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Home My WebLink About120 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: 120 S. Grand Ave. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 24GA0958 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: First Baptist Church Original Owner(s): First Baptist Church of Bozeman Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: First Baptist Church of Bozeman Montana Owner(s): First Baptist Church of Bozeman Montana Owner Address: 120 S. Grand Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW¼ NW ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot 11-14 Block(s): Block B Addition: Alderson Addition Year of Addition: 1873 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Religious Current Use: Religious Construction Date: 1911 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496904.53 Northing: 5058221.06 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: 03/11/2021 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: Site is currently listed in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Gothic Revival If Other, specify: Property Type: Religious Specific Property Type: Church building Architect: Fred Willson Architectural Firm/City/State: Builder/Contractor: Company/City/State: Source of Information: Montana Cadastral records online The property at 120 S. Grand (24GA0958) is a large brick church structure, recorded by James R. McDonald in 1984, and subsequently listed in the NRHP. It is a distinctive example of Gothic Revival style church architecture. In the nomination, the building is described as a rectangular building with a projecting square tower and crenelated parapet. “The one-bay facade is asymmetrical and consists of one-over-one double-hung windows at the daylight basement level and an enormous Gothic arched stained glass window in the center that has heavy wooden tracery in a Gothic and lancet arch pattern. Fixed, rectangular, stained glass windows with brick buttresses between each set of three windows run down the southern and northern elevators. The stained glass windows have plexiglass storms. There is a second, double wooden door entrance on the west facade with a Gothic arch transom above. The brick construction is of a running bond pattern and consists of corbeled stretcher over soldier, over corbeled header to form a water table. The gable roof is covered with light grey asphalt shingles and features a small dormer with stained glass insets and a large round ventilator on the gable peak. In 1958 major interior alterations were made. The large, non-contributing brick stairway was presumably added to the front at that time. During more recent years, a handicapped access ramp has been built up to the north doorway of the front facade. Despite these two changes, the building retains an overall high degree of historic architectural integrity." Metcalf visited the site and observed that the north elevation's brick extension with its steeply sloped metal roof has been clad with brick matching the brick patterns of the original building. A sheet metal roof supported by metal pillars extends to protect the at-grade entry door on the Olive Street side of the property. Metcalf finds that the property has sufficient integrity to maintain its listed status. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 HISTORY OF PROPERTY According to James R. McDonald, this site “is significant because the First Baptist Church was an early part of the Bozeman religious community” (McDonald 1984). The earliest records of the First Baptist Church have been lost and historians generally assume that Bozeman, as well as Livingston and Billings, were “visited by workers of the home mission board whose calling it was to seek to establish new Baptist churches as the towns sprang up” (Grindheim 1949). The First Baptist Church first met in 1883, holding service in Chestnut Hall, an early Bozeman saloon. Byron Morse, a physician from Salt Lake City, Utah, served as the church’s first pastor (www.firstbaptistbozeman.com). The first proper church building was erected on E. Babock and, later, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Black and Olive (McDonald 1984). That building had been a wood-framed structure with a stout corner tower. It was sold to Fred Willson in 1911 for $2,975 and subsequently moved in order to build the Blackmore Apartments. The congregation then moved their church building to the corner of Olive and Grand (mtmemory.org). The current church was built in 1909 under the leadership of Reverend O.P. Bishop. No information was able to found regarding this individual or his influence in the community. The property has remained in the ownership of that congregation since its construction. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Grindheim, Oscar John 1949 “History of the Baptist Work in Montana.” Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, and Professional Papers. Electronic document, https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/5593, accessed 3/22/2021. James R. McDonald Architects 1984 120 S. Grand Ave "Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form." Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. Montana Memory Project, Bozeman History finding aid, https://mtmemory.org/digital/collection/p16013coll45/id/86/, accessed 3/22/2021. 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: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NRHP Listing Date: 1986 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: Historic More Than One Decade STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The property was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald in an inventory of Bozeman structures. At that time, he considered that it qualified "as a contributing element within a potential historic district due to its association with the institutional aspect of the Civic Phase of Bozeman's historic/architectural development". Metcalf observed few changes to the property, aside from a brick-clad ADA-accessible entrance and staircase. The site is in excellent condition overall. This 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: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition overall, with few visible alterations to the exterior since it was first recorded in 1984. The aspects of integrity-location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and association are retained. Metcalf finds that the individually listed property, 24GA0958, retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character, and retain its listed status. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 Feature # 1 Facing: E Description: Property 184. Façade (Image #1587, 10/1/2020. SW). Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 184. Oblique view (Image #1588, 10/16/2020. SW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 184. Oblique view (Image #1589, 10/16/2020. SW). Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 184. Oblique view (Image #1590, 10/16/2020. SW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 184. Oblique view (Image #1591, 10/16/2020. SW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 120 S. Grand Ave. Site Number: 24GA0958