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Home My WebLink About311 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: 311 N Grand Ave. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 179 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Alfred Lycan or Alice and Ephriam Adams Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Paul V. Byrne and Martha M. Wyckoff, Trustees of the Paul V. Byrne Living Trust Owner Address: 311 N Grand Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SW ¼ NW ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Tract 7 Block(s): 8 Addition: Beall's Third Addition Year of Addition: 1891 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: c. 1904 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12N Easting: 496853.05 Northing: 5058764.9 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: N/A Historic District: N/A NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property does not meet the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (See below). Date of this document: 3/18/2021 Form Prepared by: E. Sakariassen and R. Schields, 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: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Queen Anne If Other, specify: 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: The site consists of two architectural features: 1.5 story, wood-framed, Queen Anne style residence with a gable front-and-wing form built c. 1904 and a modern detached outbuilding built in 1995. The primary façade of the residence faces east onto N Grand Ave. The house has an irregular plan shape and a concrete and stone foundation. The exterior is clad in horizontal wood siding with vertical corner boards, and scalloped shingles in the apex of the gable front. The roof is cross-gabled and clad in asphalt shingles. A small brick chimney is present on the ridgeline. The building was originally recorded by James R. McDonald Architects in 1984 and was considered an intrusive element within a potential historic district. MacDonald describes the site as follows: "This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has an L-shaped plan with an enclosed railing on a corner entrance and supported by one turned wood column. There are double-hung windows and a fixed leaded glass window in the structure. The frame construction is finished in asphalt and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with grey-green asbestos shingles and features dormers. Outbuildings include a garage of beveled shingles." Metcalf visited the site and found this description is no longer accurate. Since the previous survey, the porch railing has been removed and an addition added to the rear (west) elevation covered by a shed-roofed extension of the side-gable. The previous record claims there were dormers visible on the roof, no dormers were present at the time of survey. The primary entrance is on the south, side-gabled wing, accessed by a wood stoop and covered beneath a projecting shed roofed porch supported by a corner post. The east-facing façade supports two, one-over-one hung windows with wood surrounds and a large two-lite picture window with applied shutters. Other windows present on the residence are one-over-one lite hung windows, two-lite sliding windows, and a skylight on the south slope of the gable front. None of the windows are original, and one window opening on the south elevation has been altered to fit a window smaller than the original. The second feature is a single-story, wood-framed, detached shed with front-gabled roof in the rear yard. The shed is clad in horizontal wood siding with wood shingles in the gable peak. The east-facing façade features a side-hung door and a large, two-lite sliding window. Overall, the site is in good condition. The property was first recorded in August of 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property was considered, "an intrusive element within a potential historic district". The property has sustained additional renovations and alterations since the previous survey, and the site does not retain sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 311 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 1904. 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). Lycan moved to Colorado in c. 1916. 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 sold this property to Alice C. Adams on November 26, 1904. Alice C. Whitworth had been born on August 4, 1852 in El Dorado County, CA to Samuel and Lucinda Whitworth (Findagrave.com, 2021). She married Ephraim Adams in 1869. In 1870, the couple settled in Montana, living in Helena, MT in a house next door to Alice’s parents, Samuel and Lucinda Whitworth. Ephraim worked as a blacksmith and Alice kept house in 1870 (Ancestry.com, 2009). By 1880 the Adams family, along with the Whitmore family, were living in Middle Creek Valley in Gallatin County. Ephraim was farming, and Alice was keeping house (Ancestry.com, 2010). In 1900 and 1910 they were farming in Gallatin County. They may have purchased this property to have a house in town to live in during the winter or as desired, but there is no evidence of them living in this residence on a permanent basis during ownership (R. L. Polk & Co., 1906, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1918). In 1920, they still lived outside of Bozeman, within Gallatin County, but had retired from farming (Ancestry.com, 2010). Alice and Ephraim Adams sold this property to Henry C. and Charlotte E. Bowles on August 2, 1919. Ephraim died on April 16, 1927 and Alice died on August 27, 1929. They were buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman (Findagrave.com, 2021). Henry and Charlotte Bowles lived in the residence on this property during ownership, beginning in 1919. While living here, Henry was the manager of the Elks House in Bozeman (Ancestry.com, 2010). Henry Bowles had married Charlotte Earhart just a few years earlier, on July 2, 1916, in Three Forks, MT (Ancestry.com, 2017). Henry and Charlotte sold this property to Ernest Nack on March 18, 1922. By 1930, Henry, Charlotte, and daughter Shirley had moved to Miles City, MT and by 1940, they were living in San Francisco, CA (Ancestry.com, 2012). Ernest E. Nack was born on August 6, 1890 in Parsons, KS to Julius and Agustus Nack. Ernest married Clara H. Dwight on May 6, 1915 in Butte, MT. Clara Dwight had been born on November 15, 1897 in