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Home My WebLink About312 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: 312 N Grand Ave. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 180 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Laura Burkle Owner Address: 312 N. Grand Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715-3508 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SW ¼ NW ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): 17-18 Block(s): 4 Addition: Beall’s 3rd Addition Year of Addition: 1891 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 1904-1912 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496909.59 Northing: 5058765.11 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: 02/16/2021 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: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Craftsman 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: Montana Cadastral records online The property at 312 N. is a single-story, wood-framed bungalow with an attached single-stall garage. The site was recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald, and described as: "This detached one-story single-family residence has a rectangular plan with a pediment over door, a shed-roofed back porch and an attached garage. The two-bay facade is symmetrical and consists of a central glass-paned front entrance with 1/1 double-hung and casement windows. The frame construction is finished in stucco and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with green asphalts and features boxed eaves. There is a rear brick chimney. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street. Out-buildings include a flat-roofed garage of stucco." McDonald considered the residence to be "an intrusive element within a potential historic district." A few observable alterations are noted since this previous recording. Brown asphalt shingles have replaced the earlier green shingles. The garage doors are now side-hung vertical board doors with windows, instead of a single door with sets of divided lite windows. In addition, a small casement window has been cut into the garage facade at attic level. The site is in good condition. Mature deciduous trees are on the boulevard, and a paved two-track driveway accesses the garage along the north edge of lot. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 312 North Grand Avenue is located in Beall’s 3rd Addition that was platted on December 3, 1891. Kate F. Sutton and Mary A. Cantwell purchased this property from Rosa V. Beall on May 16, 1904. Kate F. Sutton was born on October 7, 1866 in Wisconsin. While living in Bozeman and at the time she owned this property, Mrs. Sutton was a teacher at Longfellow School (R. L. Polk & Co., 1906). In c. 1908 she moved to Choteau, MT. Kate Sutton died in Santa Barbara, CA where she had taught in the Santa Barbara City Schools since 1923. She died on November 6, 1939 (Santa Maria Times, 08 November 1939; Findagrave.com, 2021). Mary A. Cantwell was Kate Sutton’s sister. Mary Cantwell had also been born in Wisconsin. While living in Bozeman, Mary Cantwell worked as the principal of a preparatory school and as an assistant professor of English at Montana Agricultural College (now Montana State University). In 1910 she lived at 319 South Central Avenue with her sister Anna Cantwell (R. L. Polk & Co., 1910). In 1930 Mary Cantwell was living in Los Angeles, CA and working as a schoolteacher. She boarded in a house with her sister, Anna Cantwell, who worked as a saleswoman for a mercantile company (Ancestry.com, 2002). Kate Sutton sold the property to Carrie S. Bohart on April 4, 1907. Carrie Sager had been born on August 26, 1872 in Tayer, KS to Henry and Matilda Sager. She married Freeman Bohart prior to 1900. In 1900, the couple was living in Bozeman, MT on Lamme Street with their two children (Ancestry.com, 2004). Freeman Bohart had come with his parents to Gallatin Valley from Missouri in 1882. He ran the Big Four Auction House for many years. Carrie and Freeman sold this property to their daughter, Ruby M. Bohart on January 26, 1910. Ruby had been born on September 1, 1897 in Bozeman. Ruby married William S. Bliler on September 24, 1920 in Bozeman. By 1930 Ruby and her daughter, Eleanor, were living in Choteau, MT and Ruby was working as a teacher (Ancestry.com, 2002). Ruby Bohart Bliler died on July 7, 1994 and was buried in Bozeman’s Sunset Hills Cemetery in an unmarked grave (Findagrave.com, 2021). Ruby sold the property to Martin Ardesson on July 27, 1926. Martin C. and Goldie Ardesson lived in this residence from 1929 to 1938 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1929 – 1938). Martin Ardesson had been born in Butte, MT on March 22, 1892 (Ancestry.com, 2001). Martin married Goldie Jackson in Park City, MT in 1917. Martin and Goldie came to Bozeman in 1920. After working for The Willson Company in Bozeman for 12 years, Martin opened his own shoe store on East Main Street. Later, he opened the Ardesson store (The Independent-Record, 25 August 1944). Goldie Ardesson sold this property to Marcus L. and Drusilla Gillette on February 13, 1946. The Gillettes lived in this property during their period of ownership. They sold the property on August 2, 1950 to William E. and Alfreda Ethel Weidenaar. The Weidenaars sold the property on June 18, 1951 to Mabel E. Davidson and Max. A. Davidson, who were mother and son. Mabel E. Flidewell Davidson was born on August 5, 1891 in Custer County, NE to Manual Archer and Judith Johnson Glidewell. She married Arthur Davidson on June 5, 1914 in Broken Bow, NE. Mabel and Arthur came to Montana in 1940, initially settling in Corvallis. Arthur Davidson died in 1947 in Corvallis. Mabel moved to Bozeman in 1950. While living in this residence Mabel worked as a cook (R. L. Polk & Co, 1958, 1959; Laurel Outlook, 13 June 1979). Max Davidson had been born June 7, 1920 in Berwyn, NE. He spent a few