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Home My WebLink About819 W Babcock 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: 819 W BABCOCK ST Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 045 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Malcolm Nickey Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Lisa Sebena Owner Address: Lewis & Clark Motel 824 W Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715-3359 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E SW¼ SW ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12 Lot(s): TR D S65' LT 22 & S65' OF W12'LT 23 PLAT C-22 Block(s): G Addition: Story Add (STO) Year of Addition: 1872 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 1937 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting:496177.1 Northing: 5058330.6 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: 5/8/2020 Form Prepared by: E. Sakariassen, A.G. Sakariassen, 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: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Mission - Spanish Revival 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 a single historical architectural feature: a house built in 1937. It appears to be vacant and has a separate basement apartment accessed by a small addition on the north elevation. The house is a single story, stucco building in the Spanish Revival style, and likely initially built as a single-family dwelling. It has a rectangular footprint with a concrete foundation. The roof is flat with a flat cornice and ornamental parapet. The primary entry faces south onto W Babcock St. The entry is centered on the façade, in a slightly projecting pay. The entry is above grade and accessed by a flight of steps that also accesses a raised wood deck that extends along the east half of the façade, and beyond the east elevation several feet. Beneath the wooden front steps can be seen the original concrete steps, which are pocked and spalling. The bays to the east and west of the front door both contain a one-over-one-lite single-hung window. The extreme east and west ends of the south façade have a slightly projecting pilaster, in line with the central projecting bay. A basement window is present in the foundation, directly below the doorway, obscured by the front deck. The west elevation has two aluminum framed one-over-one lite windows on the main story. The basement level has two above-grade rectangular windows; one of which has been replaced with a plexiglass pane. The small rectangular addition is on the north end of the elevation contains an exterior basement entrance, facing west. This door is a standard side-hung door at grade. The roof of this addition is pitched and covered in corrugated metal. The north and east elevations of the building were not able to be seen from the public ROW due to dense deciduous shrubs that grow along the house. The house is located on a corner lot. It has a slightly elevated lawn, planted with grass. Mature deciduous trees grow in the corresponding boulevard. This site was recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the site was considered a “contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Nationalization Phase of Bozeman’s historic/architectural development.” Metcalf finds that despite some deterioration of materials, the site retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 HISTORY OF PROPERTY This site was included in the area platted as the Story Addition on June 18, 1872. The United States General Land Office issued a patent to William H. Tracy for the S ½ of NE ¼ section 12, T2S R5E on June 15, 1872. Tracy, likely anticipating the issuance of that patent, had sold the land to Nelson Story on November 18, 1871. Elias Story purchased the property on November 4, 1874 and sold it almost immediately to Ellen Story on November 14, 1874. Elias Story Jr. purchased the property on July 29, 1889 from Ellen and Nelson Story and then sold it back to them on August 1, 1889. On August 20, 1903, Ellen and Nelson Story sold the property to Walter Story. Walter Story failed to pay the $1,028.35 in taxes assessed in 1921 and lost the property to Gallatin County (D: 63/418). O. E. Sheppard purchased the property on December 7, 1936 from Gallatin County. Oden Elbridge Sheppard had been born on July 15, 1892 in Missouri to C. W. and Dora Musgrave Sheppard (Ancestry.com, 2014). Dr. Sheppard was a professor at Montana State College, in the Department of Chemistry, from 1922 until he retired in 1946. He died a year after he retired at his fruit farm in Bliss, Idaho (The Montana Standard, 14 September 1947). Malcolm Nickey purchased the property on January 3, 1938 from O. E. and Dorothy Sheppard. John Malcolm Nickey married Louise Kellams in July of 1938. Malcolm worked as a carpenter and Louise worked as a housekeeper (Ancestry.com, 2012). Vincent Nickey purchased the property on February 11, 1938 from Malcolm Nickey. Mary Margaret Sheppard purchased the property on May 29, 1939 from Vicent Nickey. Mary Margaret Sheppard was the daughter of Oden and Dorothy Sheppard who had previously owned the property. Mary Margaret had been born in Chanute, Kansas on November 15, 1917. In 1921 she moved with her family to Bozeman, Montana because her father, Oden Sheppard, had taken a job with Montana State College. Mary Margaret attended Montana State University (in Missoula, The Montana Almanac: 1957), receiving a degree in nursing in 1942. She worked as a nurse the rest of her life. She died on October 10, 1991 in Tucson, Arizona (Arizona Daily Star, 16 October 1991). Reetha Hufford purchased the property from Mary Margaret Sheppard on June 9, 1941. Reetha Hanks had been