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HomeMy WebLinkAbout112 South Church 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: 112 S Church Ave Historic Address (if applicable): 2 South Church Ave (1890 Sanborn Map) City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 170 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Elleanor Dowden Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): WAM Dev Group LLC Owner Address: 140 E Main St., Ste A Bozeman, MT 59715-4701 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ NW ¼ SE ¼ of Section: 7 from NE corner Lot(s): Lot 1 Block(s): Block A Addition: Rouse 2nd Addition Year of Addition: 1881 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: Before 1889 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 N Easting: 497674.03 Northing: 5058264.99 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: Historic District: NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property does not mee the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 04/09/2021 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: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Folk vernacular 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 consists of three historic architectural features: a house built sometime before 1889, and a detached garage and shed built ca. 1955. The house is a two-story front gable built in the Folk Vernacular style. It has an irregular plan shape with a concrete foundation. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles. The walls remain clad in asbestos shingles. The primary façade faces west onto S Church Ave. The entry is within a nested gable vestibule at the south end of the original volume. It is accessed by a concrete stoop. To the north of the primary entrance is a large plate glass window. The upper half story has a wood 1/1 lite hung window in the gable. The south end of the façade is the slightly projecting addition that was once a garage and is now a living space, with modern two lite sliding windows and similar windows all across its south elevation the length of the house. The main north elevation has a secondary entry near center, with a metal awning. To the west of that entry is a 1/1 lite window, to the east is the garden window and another small hung window is at the rear. At the rear of the lot, east of the house, there is an older brick gable roofed structure, and the shed roofed wood-framed and wood sided shed. The site was previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects, and they described the house and property as follows: "This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has a rectangular plan with a gabled roof over the main entry and a shed roof over the secondary entry on the side. Also a project gabled attached garage defines the front of the structure. The two-bay façade is asymmetrical and consists of an off-center front entrance with fixed and 1/1 double-hung windows. The frame construction is finished in white asbestos siding and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with wood shingles and features eaves that become wider at the bottom. There is one central brick chimney. The axis of the roof is perpendicular to the street. Alterations include the wide horizontal siding. Outbuildings include an attached garage of similar materials and a small brick building with a gabled roof that may be a small rental unit in the rear." Metcalf revisited the site in October 2020, and noted some changes since the 1984 survey, namely the conversion of the attached side garage off the south side of the house into an enclosed living area, replacement of original windows, alteration of window openings, and the application of asbestos siding. The site is in poor to fair condition, overall. Extensive alterations like the conversion of the garage to living space, the replaced windows, and modified openings and altered siding compromise integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 112 South Church Avenue was surveyed August 22-23, 1881 and filed for record on October 3, 1881 as Rouse’s 2nd Addition. Eleanor Dowden purchased the property from Elisha A. and Chastina Rouse on April 15, 1881. Eleanor, "Ellen" or "Ellenor" Dowden was born on December 15, 1823 in Whitefield, ME. She came to Montana from Denver, arriving in Alder Gulch, Virginia City on July 8, 1864 and was a member of The Montana Pioneers Association (The Anaconda Standard, 28 May 1899). She came to Bozeman in 1868 or 1869. Dowden owned a ranch of 160 acres near