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Home My WebLink About22 W Lamme 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: 22 W Lamme St. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 24GA0959 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Prospect Partners, LLC. Owner Address: PO Box 1584, Bozeman, MT 59771-1584 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NE¼ SW ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot 15, E6' of Lot 14, and W15' Lot 16 Block(s): Block A Addition: Tracy's 2nd Year of Addition: 1883 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 1890 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497013.89 Northing: 5058610.32 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: 3/15/2021 Form Prepared by: 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 individually listed in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Second Empire 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: NRHP signage This site is an 1890 Second Empire style house known by its street address: 22 W Lamme (24GA959). It is a 2-story brick building with a Mansard roof, clad in asphalt shingles. The primary facade faces north onto W Lamme, with an entry located beneath a Mansard-roofed porch. The site was first recorded by James R. McDonald Architects in 1984 and was subsequently listed in the NRHP in 1986 as a strong representative example of its architectural style--presumably the only remaining Second Empire house in Bozeman. McDonald described the site as follows: "This detached, two-story, single-family, brick, Second Empire residence has an L-shaped plan with a mansard-style front porch supported by chamfered posts, which is located in the ell formed by an extension to one side of the front. The asymmetrical facade has an offset front entrance with a transom light above and one-over-one double hung windows with segmental arch lintels and wooden storms. The upper floor windows cut through the eave line and have gabled dormer roofs built out from the main mansard roof. Pairs of decorative brackets support eh overhanging eaves. There are two central brick chimneys. A small frame addition has been built to the rear of the structure, which has little impact on the overall high degree of historic architectural integrity." Metcalf visited the site and found few changes have occurred. The Mansard roof has been covered with asphalt shingles. There is a rear addition, historic but not included in the original description. The addition is a single-story gable-roofed, wood-framed wing off the building's south elevation. It appears to be clad in horizontal wood siding with wood shingles covering the roof. There is also a steeply-pitched shed-roofed bump-out at the southeast corner of the house, containing a side-hung door. Likely, this covers a cellar stairwell. The house remains in excellent condition and retains all aspects of integrity. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 HISTORY OF PROPERTY This site is referred to by its street address rather than the name of its original owner or occupant. Previous research has not ascertained who the original owner was. However, it has been speculated that, as it was constructed during the short-lived building boom at the time of the City's unsuccessful attempts to become the state capital, it may have been built as a investment property. The first known owners of the house were Louis and Bertha Gries. Louis Gries was a German immigrant who worked as a butcher and lived here with his wife and three children. The rear addition was built c. 1904 and replaced an earlier kitchen at the rear of the house. In 1920, Walter and Virginia Davis owned the property and lived there with their two children and Virginia's brother and widowed mother (The Montana National Register Sign Program 2021). Davis was a bookkeeper at the time and, by 1940 was working as City treasurer (R.L. Polk & Company, 1940). The Davis family did not remain long at 22 W Lamme. According to McDonald, in 1927, F.W. Leckiter and A.V. Bishop occupied the residence. No information regarding these individuals has been found. According to the McDonald and subsequent researchers, this property is historically significant for its architecture. "Particularly associated with France during the reign of Napoleon III ad, thus, with Parisian sophistication, Second Empire became the style of choice for large public buildings and grand mansions in post-Civil War America. In addition, the nearly perpendicular Mansard roofs had the advantage of transforming cramped attics into usable space, increasing a family's living area without adding a full second story. This modest residence is Bozeman's last remaining example of the once-popular style" (The Montana National Register Sign Program 2021). It was listed in the NRHP under Criterion C in 1986. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY James R. McDonald Architects 1985 22 W Lamme. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. The Montana National Register Sign Program 2021 "22 West Lamme." Digital Vault, http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/items/show/19767, accessed 3/15/2021. R.L. Polk & Co. 1902-2010 Polk's Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 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: 1890-1899 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Second Empire style house at 22 W Lamme Street (24GA959) is currently listed in the NRHP, individually, as the sole remaining example of its once-popular architectural style in the City of Bozeman. Metcalf finds that the site is in excellent condition. It retains all aspects of integrity and is able to convey its historic character in reference to this historic association under Criterion C. 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: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition. It has recently been re-roofed in asphalt shingles. This affects integrity of materials only to a minor degree. All aspects are retained sufficient to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 140, oblique view (Image #0349, 10/13/2020, EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: S Description: Façade view (Image #0350, 10/13/2020, EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Oblique view (Image #0351, 10/13/2020, EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 22 W Lamme St. Site Number: 24GA0959