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Home My WebLink About23 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: 23 E. Main St Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 196 Historic District Number (if applicable): 24GA0952 County: Gallatin Historic Name: Raleigh, Lamme & CO. Original Owner(s): Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): 23 E. Main Street Holdings LLC Owner Address: 4343 Von Karman Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92660-2099 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SW¼ SE ¼ NW¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): W 26'8" Lot 7 Block(s): Block F Addition: Bozeman Original Plat Year of Addition: 1870 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: commercial Current Use: commercial Construction Date: 1882, 1922 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497160.2 Northing: 5058454.43 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: 1986 Historic District: Main Street Historic District (24GA0952) NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property meets the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 01/07/2021 Form Prepared by: A. 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 the Main Street Historic District (24GA0952). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Commercial Style (Western) If Other, specify: Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Retail, clothing Architect: Architectural Firm/City/State: Builder/Contractor: Company/City/State: Source of Information: Montana Cadastral records online, accessed 09/07/2021. The site is the historic Raleigh, Lamme, & Co. commercial building, built in 1882. It was originally recorded in 1984 and is included in the 1986 nomination for the Main Street Historic District (24GA0952) as a contributing element. The previous recorder described it as an "attached two-story commercial structure...rectangular plan with a flat-roof overhang at street level and an iron balcony at the second floor window which is composed of arched and transomed windows. The construction is finished in stucco with terra-cotta ornamentation at the cornice, windows, and wall medallions. The flat built up roof lies perpendicular to the street. The modern store- front obscures the original details at street level except for a half-round terra-cotta design at each side (McDonald, 1984)." Some alterations have occurred in the ensuing years, largely on the first story of the primary or south facade. The main entrance is still centered on the building, but a secondary recessed entrance has been added on the west end of the primary facade. Above the flat- roofed projecting awning that protects the first floor an earlier infill, present in the 1984 photographs, has been replaced with a narrow band of windows. The store-front windows have been refitted with newer metal framed windows. The second story windows have been replaced within the original openings, with sensitive new divided-lite fixed windows. The stuccoed portions of the exterior have been cleaned and painted white. This site is in excellent condition MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property at 23 E. Main Street is associated with a person with an important role in the history and development of Bozeman, Achilles Lamme. Trained as a physician, Lamme left St. Louis to follow the gold rush into Montana. He established a dry-goods business in Bozeman in 1865, turning away from medicine. Ultimately involved with three or more businesses and at least one partner, Lamme built the property at 23 E. Main in 1882. He died in 1888, but his son Edison B. Lamme continued to operate his business interests until 1901. The structure is associated with the commercial aspect of the Village Phase of Bozeman's historic/architectural development. In 1985, Matt Cohen provided a historical overview of this property as follows: “Originally a small, ornate, Italianate style commercial block very similar to 27 E Main, this building gained a completely remodeled stucco façade topped by as ornate, glazed terra cotta cornice around 1920. The present façade is a very significant example of the light diverse commercial design of the period. The building was originally built for Raleigh, Lamme, and Co., one of the largest mercantile businesses ni Bozeman in the 1880s. This small block was built as one of a group of three constructed by Achilles Lamme. Lamme’s first building, built for A. Lamme & Co., stood on the site of 25 E Main, and was a simple 2-story block, built in 1880. Probably in 1882 and 1883, respectively, this building was built adjacent to it to the left, and 27 E Main was built on the east, completing what appears to have been a consciously planned, quite formal grouping consisting of a broad, virtually unornamented building flanked by two narrower, very ortante ones. According to Matt Alderson’s 1883 guide to the city, this building was the Dry Goods House of Raleigh, Lamme & Co. (Sanborn Map of 1884 corroborates this). After this, the building had a variety of occupants, such as a jewelry, musical instrument and confectionary store by the 1890s (Sanborn Maps, 1890, 1891). In 1922, Lanohr’s Florist Shop moved into half the building, while a clothing store occupied the other half. Langohr’s, a prominent local business which operated extensive greenhouses on South Tracy Ave. behind the vernacular Queen Anne style Langohr House (315 S. Tracy), may have been responsible for the remodeling. About twelve years after occupying the building, Langohr’s moved across the street to 10 E Main. The business moved to their present locations on S. Tracy and W. Main in about 1971. The stucco of this façade was replaced in August, 1985, accurately reproducing the original. Note: December 6, 1985: Langohr’s Florist shop never occupied this building, but rather, 19 E Main, in the east half of the Tivoli Beer Hall Building.” Since the past recording, the building housed the Bozeman Angler fly shop for 24 years. That business closed in 2017, after which some minor modifications were made to the storefront—chiefly the removal of a cloth awning and installation of a flat-roofed awning (Bozeman Daily Chronicle November 3, 2017). The building’s storefront is currently occupied by LuluLemon. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY “Bozeman Angler set to close at the end of the year.” Bozeman Daily Chronicle, November 3, 2017. https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/business/bozeman-angler-set-to-close-at-the-end-of-the-year/article_5609d717-10d1- 5fd6-9405-e9adaca0036c.html, accessed 2/19/2021. James R. McDonald 1986 Main Street Historic District NRHP Inventory--Nomination Form NPS, US Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Montana State Library, Montana Cadastral records online, https://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 07/09/2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NRHP Listing Date: 1986 NRHP Eligibility: Yes No Individually Contributing to Historic District Noncontributing to Historic District NRHP Criteria: A B C D Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce Period of Significance: Historic More Than One Decade STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The site is the historic Raleigh, Lamme, & Co. commercial building, built in 1882. The property is listed as a contributing element within the Bozeman, Montana Main Street Historic District (24GA0952), in 1986. Minor alterations have been made to the exterior since the listing, involving updated windows and an added entry door. Regardless, Metcalf finds the site retains sufficient integrity to convey its 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 in an existing or potential historic district. The site is currently listed in the NRHP within the Main Street Historic District and retains integrity sufficient to maintain its listed status. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition overall, with replacement windows of a sympathetic style set in the original openings. The integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and association are retained. Metcalf finds that the already listed property, which contributes to the Main Street Historic District (24GA0952), retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character and maintain its listed status. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196 Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 196. Primary façade. (Image #1644, 10/27/2020, SLW). Feature #1 Facing: N Description: Property 196. Rear elevation. (Image #1652, 10/27/2020, SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Site Map Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Topographic Map Property Name: 23 E. Main St Site Number: 196