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Home My WebLink About225 E Main 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: 225 E Main Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 215 Historic District Number (if applicable): 24GA0952 County: Gallatin Historic Name: American Legion Original Owner(s): Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: American Legion Owner(s): American Legion Gallatin Post 14 Owner Address: PO Box 936, Bozeman, MT 59771-0936 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ SE ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lots 8A, E 18' of Lot 7, and W 8'4" Lot 8 Block(s): Block D Addition: Bozeman Original Plat Year of Addition: 1870 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Commercial Current Use: Commercial Construction Date: 2010 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497393.21 Northing: 5058456.78 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: 1986 Historic District: Main Street Historic District NRHP Eligible: Yes No Date of this document: 11/19/2020 Form Prepared by: S. Wells and E. Sakariassen, Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. with C. Alegria and C. Hendry, Extreme Historic 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: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other If Other, specify: Neo Traditional Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Fraternal Hall Architect: Architectural Firm/City/State: Builder/Contractor: Ken Walker Company/City/State: Walker Construction, Bozeman, MT Source of Information: bozemanmagazine.com, accessed 11/19/2020 This site is a modern commercial building located within the NRHP-listed Bozeman Main Street Historic District. The building was built by Bozeman firm Walker Construction in 2010, after the previous American Legion building at this location was destroyed by fire, resulting from a natural gas explosion on March 5, 2009 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 15 March 2019). The previous structure was a two-story commercial building. It had been recorded in 1985 by James R. McDonald Architects but due to extensive façade remodeling was a non-contributing site within the Main Street Historic District. The current structure is a 2-story brick-faced concrete and steel building with a rectangular plan shape and concrete foundation. The east and west walls abut adjacent buildings. The building to the east is also a modern construction and the building to the west is historic but rehabilitated following the 2009 fire. The building's primary façade faces south onto E Main Street and has two at-grade entries. The entries are at opposite ends of the façade and are beneath a full-width flat-roofed metal awning. The upper story contains a series of four one-over-one-lite tinted-glass windows. Centered on the façade, just below the cornice, is a cartouche that reads "American Legion." Faint brick relief work is present in the minimally adorned façade. The property is in excellent condition but is modern. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The building was built by Bozeman firm Walker Construction in 2010, after the previous American Legion building at this location was destroyed by fire, resulting from a natural gas explosion on March 5, 2009 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 15 March 2019). The previous structure was a two-story commercial building that had been purchased for use by the American Legion by Nelson Story following WWII. Prior to this, accounts indicate the building had served as a church (Bozeman Magazine, 2 April 2011). The former building had been recorded in 1985 by James R. McDonald Architects but due to extensive façade remodeling of its façade, it had been considered a non-contributing site within the Main Street Historic District. The recorded building, while sensitive to the historic character of Bozeman's downtown commercial area, is a modern structure. It continues to house the American Legion, Post 14. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 2019 "Bozeman American Legion to Celebrate 100 Years." 15 March. Electronic document, https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com, accessed November 19, 2020. Bozeman Magazine [Bozeman, Montana] 2011 "Open for Business: Bozeman's American Legion Post 14." 2 April. Electronic document, bozemanmagazine.com, accessed November 19, 2020. James R. McDonald Architects 1984-85 225 E Main St. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215 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 recorded building is a modern structure. It has not reached the 50-year threshold for consideration as a historic property and it does not satisfy Criterion Consideration G (properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years). Metcalf therefore recommends the property not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The property is in excellent condition but is modern and, as such, it has no historic integrity. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215 Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 215 (center). Façade view (Image #1699, 10/31/2020. SLW). Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 215. Oblique view southwest (Image #1717, 10/31/2020. SW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Site Map Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Topographic Map Property Name: 225 E Main Site Number: 215