born on September 22, 1894 at Nye, Montana. She married John Hufford in 1912; he died in the 1920s. She came to Bozeman in 1937 where she operated an apartment house. She moved to Billings, MT in the 1940s (The Billings Gazette, 7 November 1969). Maggie Gertrude Bradshaw purchased the property on July 29, 1944 and sold it on June 22, 1945 to Frances M. and Albert N. Haas. Frances Marie Swanson was born on October 21, 1901 in Montana to Alex and Jenny Swanson in Bridger Canyon, MT. She attended schools in Bridger and Bozeman and the Butler School of Cosmetology in Spokane, Washington. She married Albert Haas on April 29, 1935 in Bozeman. Frances operated a beauty shop in Bozeman for several years (The Billings Gazette, 16 November 1983). Albert N. Haas was- born on July 29, 1902 in Helena, Montana to John Michael and Kathleen O’Bannon Haas. He graduated from Townsend High School in Townsend, Montana. He attended the University of Utah and then went on to attend the Law Enforcement Officers Training School at the University of Montana. On October 7, 1937 he became an officer of the Bozeman Police Department. In 1944 he was appointed Chief of Police in Bozeman and served for thirteen years in that capacity. He retired from law enforcement and was employed by the Credit Bureau of Bozeman until he retired in 1983 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 9 October 1994). Edward A. and Edith P. Jensen purchased the property from Haas on February 10, 1951 and sold it on July 6, 1951 to William S. and Juanita Stutsman. William Stutsman was born on September 15, 1903 in Mandan, North Dakota to William and Ada Stutsman. He grew up in Mandan and then attended North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo, North Dakota. He worked as a care-giver most of his career. During the second World War he served as field director at several military bases. After the war he was a case worker in North Dakota for county welfare boards. William came to Bozeman in 1950, working for the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce. On December 22, 1950 William married Juanita Robbins. William died in 1995 (The Billings Gazette, 4 February 1995). Juanita Robbins had been born on November 15, 1917 in Lewistown, Montana to Ray and Zula Robbins (Ancestry.com, 2017). Juanita died on January 25, 2000 (Findagrave.com, 2004). The Stutsmans sold the property to Michael J. Schlegel on May 1, 1978. Schlegel sold the property to Mitchell Aaron Reed on September 15, 1978. Reed sold the property to Larry G. Blackwood and Constance C. Relien on February 25, 1983; they then sold the property to William Sebena on October 9, 1984. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 William J. “Bill” Sebena was born on October 29, 1919 in Butte, Montana to George and Mary Sebena. After graduating from high school Bill built Wimpy’s Palace in Butte, one of the country’s first drive-ins to have outside speakers and carhops. Bill joined the Army during the second World War and was stationed in Paris, Texas. Bill was an excellent chef, and everyone loved his ice cream and sweet rolls. He eventually moved to Bozeman and purchased the Siesta Motel at 824 West Main Street. He demolished the Siesta Motel after operating it for about one year and built the Lewis and Clark Motel in its place. The Lewis and Clark Motel opened in 1978 and is often remembered as being the fanciest motel in town at the time. He rented rooms in the Lewis and Clark for over $80 a night in the 1980s. The restaurant in the motel was its centerpiece and Bill cooked in the restaurant (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 7 June 2008). The William Sebena estate transferred this property his daughter, Lisa Sebena, on August 19, 2013. Lisa Sebena is the current owner as of March 2020. Table 1. Chain of Title, 819 W. Babcock 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 D: I/56 William H. and Sarah J. Tracy Nelson Story 18 November 1871 Deed Same D: H/402 Nelson and Ellen Story Elias Story 04 November 1874 Deed Lots 13 – 32 in Block E, and all of blocks B, C, D, F, G, H, Story’s Addition D: I/538 Elias Story Ellen Story 14 November 1874 Deed Same D: I/542 Ellen and Nelson Story Elias Story Jr. 29 July 1889 Deed Same (2/3s interest) D: 17/122 Elias Story Jr. Nelson Story 01 August 1889 Deed Same (2/3s interest) D: 17/125 Nelson and Ellen Story Walter P. Story 20 August 1903 Deed Lots 1 – 26, Block G, Lots 1 – 6, 21 – 26, Block H, Story’s Addition D: 30/502 J. S. Taylor, County Treasurer Gallatin County 11 February 1926 County Treasurer’s Tax Deed Lots 4, 5, 8, 9, 18, 19, 22 – 24, Block G, and 60’ x 160’ lot between Blocks G and H, Story’s Addition D: 63/418 Gallatin County O. E. Sheppard 07 December 1936 Deed Lots 22 – 24, Block G, Story’s Addition D: 81/87 Walter P. and Lorenza L. Story O. E. Sheppard 15 December 1937 Quit Claim Deed Same D: 81/145 O. E. and Dorothy Sheppard Malcolm Nickey 03 January 1938 Quit Claim Deed Same D: 81/146 Malcolm Nickey Vincent Nickey 11 February 1938 Warranty Deed Same D: 81/222 Vincent Nickey Mary Margaret Sheppard 29 May 1939 Warranty Deed Same D: 82/433 Mary Margaret Sheppard Reetha Hufford 09 June 1941 Warranty Deed Same D: 85/142 Reetha Hufford Otis (fka Reetha Hufford) and Leon C. Otis Maggie Gertrude Bradshaw 29 July 1944 Warranty Deed 42’ x 65’ Lot, Part of Lots 22 and 23, Block G, Story’s Addition D: 89/596 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 Maggie Gertrude Bradshaw Frances M. and Albert N. Haas 22 June 1945 Warranty Deed Same D: 91/358 Frances M. and Albert N. Haas Edward A. and Edith P. Jensen 10 February 1951 Warranty Deed Same D: 104/451 Edward A. and Edith P. Jensen