The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About214 S Black Ave 2021 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: 214 S Black Ave. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 154 Historic District Number (if applicable): 24GA0955 County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Marie and William T. Cain, Jr. Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Gerharter Rental LLC Owner Address: 121 E Olive St., Bozeman, MT 59715-4836 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SW ¼ NE ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot 18, N10' Lot 17, S15' Lot 19 Block(s): Block C Addition: Black Addition Year of Addition: 1872 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential - apartments Current Use: Residential - apartments Construction Date: 1927 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 N Easting: 497252 Northing: 5058137 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: 1987 Historic District: South Tracy - South Black Historic District (24GA0955) NRHP Eligible: Yes No Date of this document: 05/20/2021 Form Prepared by: S. Wells and E. Sakariassen, Metcalf Archaeological Consultants Inc. with C. Alegria and C. Hendry, Extreme History Project Address: PO Box 1526, Bozeman, MT 59771 Daytime Phone: (406) 219-3535 MT SHPO USE ONLY Eligible for NRHP: □ yes □ no Criteria: □ A □ B □ C □ D Date: Evaluator: Comments: Site contributes to existing historic district. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Craftsman If Other, specify: Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Apartments Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: This site consists of one historical architectural feature: a residential building built ca. 1927. It was previously recorded in 1984 and then revised in 1985 by James R. McDonald Architects, and subsequently included in the NRHP as a contributing site within the South Tracy - South Black Historic District (24GA0955). McDonald described the building as follows: "This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has a square plan with a shed-roofed front porch with solid railing. The one-bay facade is symmetrical and consists of a central front entrance with fixed and 3/1 double-hung windows. There is a shed-roofed bay window to the side. The frame construction is finished in stucco and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with cedar shingles and features a shed-roofed dormer and exposed rafters. There is an exterior brick chimney. The axis of the roof is parallel to the street. Outbuildings include a two-bay garage with a gable roof." Metcalf revisited the site on October 14, 2020, and noted some minor modifications. The site consists of a two story wood framed Craftsman bungalow. It has a rectangular plan shape and concrete foundation. The roof is side gabled, with shed roofed dormer, porch, and bay window. The entire roof is now covered in asphalt shingles. The primary entry is on the west facade, within a full-width, shed-roofed porch supported by two wood corner posts. The porch is accessed by concrete steps (now only one railing is on the north edge of the steps) and a stuccoed half wall encloses it. To both sides of the entry are large, modern one over one lite windows. In the upper story is a shed roofed dormer at center, with three banked windows, two are one over one lite and one is a single fixed lite. All three are modern sash. The south elevation has the same unchanged chimney at the west end, piercing the overhanging eave of the gable roof. Flanking the chimney base are shoulder height four-lite windows. Near the center of the elevation is a shed-roofed box bay with exposed rafter tails and a picture window with four-over-one-lite hung side lites. Paired one-over-one-lite windows are present in the first and second stories and two lite sliding windows are in the basement. The north elevation has a variety of window types and sizes, mostly hung windows. A wood fence encloses the rear yard, and a driveway at the south edge of the property accesses a rear detached garage. The garage is side gabled, stuccoed building which is not easily seen from the public Right-of-Way. The site is in good condition. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 214 South Black Avenue was platted as the Dawes Subdivision including portions of Block C, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 17, Lindley and Guy’s Addition, by R. S. Dawes, on October 1, 1912. This property was part of the Horace Annis homestead. In his will, Horace Annis directed that the homestead be reserved for the use of his daughter, Mary A. Cleaveland and not be sold by his executor prior to her death. After her death, he bequeathed the homestead to Mary Cleaveland’s heirs including his son Paul Jones Annis and his grandchildren, A. J. Mattison Morrill and Anna Kune Morrill Sturdivant. Marie Ella Cain purchased this property from Bessie D. and John D. Clark on March 29, 