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Home My WebLink About301 N Grand 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: 301 N Grand Ave. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 175 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Alfred Lycan Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): 203 W Beall LLC Owner Address: 18 E Peach St Bozeman, MT 59715-2911 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SW¼ NW ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Block(s): Block 8 Addition: Beall's 3rd ADD Year of Addition: 1891 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 2020-2021 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 N Easting: 496853.21 Northing: 5058734.2 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: 3/8/2020 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 is not historic. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Modern build Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Multiple Residential Units Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Intrinsik Architecture Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: https://www.cairnsbzn.com/ This site is a building currently under construction at the time of survey. Historically, between 1904 and 1912, a small one-story single room was added to the northwest section of this residence. On the 1904 and 1912 Sanborn maps, a two-story frame structure is depicted at the rear of the property; it is listed as 301½ and has a full-width porch extending from the north side of the building. During these years, there was also a one-story outbuilding located northwest of the residence. On the 1904 Sanborn map, a creek or ditch is shown running through the alley between 3rd and Grand Avenues – it was filled in or covered over by 1912. By 1927, the structure at the rear of the property had been converted to a garage and the outbuilding had been removed. The site had been previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects and had been considered "an intrusive element within a potential historic district," because the "historic integrity of this property [had] not been retained due to change in original design and materials." McDonald described the house as follows: "This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has an L-shaped plan with a wood back porch and wood front porch. There are fixed picture windows in the front of the structure and 1/1 double-hung in the rest. The frame construction is finished in asphalt shingles and rests on a rubble stone foundation. The gable roof is covered with cedar shingles and blue asphalt shingles. There is an offset brick chimney. Outbuildings include a shed." Metcalf revisited the site on October 12, 2020 and found that the house described in the McDonald survey had been completely torn down and a new structure was in the process of being constructed. There are multiple units with varying sections of two-story and three-story levels. They appear to be a combination of wood and metal framing with a concrete foundation. This site is not historic. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 301 North Grand Avenue is located in Beall’s 3rd Addition that was platted in 1891. This section of the block is labelled "Gordon Tract." In August of 1897, Alfred Lycan purchased this property from Charles H. and Lillian A. Gordon. Lycan was a well-known property owner in Bozeman and had many varied interests. Lycan subdivided this area as the Gordon Tract from 1903 to 1912. Lycan was a carpenter and may have built this residence during his ownership of the property from 1897 to 1903. From the early 1880s into the early 1900s Lycan organized tours through Yellowstone National Park (The Anaconda Standard, 22 August 1900). Each tour consisted of five passenger wagons and two freight wagons, one of which carried tents and bedding, with the other carrying camp supplies and feed for the animals. There was also a cook’s wagon containing the provisions and tables (Longansport Reporter, 05 August 1899). He moved to Colorado in c. 1916. Alfred Lycan sold this property on January 31, 1903 to Florens E. Grissom. Grissom owned it for a short time selling the property to George M. and Maretta Thompson on October 5, 1903. The Thompsons sold the property to the Ellis Brandley & Co. on December 7, 1904. The Ellis Brandley & Co. were wholesale grain dealers. William F. and Ellen Leach Wilkin purchased the property from Ellis Brandley & Co. on September 4, 1911. On February 25, 1920, Joseph