Springhill, MT to Frank and Clara Dwight. While living in this residence, Ernest worked as a mechanic for the Bozeman Welding Company and Clara worked at the Gallatin Laundry (R. L. Polk & Co., 1929 – 1947). Ernest died on September 27, 1946 and was buried in Bozeman’s Sunset Hills Cemetery (Ancestry.com, 2001). Clara Nack sold this property to Myron John and Jessie J. Casper on May 17, 1955. Clara died on August 28, 1997 (Ancestry.com, 2017). Myron and Jessie Casper lived in this residence from 1955 to 1982. Myron Casper had been born on July 17, 1914 in Garfield, Idaho to Myron C. and Mabel Casper. Myron married Jessie Button on February 7, 1940 in Townsend, MT. Jessie Button had been born on September 21, 1918 to Alson and Lillian Button in Bozeman. Myron served the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. Myron and Jessie lived in Bozeman where they both worked for Darigold until they moved to Centerville, UT in 1982. Myron died on November 11, 1999 in Centerville (The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 November 1999) and Jessie died on July 27, 2006 (Deseret News, 02 August 2006). Upon moving to Utah, Myron and Jessie Casper had sold the property to Robert B. and Elizabeth A. Frantz on September 13, 1982. The Frantz family lived in this residence during their ownership. They sold the property to Jules and Jerre Blanche La Palme on September 19, 1991. The La Palmes sold the property to Bruce A. and Julie M. Leep on July 27, 1994. The Leeps sold the property to Paul V. Byrne on September 1, 2015 and the current owners as of January 2021 are Paul V. Byrne and Martha M. Wyckoff, Trustees of the Paul V. Byrne Living Trust. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 Table 1. Chain of Title, 311 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 Alfred Lycan Alice C. Adams 26 November 1904 Warranty Deed 50’ x 140’ Lot, 150’ S of the SW cor Grand Ave. and Villard St., Beall’s 3rd Addition D: 39/158 Alice C. and Ephraim Adams H. C. Bowles 02 August 1919 Warranty Deed Same D: 60/533 Henry C. and Charlotte E. Bowles Ernest Nack 18 March 1922 Warranty Deed Same D: 64/349 Clara H. Tillery (fka Clara H. Nack) Myron John and Jessie J. Casper 17 May 1955 Warranty Deed Same D: 118/63 Myron J. and Jessie G. Casper Robert B. and Elizabeth A. Frantz 13 September 1982 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 71/2014 Robert and Elizabeth A. Frantz Jules and Jerre Blanche La Palme 19 September 1991 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 118/1822 Jules and Jerre B. La Palme Jerre Blanche Moore La Palme 04 February 1994 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 142/575 Jerre Blanche Moore La Palme Bruce A. and Julie M. Leep 27 July 1994 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 146/1989 Bruce A. and Julie M. Leep Paul V. Byrne 01 September 2015 Warranty Deed Same D: #2523490 Paul V. Byrne Paul V. Byrne and Martha M. Wyckoff, Trustees of the Paul V. Byrne Living Trust 13 November 2019 Warranty Deed Same D: #2664486 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 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 29, 2021. 2009 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. 2010 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. 2010 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. 2012 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. 2017 Montana, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed January 29, 2021. 2017 Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. Deseret News [Salt Lake City, Utah] 2006 "Jessie Button Casper." 02 August. Salt Lake City, Utah. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Alice C Whitworth Adams (4 Aug 1852–27 Aug 1929), Find a Grave Memorial no. 102180564, citing Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2021 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. Logansport Reporter [Logansport, Indiana] 1899 "The Park Outfit." 05 August. Logansport, Indiana. James R. McDonald 1984 Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory. Electronic document, City of Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana. http://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/151603/Electronic.aspx, accessed August 14, 2020. R. L. Polk & Company 1904-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Salt Lake Tribune [Salt Lake City, Utah] 1999 "Myron John Casper" 13 November. Salt Lake City, Utah. Sanborn Map Company 1884-1957 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Nov 1884, Jan 1889, 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 6 Statement of Significance Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 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 was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects, At that time, the property was considered, "an intrusive element within a potential historic district" (James R. McDonald, 1986). The Montana Cadastral Survey indicates the residence was remodeled in 1997 and again in 2015. Metcalf finds the property in good condition, but the site no longer retains integrity sufficient to convey 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. This site has been evaluated against the NRHP Criteria and has been determined to lack individual significance under Criteria A, B, C, and D. It is not located within an existing district and properties in the vicinity do not exhibit cohesive characteristics of a time, style, or high degree of integrity to suggest district potential. The site longer retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. Metcalf recommends the site not eligible. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Integrity Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in good condition overall. Alterations to the property including replacement of original windows, alteration of some original window openings, replacement of original cladding, removal of dormers, removal of porch railing, and an addition the rear elevation. These alterations affect the integrity of design, materials, and feeling. Metcalf has determined that the property does not retain sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 179, oblique view (Image #0295, 10/12/2020, EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 179, façade view (Image #0297, 10/12/2020, EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 311 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 179