1927. By October 1927, Marie and husband, William Cain were living in a "new home on Black Avenue South" (The Anaconda Standard, 09 Oct 1927). Marie Hlubek and William Cain, Jr. had been married on May 12, 1925 in Bozeman, MT (The Butte Miner, 17 May 1925). William Cain had been born in Bozeman, MT on May 3, 1898 to William and Johanna Cain (Ancestry.com, 2017). While living in this residence William Cain worked as a mailman in Bozeman. By 1940, the Cain family had moved to Oakland, CA (Ancestry.com, 2012). Marie Ella and William T. Cain sold the property to Goldie May and Martin C. Ardesson on July 29,1938. Martin C. and Goldie Ardesson lived in this residence from 1940 until Martin’s death in 1944. Goldie Ardesson continued to live in the residence until she sold the property in 1970. While living in this residence Goldie worked as a cook at the Burger Inn (R. L. Polk & Co., 1940 – 1969). Martin Ardesson had been born in Butte, MT on March 22, 1892 (Ancestry.com, 2001). Martin married Goldie Jackson in Park City, MT in 1917 and they came to Bozeman in 1920. After working for The Willson Company in Bozeman for 12 years, Martin opened his own shoe store on East Main Street. Later, he opened the Ardesson Store (The Independent-Record, 25 August 1944). Goldie Ardesson sold the property to O. F. and Annette F. Christenot on January 27, 1970. Annette Christenot had been born in Eureka, SD on February 11, 1917. She moved to Bozeman c. 1947 with her husband Orville. Orville Christenot had been born on August 14, 1916 in Badger, MN. He arrived in Bozeman in 1939 (www.dahlcares.com). The Christenots did not live in this residence during their ownership. O. F. and Annette F. Christenot sold this property to Dennis R. Slonaker on May 1, 1981. Slonaker sold the property to Willow Teri M. Moore and Steven H. Given on December 21, 1988. Steven Given deeded the property to Willow Teri M. Moore through a quit claim deed on June 14, 1990. From about 1991 to 1994 the Mountain Medical Clinic occupied the residence with chiropractor Dr. Willow Moore. Moore sold the property to Columbia Gorge Chiropractic and Naturopathic Clinic Inc. on May 5, 1993. They in turn sold it to Stephen T. and Loretta J. Garcia on July 11, 1996. The Garcias deeded the property via quit claim to S & L Garcia Rental LLC on December 26, 2000, and then to Stephen T. Garcia on July 17, 2008. The Estate of Stephen Thomas Garcia deeded the property via a Personal Representative’s Deed to Alaina Garcia on July 1, 2015. Alaina Garcia sold the property to Gerharter Rental LLC on July 3, 2019. On October 30, 2020, Gerharter Rental LLC transferred the property via a special warranty deed to Bluebird Property Rentals LLC, the current owners as of April 2021. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 Table 1. Chain of Title, 214 South Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference USA William H. Babcock 10 March 1875 Patent E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E GLO Records William H. Babcock Black & Story 06 July 1870 Deed W ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (except 150’ x 50’ lot directly south of Gray and Grannis stable) (1/3 interest) D: H/71 Nelson and Ellen Story Leander M. Black 06 July 1870 Deed Same (1/3 interest) D: H/97 William H. Babcock Leander M. Black 13 April 1871 Deed W ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (40 acres) D: H/246 Leander M. and Mary A. Black Portia Annis 20 October 1871 Deed [beg. 124.5’ S NW cor Block C] 175.5’ x 144.5’ Lot (1 acre), Black’s Addition D: I/304 Estate of Portia Annis Horace Annis (surviving husband of Portia Annis) 20 November 1880 Decree of Probate Court Same D: 1/480 In his will Horace Annis provided for Mary A. Cleaveland to use the property until her death, after which interest in the property would be divided amongst his heirs (Probate Records). Paul J. and Florence Annis Eva Keene Moger, Horace Annis Cleveland, Lilla Amy McLean, Mary Blanche Dawes 04 January 1905 Warranty Deed Same D: 36/18 Harmon and Mary A. Cleaveland Eva Keene Moger, Horace Annis Cleveland, Lilla Amy McLean, Mary Blanche Dawes 07 January 1905 Deed Same D: 36/19 Mattson A. Morrill and Paul S. and Anna K. June Eva Keene Moger, Horace Annis Cleveland, Lilla Amy McLean, Mary Blanche Dawes 30 March 1905 Warranty Deed Same D: 36/20 Horace A. Cleaveland Eva K. Moger 31 May 1911 Warranty Deed Same (1/4 interest) D: 45/69 Eva K. Moger James S. Dawes 29 June 1912 Warranty Deed Same (1/2 interest) D: 46/473 Martin B. and Lilla McClean James S. Dawes 31 July 1912 [dates are correctly copied] Warranty Deed Same (1/4 interest) D: 46/475 James S. and Mary Blanche Dawes Robert S. Dawes 22 July 1912 [dates are correctly copied] Warranty Deed Same D: 46/478 R. S. and Loie M. Dawes John D. Clark 06 October 1920 Warranty Deed N 17.5’ Lot 17 and Lots 18 – 22 Dawes Subdivision of portion of Block C, Black’s Addition D: 65/200 John D. Clark Bessie D. Clark 22 October 1923 Warranty Deed N 10’ Lot 15 