly to our understanding of the past. Metcalf recommends this site not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Integrity Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) This site is in excellent condition. Alterations have occurred over time, based on historic photos of the property from the 1970s. It was originally faced in brick, with particle-board trim and a shed-roofed awning across the south façade entryway. The awning had a Boom Town false front and was clad in cedar shingles. Subsequent changes have been aesthetic, coinciding with changes in occupancy. The site no longer retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Little Big Men Pizza, c. 1976, photo by Bertha Clow. Taken from Gallatin History Museum Facebook page, accessed 3/3/2020. Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Description: Property 113. Oblique view northeast (Image #2-0188, 10/18/2019. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 113. Oblique view northwest (Image #2-0190, 10/18/2019. EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 113. Oblique view southeast (Image #2-0189, 10/18/2019. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 621 W MENDENHALL ST Site Number: Error! Reference source not found.