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Home My WebLink About221 - 223 E Main 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: 223 E Main St. Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 214 Historic District Number (if applicable): 24GA0952 County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Ashley Cole Owner(s): 223 E Main LLC Owner Address: 3600 Butler Rd., Reisterstown, MD 21136-4813 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E SE¼ SE¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot 7A, E16.5' Lot 6 & W10' Lot Block(s): Block D Addition: Bozeman Original Plat Year of Addition: 1870 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Commercial Current Use: Commercial Construction Date: 1891 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497381.16 Northing: 5058456.8 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: 1986 Historic District: Main Street Historic District NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property no longer meets the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 10/31/2020 Form Prepared by: S. Wells 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: Historic building no longer extant; lot redeveloped. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Modern Queen Anne commercial Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Multi-purpose, Boutique Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: JLF Architects/Bozeman/Montana Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: https://jlfarchitects.com/downtown-design-rebuilding-community-in-montana/, accessed 12/26/2020 Site 223 consists of a modern commercial structure, built in 2018. The building was rebuilt by JFL Architects in 2018, after the previous historic structure at this location was destroyed by a natural gas explosion on March 5, 2009 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 2009). In an attempt to retain the historic character of Main Street, the JLF-designed facade of 223 East Main Street referenced the brick detailing of the site’s former structure: the I.O.O.F Hall built in 1891. The current structure kept the decorative brick work along roof line and along the band beneath the second story windows (lattice style). The site had been previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects and was within the Main Street Historic District (42GA0952). McDonald described the building as follows: "This two-story commercial structure has a rectangular plan with a projecting bay on façade to one side enclosing the upper-level entry and having a carved date stone above the arched entrance. The other bay has an off-center front entrance with storefront windows. The upper level features three transomed 1/1 double-hung windows, the middle one taller, all with corbelled brick arches and stone banding forming sills and lintels. These have all been closed with sheet metal. The brick construction is painted and features a diagonal pattern below the upper level windows an a detailed corbeled brick cornice. The flat-built-up roof is perpendicular to the street and the structure rests on a cut stone foundation. The asymmetrical commercial composition of the facade is a hallmark of Queen Anne Commercial, one of a number of modes of Victorian architecture." Metcalf revisited the site on October 31, 2020 and noted the modern structure is similar in style to the original. JFL Architects replicated the four arched windows on the new building’s façade, but the glass now fills the arches completely instead of a rectangular window within the arch. They are still 1/1 single hung. The two center windows are taller than the outer two, and the shorter outer windows are in slightly recessed bays. A concrete band runs under the windows and at the bottom of the arches. The ground floor store front was also remodeled with more modern metal framed display windows, and the primary entrance on the west end of the front facade under a recessed arch. JFL Architects did honor the 1891 sign in the top western corner of the primary south facing facade, but with a modern metal one. In the top eastern corner of the primary facade they also added "2018" in metal. Both are located above the two outer window bays. The property is in excellent condition but is not historic. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The site was formerly the IOOF Hall, originally recorded by James R. McDonald Architects. According to McDonald, the "International Order of Odd Fellows laid the cornerstone for the I.O.O.F. Hall in 1891. A street level hardware store occupied the building upon completion, and the lodge was located upstairs.” The building was rebuilt by JFL Architects in 2018, after the previous building at this location was destroyed by fire, resulting from a natural gas explosion on March 5, 2009 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 2009). The new construction honored the original 1891facade with only some minor design changes to the windows and store front. The recorded building, while sensitive to the historic character of its original construction and Bozeman's downtown commercial area, is still a modern structure. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 2009 "Downtown Rocked By Explosion." Electronic document, https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/downtown-rocked-by-explosion/article_25668956-a630-5d9a-9765-7fddcf7b425a.html, accessed December 19, 2020. James R. McDonald Architects 1984-85 223 E Main St. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. JFL Architects. Online website, https://jlfarchitects.com/downtown-design-rebuilding-community-in-montana/, accessed December 26, 2020. Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed December 19, 2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 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 Since originally recorded by James R. McDonald Architects in 1984, the historic structure has been demolished and replaced with the current modern bank building. This record reflects the current building, which is not historic and does not satisfy Criterion consideration G (properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years). Metcalf therefore recommends the property not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The property is in excellent condition and was remodeled to look like its original construction, but is modern and as such does not retain integrity. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 214. Primary façade. (Image #1698, 10/31/2020. SLW) Feature # 1 Facing: S Description: Property 214. North elevation. (Image #1719, 10/31/2020. SLW) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 Feature # Facing: Description: Rendering of remodel design from JLF Architects. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 223 E Main St. Site Number: 214