years living with his mother, Mabel, in Bozeman and worked at Montana State College (Montana State University, as of 1965). He received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and agricultural economics from Washington State University. He served in the Air Force during the Second World War. After returning to the United States after the war, he worked as an editor for the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI for 25 years (Wisconsin State Journal, 11 March 2005). Davidson had married Dorothy Buchanan on May 31, 1957. Max and Dorothy Davidson sold this property to the Bozeman Medical Arts Center on August 12, 1983. The Bozeman Medical Arts Center sold this property to Mark C. King on May 5, 1993. King sold the property to Brett M. Naus and Kyra S. Deprez on September 11, 1998. They sold the property to Megan K. Nasrallah on August 25, 2000 and the Nasrallahs sold the property on February 7, 2012 to Laura Burkle and Charles Detar, the current owners as of February 2021. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 Table 1. Chain of Title, 312 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 Rosa V. Beall Kate F. Sutton and M. A. Cantwell 16 May 1904 Warranty Deed Lots 15 – 18, Block 4, Beall’s 3rd Addition D: 34/466 and 35/56 (correction) M. A. Cantwell Kate F. Sutton 04 March 1905 Warranty Deed ½ interest in Lots 15 – 18, Block 4, Beall’s 3rd Addition D: 35/64 Kate F. Sutton Carrie S. Bohart 04 April 1907 Warranty Deed Lots 17 and 18, Block 4, Beall’s 3rd Addition D: 37/284 Carrie S. and F. L. Bohart Ruby M. Bohart 26 January 1910 Warranty Deed Same D: 41/119 Ruby M. Bohart Ruby Bliler 07 September 1923 Warranty Deed Same D: 65/380 Ruby Bliler Martin Ardesson 27 July 1926 Warranty Deed Same D: 70/215 Martin Ardesson Goldie May Ardesson 19 August 1944 Warranty Deed Same D: 90/3 Goldie May Ardesson M. L. and Drusilla Gillette 13 February 1946 Warranty Deed Same D: 92/601 M. L. and Drusilla Gillette William E. and Alfreda Ethel Weidenaar 02 August 1950 Warranty Deed Same D: 102/386 William E. and Alfreda Ethel Weidenaar Mabel E. Davidson and Max. A. Davidson 18 June 1951 Warranty Deed Same D: 105/485 Mabel E. Davidson (dec’d) Max A. Davidson 14 December 1979 Clerk & Recorder’s Deed Same D: Film 54/402 Max A. Davidson Max A. and Dorothy B. Davidson 01 February 1980 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 55/297 Max A. and Dorothy B. Davidson Bozeman Medical Arts Center 12 August 1983 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 78/826 Bozeman Medical Arts Center Mark C. King 05 May 1993 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 131/3817 Mark C. King Brett M. Naus and Kyra S. Deprez 11 September 1998 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 189/414 Brett M. Naus and Kyra S. Deprez Megan K. Nasrallah 25 August 2000 Warranty Deed Same D: #2019490 Megan K. Nasrallah Laura Burkle and Charles Detar 07 February 2012 Warranty Deed Same D: #2408581 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Ancestry.com 2001 Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. 2002 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. 2004 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Kate F Sutton (7 Oct 1866–4 Jul 1939), Find a Grave Memorial no. 90318970, citing Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA. Electronic document, accessed February 24, 2021. 2021 Memorial page for Ruby Eldine Bohart (1 Sep 1897–7 Jul 1994), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35642295, 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. The Independent-Record [Helena, Montana] 1944 “Martin Ardesson, Bozeman Merchant, Dies.” 25 August. Helena, Montana. Laurel Outlook [Laurel, Montana] 1979 “Laurel Woman’s Mother Dies.” 13 June. Laurel, Montana. 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. 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. Santa Maria Times [Santa Maria, California] 1939 “Mrs. Kate Sutton.” 08 November. Santa Maria, California Wisconsin State Journal [Madison, Wisconsin] 2005 “Davidson, Max Arthur.” 11 March. Madison, Wisconsin MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Statement of Significance Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 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 312 N. is a single-story, wood-framed bungalow with an attached single-stall garage. The site was recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. It is in good condition and Metcalf finds that the property retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. However, the general deterioration and alteration of contemporaneous sites in the vicinity has diminished the area’s district potential. Sect. 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 contemporaneous residential properties in the vicinity have been found to lack sufficient integrity to convey historic character. Metcalf finds there is no district potential Metcalf recommends this site not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Integrity Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The replacement of several of the original windows with modern windows in enlarged openings affects integrity of materials and design, as does the use of modern window hardware. Changes to the attached garage also affect the aspects of design and material. The aspects of feeling, location, workmanship, association, and setting are retained. Metcalf finds that the property retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character. Overall the property is in good condition. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 180. Oblique view (Image #299, 10/12/2020. EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: E Description: Property 180. Façade (Image #300, 10/12/2020. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 180. Oblique view (Image #301, 10/12/2020. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 312 N Grand Ave. Site Number: 180