A. Monger purchased the property from William and Ellen Wilkin. Joseph A. Monger had been born on October 13, 1852 in Gentry County, MO (Ancestry.com, 2001). Joseph was a wagon train freighter who hauled goods from Corinne, UT to Helena, MT in the 1870s. While living in Bozeman, Monger worked as a mail carrier, lodging house owner, wheelwright, carpenter, and bailiff (Great Falls Tribune, 23 October 1932). Joseph married Ida Lee Brumfield on February 18, 1885 in Bozeman (Ancestry.com, 2016). Ida Brumfield had born on August 18, 1844 in Denver, MO to Amon and Catherine Brumfield. Ida came to Montana in 1883. Her family was involved in freighting (The Independent-Record, 24 August 1944). In 1929 Joseph A. and Ida Lee Monger lived in this residence along with Rexel R. and Lois LaBertew. Lois was Joseph and Ida’s daughter. Lois had been born on November 24, 1889 in Bozeman. She married Rexel Roy LaBertew on January 15, 1913 in Bozeman (Ancestry.com, 2016). Lois LaBertew lived in this residence until her death on July 6, 1934 (Ancestry.com, 2017). Ida died on August 18, 1944 at this residence (Ancestry.com, 2001). Joseph had died on October 22, 1932. Ida and Joseph Monger were buried together in Bozeman’s Sunset Hills Cemetery (Findagrave.com, 2021). After the death of Lois, Rex LaBertew married Katherine Barker on September 18, 1936 in Big Timber, MT (Ancestry.com, 2016). Rex had been born on February 6, 1890 to Joseph and Elizabeth LaBertew in IL. Rex worked as a depot agent for the Northern Pacific Railway Company (R. L. Polk & Company, 1947). Katherine had been born on June 6, 1900 in Collins, MN to Bernard and Mary Payton. She came to Montana in 1920. She attended Dillon Normal School and the University in Missoula, MT receiving a degree in education. She taught in Bozeman for fourteen years and was the head dietician at Montana State College (renamed Montana State University in 1965) in Bozeman for twenty years, retiring in 1965 (The Billings Gazette, 08 October 1985). Kathryn LaBertew purchased this property from the estate of Joseph Monger on October 3, 1955. Rex LaBertew died on January 26, 1974 and was buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman (Findagrave.com, 2021). After Rex’s death, Katherine LaBertew continued to live in this residence until her death in 1985. Kathryn died on October 6, 1985 and was buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman. Gilbert J. Vicain purchased this property from Kathryn LaBertew on September 14, 1984. Vicain had been born on September 13, 1922 in Missoula, MT to Gilbert Edward and Anna Carolyna Vicain. He served as a chief petty officer in the U. S. Navy during the Second World War aboard the naval amphibious vessel USS Skagit in the Pacific and European theaters. He also served in the Korean War, again on the USS Skagit. After the war he worked as a station manager for the Northern Pacific Railway (BNSF) in western Montana stations. In retirement, while living in Bozeman, MT he managed the Viking Apartments. Vicain died on June 5, 2003 (The Missoulian, 09 June 2003). On March 15, 2004 the property transferred from the Gilbert J. Vicain Living Trust to Viking Properties LLC via a quit claim deed. Patrick D. Johnson purchased the property on August 18, 2010. Patrick D. Johnson and Jesse R. Tufte sold the property to Jason Delmue on May 19, 2016. Delmue sold the property to 203 W. Beall LLC on May 23, 2019. The 203 W. Beall LLC sold the property to The Cairns on December 30, 2020. The Cairns is the current owner as of February 2021. The new Cairns Residences are listed as becoming available in summer 2021 (The Cairns 2021). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 Table 1. Chain of Title, 301 North Grand Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference USA William J. Beall 01 May 1871 Patent Lot/Tract 1, Sec 7 2S6E GLO Records William J. and Rosa V. Beall Matthew McGuirk 16 October 1879 Warranty Deed 1 acre lot 16 rods x 10 rods (located 1438 ft. W of the NW cor Beall and Bozeman Streets) D: 1/170 Matthew McGuirk Charles H. Gordon 15 May 1882 Warranty Deed Same D: 2/375 Charles H. Gordon Mrs. D. S. Gordon 01 September 1884 Deed Same D: 6/205 Mrs. D. S. Gordon Charles H. Gordon 18 August 1890 Deed Same D: 17/458 Charles H. and Lillian A. Gordon Alfred Lycan __ August 1897 Warranty Deed Same D: 23/231 On October 7, 1897, Alfred Lycan sold a strip of land 264’x5.9’ on the east side of the Gordon Tract to the City of Bozeman to form a part of Second Avenue (now Grand Avenue) (D: 