and Lots 16 – 22, Block C, Black’s Addition D: 67/2 Bessie D. and John D. Clark Marie Ella Cain 29 March 1927 Warranty Deed S 15’ Lot 19, all of Lot 18, N 10’ Lot 17, Block C, Black’s Addition, Dawes Subdivision D: 71/14 Marie Ella and William T. Cain Goldie May and Martin C. Ardesson 29 July 1938 Warranty Deed Same D: 81/511 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Martin C. Ardesson Goldie May Ardesson 19 August 1944 Warranty Deed Same D: 90/2 Goldie May Ardesson O. F. and Annette F. Christenot 27 January 1970 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 6/766 O. F. and Annette F. Christenot Dennis R. Slonaker 01 May 1981 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 165/586 Dennis R. Slonaker Willow Teri M. Moore and Steven H. Given 21 December 1988 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 165/587 Steven Holt Given Willow Teri M. Moore 14 June 1990 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 111/3743 Willow Teri M. Moore Columbia Gorge Chiropractic and Naturopathic Clinic Inc. 05 May 1993 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 131/3763 Columbia Gorge Chiropractic and Naturopathic Clinic Inc. Stephen T. and Loretta J. Garcia 11 July 1996 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 164/4413 Stephen T. and Loretta J. Garcia S & L Garcia Rental LLC 26 December 2000 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2101620 S & L Garcia Rental LLC Stephen T. Garcia 17 July 2008 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2312850 Estate of Stephen Thomas Garcia Alaina Garcia 01 July 2015 Personal Representative’s Deed Same D: #2501307 Alaina Garcia Gerharter Rental LLC 03 July 2019 Warranty Deed Same D: #2649575 Gerharter Rental LLC Bluebird Property Rentals LLC 30 October 2020 Special Warranty Deed Same D: #2706958 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY The Anaconda Standard [Anaconda, Montana] 1927 "In Bozeman." 09 October. Anaconda, Montana. Ancestry.com 2001 Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Electronic document, accessed May 20, 2021. 2012 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed May 10, 2021. 2017 Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed May 10, 2021. The Butte Miner [Butte, Montana] 1925 "Society Notes." 17 May. Butte, Montana. Dahlcares.com 2021 "OF ‘Chris’." Aug 14 1916 – Mar 21, 2008." Electronic document, accessed May 11, 2021. 2021 "Annette Christenot." Electronic document, accessed May 11, 2021. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2021 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. The Independent-Record [Helena, Montana] 1944 "Martin Ardesson, Bozeman Merchant, Dies." 25 August. Helena, Montana. James R. McDonald Architects 1984-85 214 S Black Ave. 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 20 May 2021. R. L. Polk & Company 1904-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Sanborn Map Company 1890-1957 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep 1927, Sep 1943, Nov 1957). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Statement of Significance Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NRHP Listing Date: 1987 NRHP Eligibility: Yes No Individually Contributing to Historic District Noncontributing to Historic District NRHP Criteria: A B C D Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1920-1929 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The property at 214 South Black Avenue was previously recorded by James R. McDonald Architects, and subsequently listed in the NRHP as a contributing site within the South Tracy - South Black Historic District. Since that time, some windows have replaced. Metcalf finds that, despite this and earlier modifications, the site retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. The site is currently listed in the NRHP and retains sufficient integrity to maintain its listed status as a contributing site within the South Tracy - South Black Historic District. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Integrity Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) This site is in good condition, overall. The replaced windows and stucco exterior finish, which is not original, affect integrity of materials, design, and feeling. Other aspects of integrity are retained. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 Feature # 1 Facing: E Description: Property 154. Primary façade. (Image #0397, 10/14/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 154. Oblique view. (Image #0396, 10/14/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Photographs Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 154. Oblique view. (Image #0398, 10/14/2020. EAS) Feature # 2 Facing: NE Description: Property 154. View toward outbuilding. (Image #0399, 10/14/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Site Map Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 12 Topographic Map Property Name: 214 S Black Ave. Site Number: 154