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Home My WebLink About304 N Grand Ave 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: 304 N Grand Ave Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 176 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Kyle & Elisa Fruh Owner Address: 2049 Boyland Rd, Bozeman, MT 59715-2148 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ SW ¼ NW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lots 13-14 Block(s): Block 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 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 N Easting: 496909.61 Northing: 5058734.4 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: 03/20/2021 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: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: New Traditional Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Single family dwelling Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: This site is a single-story bungalow that has been extensively remodeled in recent years. The site was previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects and considered an "intrusive element within a potential historic district," with no historic integrity "due to change in original design and materials." McDonald described the house as follows: "This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has a square plan with an open porch added on the back room, and a flat-roofed wrap-around porch on the front corner. The two-bay façade is asymmetrical and consists of an offset side entrance with side lights and fixed windows on the newer front addition and double-hung windows on the original gable structure. The frame construction is finished in asphalt siding and masonite. It rests on a concrete foundation. The gable-flat roof combination is covered with grey asphalt shingles and has boxed eaves. There is a rear metal stovepipe. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street. The newer front addition features an unusual flat-to-shed roofline and has altered the original shape of the house considerably. Outbuildings include a garage and a shed." Metcalf revisited the site in October 2020 and noted considerable changes affecting the style and aesthetic, further compromising its historic integrity. The main shape and body of the house has not changed, but exterior treatments have. The walls are clad in corrugated and vertical standing-seam steel sheets. The windows are all modern sash and do not reflect original fenestration patterns. Google Earth imagery indicates the remodel occurred after 2015. The primary façade faces west onto N Grand Ave. The entry is accessed by a covered porch that extends across the south end of the primary façade, around to the south elevation. The roof is hipped and clad in steel sheets. It is supported by a series of wood posts. This site is in excellent condition but the recent remodel has further compromised most aspects of integrity. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 304 North Grand Avenue is located in Beall’s 3rd Addition that was platted in 1891. According to James R. McDonald, the house was built before 1904. The 1904 Sanborn Fire Insurance map depicts this house as a single-story dwelling with a corner porch and a roughly L-shaped plan similar to its current layout. There was also historically a small, square, single-story outbuilding at the northeast corner of the lot which is no longer extant. McDonald determined that research in the sources consulted in this survey has not yielded any significant historical information concerning persons or events associated with this property." Based on the site’s loss of nearly all aspects of its historic integrity due to exterior remodeling in recent years (c. 2015), Metcalf did not conduct further historical research regarding this property. It no longer retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character with reference to potential historic associations. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY James R. McDonald Architects 1984 304 N Grand Ave. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 3/20/2021. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 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 304 N Grand Avenue was previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald and regarded as an "intrusive element within a potential historic district." Since this survey the property has undergone numerous modifications to the exterior, further compromising integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and feeling. Metcalf finds that this property does not retain sufficient integrity to convey historic character. 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. It has been determined to lack sufficient integrity to convey historic character in reference to potential associations under Criterion A, B, C, and D. It is not currently located within a historic district, and, due to considerable in-fill and redevelopment of the surrounding residential blocks in the past fifty years, Metcalf does not recommend adjacent properties have district potential. The site is recommended not eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition, overall. However, it has experienced extensive alterations over time, including the addition noted by McDonald in 1984 and the recent exterior remodeling which has compromised integrity of materials, design, feeling, workmanship, and association. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 Feature # 1 Facing: E Description: Property 176. Primary façade. (Image #0306, 10/12/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 176. Oblique view. (Image #0307, 10/12/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 Feature # 1 Facing: E Description: Property 176. Google Earth Street View, 2015. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 304 N Grand Ave Site Number: 176