21/146) Alfred Lycan Florens E. Grissom 31 January 1903 Warranty Deed 50’ x 140’ Lot at SE cor of Block 8, Beall’s 3rd Addition D: 29/383 Florens E. and Ida L. Grissom George M. Thompson 05 October 1903 Warranty Deed Same D: 34/223 George M. and Maretta Thompson Ellis Brandley & Co. 07 December 1904 Warranty Deed Same D: 29/535 Ellis Brandley & Co. W. F. Wilkin 04 September 1911 Warranty Deed Same D: 44/248 W. F. and Ellen Leach Wilkin Joseph A. Monger 25 February 1920 Warranty Deed Same D: 58/320 Estate of Joseph A. Monger Kathryn P. LaBertew 03 October 1955 Administrator’s Deed Same D: 119/558 Kathryn P. LaBertew Gilbert J. Vicain 14 September 1984 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 84/2890 Gilbert J. Vicain Gilbert J. Vicain, Trustee of the Gilbert J. Vicain Living Trust 06 October 1998 Deed Same D: Film 191/3156 Steven D. Wall and Gretchen M. Wall, Trustees of the Gilbert J. Vicain Living Trust Viking Properties LLC 15 March 2004 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2150975 Viking Properties LLC Steven D. Wall 20 December 2005 Warranty Deed Same D: #2213521 Steven D. Wall Montana Title and Escrow Inc. 20 December 2005 Deed of Trust Same D: #2213522 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee (see D: #2325213) GMAC Mortgage LLC 30 April 2010 Trustee’s Deed Same D: #2359965 GMAC Mortgage LLC Patrick D. Johnson 18 August 2010 Special Warranty Deed Same D: #2368388 Patrick D. Johnson Patrick D. Johnson and Jesse R. Tufte 02 December 2013 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2469589 Patrick D. Johnson and Jesse R. Tufte Jason A. Delmue 19 May 2016 Warranty Deed Same D: #2545607 Jason A. Delmue 203 W Beall LLC 23 May 2019 Warranty Deed Same D: #2645549 203 W Beall LLC The Cairns 30 December 2020 Preliminary Declaration Same D: #2714612 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Anaconda Standard [Anaconda, Montana] 1900 "Here! 9 ½ Days in Yellowstone Park." 22 August. Anaconda, Montana. Ancestry.com 2001 Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed January 28, 2021. 2016 Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed January 28, 2021. 2017 Montana, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed January 28, 2021. The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1985 "Katheryn P. LaBertew." 08 October. Billings, Montana. The Cairns 2021 The Cairns Residences [on-line]. Electronic document, www.cairnbzn.com, accessed March 1, 2021. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Joseph A Monger (1852–22 Oct 1932), Find a Grave Memorial no. 51339977, citing Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed February 23, 2021. 2021 Memorial page for Rex R Labertew (6 Feb 1890–26 Jan 1974), Find a Grave Memorial no. 75518741, citing Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed February 23, 2021. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2021 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. Great Falls Tribune [Great Falls, Montana] 1932 "Joseph A. Monger, Old-Time Freighter, Dies at Bozeman." 23 October. Great Falls, Montana. The Independent-Record [Helena, Montana] 1944 "Pioneer Who Came in 1883 Dies in Bozeman." 24 August. Helena, Montana. James R. McDonald Architects 1984 301 N Grand Ave. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. Logansport Reporter [Logansport, Indiana] 1899 "The Park Outfit." 05 August. Logansport, Indiana. The Missoulian [Missoula, Montana] 2003 "Gilbert J. Vicain." 09 June. Missoula, Montana. Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 3/08/2021. R. L. Polk & Company 1902-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Sanborn Map Company 1884-1957 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: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 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 This property has been redeveloped. The recorded building is a modern residential structure currently under construction. 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 8 Integrity Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) This site is currently being redeveloped, with modern construction ongoing. No historic structures are extant and as such, the site does not retain historic integrity. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 175. View west. (Image #0312, 10/12/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 175. Oblique view. (Image #0311, 10/12/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 301 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 175