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Home My WebLink About15 E Beall 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: 15 E. Beall St. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 139 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): William A. and Bertha Ellen Patten Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Mary Katherine Thornberg Owner Address: 15 E. Beall St., Bozeman, M 59715-3601 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SW¼ NE ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): S 92' W 20' Lot 4, S 92' Lot 5 and 6. Block(s): Block D Addition: Bealls 2nd Addition Year of Addition: 1882 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: circa 1955 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497163.2 Northing: 5058739.63 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: Historic District: NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property does not meet the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 02/24/2021 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: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Minimal Traditional Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Single-unit dwelling Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: Montana Cadastral records online, accessed 09/07/2020. The property at 15 E. Beall St. is a single-family residence built in the mid-to-late 1950s, in the Minimal Traditional style. The single- story structure faces south, and is rectangular in shape. Wood-frame, with a side-gabled roof and a concrete foundation, the house is clad in asbestos siding and vertical wood panels, and roofed with asbestos shingles. It is side-gabled with an attached garage off the west elevation, and a similarly set back section at the east end of the facade. The garage has been remodeled and repurposed as living space, at a time not recorded. The front entry door is located in the west half of the facade, positioned in the recess formed under the overhanging side gable, and flush with the infilled garage exterior wall. A metal pillar supports the gable overhang, and a shallow flight of concrete steps lead to the concrete platform by the front door. A concrete chimney bisects the side and cuts through the overhanging eave of the infilled garage section, and is flanked by two narrow vertical fixed-lite windows set in the panels that replaced the garage door opening. To the east is the entry door, solid wood with three graduated vertical lites. In the projecting center section of the facade are two large side-by-side fixed-lite picture windows, each flanked on the outer side by a narrow five-stacked- lite window. The east end of the facade has a paired three-lite casement window, likely original. The west elevation has horizontal asbestos siding below vertical panels in the gable end. A small screened window is centered on the elevation and a vent is in the gable peak. The east and south elevations are obscured by tall bushes that screen the side and back yards. The property is in fair but deteriorating condition. The property has been remodeled more than once, affecting integrity of materials, design, feeling, and workmanship. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 15 East Beall Street is located in Beall’s 2nd Addition that was platted on June 3, 1885 by William J. Beall. A residence was built on this property after 1957, after the property transferred from Kenneth and Nellie Ahl, to William A. and Bertha Ellen Patten. William A. Jr. and Bertha Ellen Patten purchased this property on May 29, 1957. William A. Patten Jr. was born in Boston, MA, in 1931. Patten moved to Montana and served in the U.S. Army for two years. He married Bertha Ellen Grimes in 1955 in Bozeman. Bertha Ellen Grimes was born in 1927 in Great Falls, MT, graduating from business college in Dallas, Texas. While living in this residence William worked at the Gallatin Laundry (R. L. Polk & Co., 1958; The Montana Standard, 22 May 1955; Findagrave.com, 2021). William and Bertha sold this property to Thomas M. Grimes in 1958. Thomas Grimes was the uncle of Bertha Patten (Findagrave.com, 2021). Grimes sold the property to Russell R. and June A. Bucklew on February 20, 1959. The Bucklews sold the property to H. Clay and Gladys B. Patterson on August 1, 1960. The Pattersons moved into this residence shortly thereafter. Henry Clay Patterson, born in Lima, MT in 1894, enlisted in the Navy in 1917 in San Francisco, serving as a Seaman Second Class. He was discharged in Minneapolis in 1919 and returned to his home state, settling in Bozeman. Patterson was then employed by the Fish and Game Commission. Patterson died in 1967 at Fort Harrison, MT (The Independent-Record, 20 March 1967). His wife, Gladys Burtch was born in 1907 in Idaho to Floyd and Katherine Burtch, graduated from Colorado State University and taught in schools in Shelley, ID and in Lima, MT. She was an accomplished musician and when living in this residence taught music privately at the G & C Music Studio. Gladys remained at this address after the death of her husband, sometimes with her son, William "Bill" Patterson. Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Clay, and also her son William. Gladys died in 1987 in Muncie, Indiana. A daughter, Mary Katherine Thornburg survived her mother and moved into this residence with her husband Thomas around 1990 (The Montana Standard, 1 June 1987; R. L. Polk & Company 1990 - 2012). Mary Katherine Patterson Thornburg is the current owner of this property as of November 2020. On June 5, 2004, Mary Katherine Thornburg gave Dennis J. Steinhauer, Archer Construction a Right of First Refusal to Purchase Property. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Montana State Library, Montana Cadastral records online, htpp://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 07/09/2020. 2021 Memorial page for Bertha Ellen Grimes Patten (22 Feb 1927–7 Aug 2016), Find a Grave Memorial no. 169546746, citing Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon, Solano County, California, USA. Electronic document, accessed February 16, 2021. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Thomas M. Grimes (22 Apr 1891–8 Apr 1982), Find a Grave Memorial no. 74398524, citing Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed February 16, 2021. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2021 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. The Independent-Record [Helena, Montana] 1967 "Bozeman Man Dies at VA Hospital." 20 March. Helena, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/393488284/?terms=Henry%2BClay%2BPatterson, accessed November 19, 2020. The Montana Standard [Butte, Montana] 1955 "Miss Bertha Ellen Grimes United in Marriage to William A. Patten Jr." 22 May. Butte, Montana. The Montana Standard [Butte, Montana] 1987 "Gladys Patterson, 79." 1 June. Butte, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/351316362/?terms=Gladys%2BPatterson, accessed November 19, 2020. 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 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 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 at 15 E. Beall Street has not been previously recorded. The site consists of residence built around 1957 in the Minimal Traditional style. It is in fair condition overall, with evidence of deterioration in the exterior cladding and around certain windows. Remodeling has affected integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. Surrounding redevelopment has had some impact on integrity of setting. Section 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 Criterion A, B, C, and D. The site is not located within an existing historic district and there is little to no district potential based on characteristics noted in the vicinity. The surrounding neighborhood has experienced periodic redevelopment, with a large commercial structure immediately west, recently-constructed townhouses to the east, and vacant lots to the south. Metcalf recommends the site not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The property has been remodeled more than once, windows have been added and altered, and siding material changed. The site is in fair condition, overall. It retains integrity of location and association. Alterations and condition issues have affected integrity of materials, design, feeling, workmanship, and setting. Metcalf finds it fails to retain sufficient integrity to convey its historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 139. Oblique view (Image #1561.10/13/2020, SLW). Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 139. Primary facade (Image #1562.10/13/2020, SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 139. Oblique view (Image #1563.10/13/2020, SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 15 E. Beall St. Site Number: 139