William S. and Juanita Stutsman 06 July 1951 Warranty Deed Same D: 105/572 William S. and Juanita M. Stutsman Michael J. Schlegel 01 May 1978 Notice of Sale Same D: Film 43/666 Michael J. Schlegel Mitchell Aaron Reed 15 September 1978 Notice of Purchaser’s Interest Same D: Film 46/239 Mitchell Aaron Reed Larry G. Blackwood and Constance C. Relien 25 February 1983 Notice of Purchaser’s Interest Same D: Film 74/2297 Larry G. Blackwood and Constance Relien Blackwood William Sebena 09 October 1984 Notice of Assignment for Contract for Deed Same D: Film 84/4502 Estate of William J. Sebena Lisa Sebena 19 August 2013 Deed of Distribution Same D: #2462024 Estate of Juanita Stutsman Lisa Sebena 10 February 2014 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2476554 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Ancestry.com 2012 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2442&h=77817768&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb2548&_phstart=successSource, accessed April 7, 2020. Ancestry.com 2014 Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1967 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60566&h=162346&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2442, accessed April 7, 2020. Ancestry.com 2017 Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1988 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61478&h=900254902&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525, accessed June 15, 2020. Arizona Daily Star [Tucson, Arizona] 1991 “Forsythe, Mary Margaret.” 16 October. Tucson, Arizona. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/168136883/?terms=Mary%2BMargaret%2BForsythe, accessed April 7, 2020. The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1969 “Mrs. Reetha Lee.” 7 November. Billings, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/415878344/?terms=Reetha%2BLee, accessed April 7, 2020. The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1983 “Frances M. Haas.” 16 November. Billings, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/415878344/?terms=Reetha%2BLee, accessed April 7, 2020. The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1995 “William S. Stutsman.” 4 February. Billings, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/415237558/?terms=William%2BStutsman, accessed June 15, 2020. Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 1994 “Albert N. Haas.” 9 October. Bozeman, Montana. Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 2008 “William J. “Bill” Sebena, Sr.” 7 June. Bozeman, Montana. Findagrave.com 2004 Juanita M, Stutsman (15 Nov 1917 – 25 Jan 2000). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77294561/juanita-m-stutsman, accessed June 15, 2020. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. James McDonald 1984 Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory. Electronic document, http://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/157624/Electronic.aspx, accessed January 17, 2020. The Montana Standard [Butte, Montana] 1947 “Retired Faculty Man at College Dies.” 14 September. Butte, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/349259625/?terms=Oden%2BSheppard, accessed March 7, 2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 Montana State University 1957 The Montana Almanac: 1957. Montana State University Press, Missoula, Montana. 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 1927, Sep 1943). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Statement of Significance Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 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 site was considered a “contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect of the Nationalization Phase of Bozeman’s historic/architectural development.” Metcalf finds that despite some deterioration of materials, the site retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. 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 Criteria 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 association with the Nationalization Phase of Bozeman’s development (RTI 2008). Infill projects were commons in this phase, introducing new styles and property types, like apartment buildings, into previously established residential neighborhoods. Many of these newer homes were economically built, but “blended well in scale and siting with their older neighbors” (RTI 2008: 34). The site is representative of the Mission style, which had first become popular in bungalows and apartment buildings in the 1920s. Modernized elements, such as the streamlined smooth appearance of the ornament, including the parapet, illustrate later influences on the style. Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s Story Addition to evaluate district potential. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 Integrity Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) Overall, this site is in fair condition. Deterioration of the exterior materials is apparent. The replacement wood steps and front deck are also deteriorating, with failed paint and dry rot present. Some original windows have been replaced, though the original openings appear to be intact. Despite these minor affects to integrity of materials, the site retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Photographs Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 045. Front façade. (Image #03-0013, 10/20/2019. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 045. Oblique view. (Image #03-0011, 10/20/2019. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Site Map Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Topographic Map Property Name: 819 W BABCOCK ST Site Number: 045