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Home My WebLink About26 S 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: 26 S Grand Ave. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 24GA0920 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Bozeman Sheet Metal Works Original Owner(s): Frank E. Hoey Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Summit Bike and Ski Owner(s): Steve Bjorklund Owner Address: 8251 Gooch Hill Rd., Bozeman, MT 59718-6919 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SW ¼ SW ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): center 43'x60' Lots 10 and 11 Block(s): Block B Addition: Story Addition Year of Addition: 1872 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1953 Historic Use: Commercial Current Use: Commercial Construction Date: 1936 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496894.6 Northing: 5058338.88 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: 1986 Historic District: NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property meets the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 02/18/2021 Form Prepared by: A. Sakariassen 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 currently listed in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Art Deco-Moderne If Other, specify: Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Retail Architect: Fred F. Willson Architectural Firm/City/State: Bozeman, MT Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: NRHP nomination form This site is a single-story brick commercial building. It was originally recorded by James R. McDonald in 1984, revised by Matt Cohen in 1987 to read as follows: "This small one-story brick commercial structure has a rectangular plan and a flat roof. The significant part of this building is its interesting Streamlined Moderne facade. The flat, roof awning extension above the front entrance is supported by angled wall extension of the building. There are several large fixed windows set at a projecting angle and curved and clipped corner windows. All windows have raw aluminum frames. The bearing wall construction is finished in brick coursing with a combination of terra cotta coping on the rear. The front section is finished with vertical and horizontally set grooved sheet metal in black with raw aluminum ribbing at the apron, awning, and parapet levels. The roof supports in front are finished in black glazed tile with white mortar. The entrance is fashioned with curved raw aluminum panels in a vertical ribbed pattern. The door itself is a 2-lite aluminum door." The site was listed in the NRHP, individually, in 1986 (24GA0920). Metcalf visited the property in October 2020 and observed no major alterations since that time. However, it was noted that the property shares its north wall with a contemporaneous flat-roofed commercial building at 22 S. Grand, which is not included in the previous documentation. This structure has a stylized, curved southwest corner, modern synthetic stucco siding, and modern windows, and a side entry sheltered in the northwest corner. Both properties are in excellent condition, and the remodeling of 22 S. Grand only affects its integrity and in neither detracts or contributes to the eligibility of 26 S. Grand under Criterion C. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The Bozeman architect Fred F. Willson designed this structure in the Moderne style, in 1936. The extensive use of sheet metal throughout the facade was likely a deliberate advertisement for the original owner's business, Bozeman Sheet Metal Works. The owner in 1936 was Frank E. Hoey, and his business remained at this address into the 1960s (Cohen 1986). In 1986, the property was listed in the NRHP under Criterion C as “one of the few exceptional examples of the Streamline Moderne Style of architecture in Bozeman.” The architect, Fred. F. Willson, is Bozeman’s most prolific and well-known architects. He was educated at Columbia University in New York and “although examples of his work encompass virtually ever style popular during his practice [1910-1956], only two examples of the Streamlien Moderne style designed by him remain, the other being the J.C. Penny Building at 23 E. Main” (Cohen 1986). The property remains in use as a commercial operation. In the 1980s, it was the J&H Office Equipment store. Since 1990, it has housed Summit Bike and Ski Shop. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Cohen, Matthew 1986 24GA0920 Montana Historical Architectural Inventory, revised. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. James R. McDonald Architects 1984 26 S Grand Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory For. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, https://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 9/07/2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NRHP Listing Date: 1984 NRHP Eligibility: Yes No Individually Contributing to Historic District Noncontributing to Historic District NRHP Criteria: A B C D Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1936 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The building at 26 S. Grand (24GA0920) is the historic Bozeman Sheet Metal Works building. It is currently listed in the NRHP individually under Criterion C as one of the few examples of the "Streamline Moderne" style of architecture in the community of Bozeman. It "exemplifies the diversity of Bozeman's virtually monopolistic early 20th Century architect, Fred F. Willson." The original sheet metal works business it was built to house represented the emergence of a distinctly American lifestyle, requiring modern heating and ventilation systems, refrigerators and air conditioners, and the style is starkly modern to match the forward looking thrust of the times. Metcalf finds the property retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character. The site is currently listed in the NRHP and retains integrity sufficient to maintain its listed status. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition overall, with few detracting alterations to the exterior since it was first recorded in 1984. The aspects of integrity-location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and association are retained. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920 Feature # 1 Facing: E Description: Property 181. Façade (Image #520, 10/16/2020. EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 181. Oblique view (Image #521, 10/16/2020. EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Site Map Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Topographic Map Property Name: 26 S Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0920