Salesville, MT which is now called Gallatin Gateway (The Anaconda Standard, 13 Feb 1896). She also owned two properties in Bozeman (this being one of them). She operated a boarding house in 1880 according to the census. She may have expanded that boarding house business into this residence when she purchased it in 1881. Dowden never married. Elleanor Dowden lived in Bozeman until two or three months before her death, when she moved back to Maine. She died on June 10, 1904 and left her property to her sisters, Margaret Dowden, Anastasia Sheehan, and Celia McLaughlin (Ancestry.com, 2015; The Avant Courier, 22 July 1904). Anastasia V. Sheehan sold the property to Lucy White on October 17, 1910. Lucy "Lou" White lived in this residence during her ownership. Lucy Tillery was born on July 18, 1862 in Missouri (Ancestry.com, 2001). She married Clay White on May 15, 1889 in Austin, MO (Ancestry.com, 2007). While living in this residence Lucy worked as a clerk at the Golden Rule store on Main Street. She also, like Eleanor Dowden, used this residence as a boarding house. In 1920 she had three boarders living in the house and in 1930 she had four (Ancestry.com, 2010; Ancestry.com, 2002). Lucy White died on June 4, 1937 and was buried in Bozeman’s Sunset Hills Cemetery (Ancestry.com, 2001). White had sold this property to Samuel H. and Sophronia E. Maddux on December 18, 1912 but regained ownership a year later on December 18, 1913. She immediately sold the property to Amelia R. Hammer (fka Amelia R. Chavey) and John C. Hammer on December 18, 1913. The Hammers sold the property back to Lucy White on October 11, 1918. White sold the property to Inga Anderson on September 28, 1934. Inga Solberg was born on February 18, 1892 in Drammen, Norway to Jorgen and Regna Solberg. Inga married August W. Anderson on January 4, 1916 in Miles City, MT. They divorced on November 9, 1934 (Ancestry.com, 2016). Inga married Andrew Aarli on December 31, 1934 in Livingston, MT (Ancestry.com, 2007). Inga Aarli purchased a strip 4’ x 150’ N of and adjacent Lot 2, Block A, Rouse’s Second Addition from J. J. Brion on May 3, 1939 (D: 82/276). Inga died on October 16, 1942 while living in this residence and was buried in Bozeman’s Sunset Hills Cemetery (Ancestry.com, 2001). Andrew Aarli was born on March 14, 1888 in Svorkmo, Norway to John and Annie Aarli (Ancestry.com, 2007). Andrew came to America with his brother, Marvin and sister, Karen in 1910. While living in this house, Andrew worked as a cabinet maker for Aarli & Gutterson Cabinet makers (R. L. Polk & Co., 1940). Andrew Aarli sold the property to his sister, Karen Oma on April 12, 1944 but continued to live in the residence until he moved back to Norway in the 1970s or 1980s. He died in his hometown of Svorkmo, Norway when he was over 100 years old. (Personal Communication with Ron and Vicki Young, March 27, 2021). Karen and Ole Oma lived in the front section of the property while Andrew Aarli lived in the small brick house at the rear of the property. Karen and Ole maintained a large garden at the rear of this property and a smaller garden on the north side of the lot. The garden contained raspberries, strawberries, and vegetables. They stored the root vegetables in a cellar located in the basement of the brick section of the residence. Ron Young, the grandson of Karen Oma remembers her good cooking and baking, especially her cake donuts. Her recipes were written in a mixture of English and Norwegian (Personal Communication with Ron and Vicki Young, March 27, 2021). Karen Aarli Oma was the sister of Andrew Aarli and was born on March 6, 1885 in Svorkmo, Norway. Karen Aarli married Ole T. Oma in 1911 in Bozeman. Karen and Ole lived in this residence during their ownership (R. L. Polk & Co., 1944 to 1979). Karen Aarli Oma sold this property to Bertha A. Meadows and Norma F. Young on March 26, 1979. Norma Young was the daughter of Karen and Ole Oma (Ancestry.com, 2017). The grandchildren of Karen and Ole Oma- including Karen Wheat, Victor Oma, and the children of Karen and Ole Oma - Bertha A. Meadows and Norma F. Young - consolidated their interests and Bertha A. Meadows and Norma F. Young sold the property to Herman J. and Linda H. Gonzalez on July 10, 1986. On June 15, 2018, Herman and Linda Gonzalez sold the property to WAM Dev Group LLC, the current owner as of January 2021. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 Additional research indicates that, originally, there was a one-story brick residence constructed on this property. Between 1904 and 1912, two rooms and a wrap-around porch were added to the front of the brick residence. The middle addition was one story, and the front addition was one and one-half stories. Between 1927 and 1943 the front addition and the rest of the dwelling were separated from one another, making two distinct residences on the property. There have been more additions to the residences on the property after 1943 (Personal Communication, Ron and Vicki Young, March 27, 2021). The current property is in two parcels – Parcel 1 holds the residence, and Parcel 2 is to the rear. From 1894 to 1946, what is now Parcel 2 was connected to the lot that is now 506 E. Babcock St. When Daniel E. Rouse sold what is now Parcel 2, it was attached with the lot that is now 506 E. Babcock and was transferred along with that property until Karen Oma purchased it in 1946. She had purchased what is now Parcel 1 in 1944. From 1946 on, both Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 have been owned by the same people but remain separate in their legal descriptions. Table 1. Chain of Title, 112 South Church Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference USA Daniel E. Rouse 01 May 1871 Patent N ½ SE ¼ Section 7 T2S R6E [and W ½ NE ¼] D: 2/378 Daniel E. and Susan E. Rouse Elisha A. Rouse 12 October 1877 Deed Part of SE ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E D: K/325 Parcel 1 Elisha A. and Chastina Rouse Eleanor Dowden 15 April 1881 Warranty Deed 60’ x 150’ lot (156’ S of SW cor Block B, Rouse’s 1st Add.) D: 2/16 Elleanor Dowden William Cain 16 August 1894 Warranty Deed Same D: 14/393 William Cain Elleanor Dowden 06 November 1896 Warranty Deed Same D: 23/92 Elleanor Dowden Margaret Dowden 28 September 1898 Deed Same D: 24/550 Margaret Dowden Elleanor Dowden 26 June 1900 Deed Same D: 28/355 Elleanor Dowden, died on June 10, 1904, and left her property to Margaret Dowden, Anastasia Sheehan, and Celia McLaughlin Anastasia V. Sheehan Lucy D. White 17 October 1910 Warranty Deed 60’ x 150’ lot (156’ S of SW cor Block B, Rouse’s 1st Add.) (2/3s interest – her interest and former interest of Cecelia C. McLaughlin) D: 43/239 Lucy D. White Sophronia E. Maddux 18 December 1912 Warranty Deed Same D: 47/176 Samuel H. and Sophronia E. Maddux Lucy D. White 18 December 1913 Warranty Deed Same D: 47/528 Lucy D. White Amelia R. Chavey 18 December 1913 Warranty Deed Same D: 47/529 Amelia R. Hammer (fka Amelia R. Chavey) and John C. Hammer Lucy D. White 11 October 1918 Quit Claim Deed Same D: 59/245 Lucy D. White Inga Anderson 28 September 1934 Warranty Deed Same D: 78/157 Inga Aarli purchased a strip 4’ x 150’ N of and adj. Lot 2, Block A, Rouse’s Second Addition from J. J. Brion on May 3, 1939 (D: 82/276) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Andrew Aarli Karen Oma 12 April 1944 Warranty Deed 60’ x 150’ lot (160’ S of SW cor Block B, Rouse’s 1st Add.), Part of Lot 1, Block A, Rouse’s 2nd Add. D: 89/290 Karen Oma Bertha A. Meadows and Norma F. Young 26 March 1979 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 49/167 Parcel 2 Elisha A. and Chastina Rouse Daniel E. Rouse 21 July 1881 Deed Part of SE ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E D: 2/45 Daniel E. and Susan E. Rouse Joseph M. Lindley 27 September 1894 Deed Parcel 2 (at this time it is connected with the brick house on the corner) D: 22/24 Joseph M. and R. M. Lindley B. F. Osborn 25 October 1894 Deed Same D: 22/44 B. F. Osborn R. M. Lindley 25 October 1894 Deed Same D: 22/49 Sheriff of Gallatin County Thomas Lewis 02 January 1896 Sheriff’s Deed on Foreclosure Same D: 22/420 Thomas and Kate M. Lewis Samuel H. Maddox 12 February 1902 Warranty Deed Same D: 26/580 Samuel H. and Sophronia E. Maddox Daniel and Sarah Brion 25 June 1914 Warranty Deed Same D: 51/98 Estate of Daniel Brion Oscar A. Spuhler 27 June 1919 Deed of Executors Same – ½ interest D: 60/343 Estate of Sarah Brion Oscar A. Spuhler 27 June 1919 Deed of Administrator Same – ½ interest D: 60/324 Oscar A. and Martha Spuhler Jacob J. Brion 02 October 1920 Warranty Deed Same D: 62/312 Jacob J. Brion Karen Oma 22 April 1946 Warranty Deed Parcel 2 D: 93/359 Estate of Karen Oma Norma F. Young 17 November 1982 Deed of Distribution 1/3 interest in Parcel 2 D: Film 73/1643 Estate of Karen Oma Victor B. Oma 17 November 1982 Deed of Distribution 1/6 interest in Parcel 2 D: Film 73/1645 Estate of Karen Oma Karen Wheat 17 November 1982 Deed of Distribution 1/6 interest in Parcel 2 D: Film 73/1647 Estate of Karen Oma Bertha A. Meadows 17 November 1982 Deed of Distribution 1/3 interest in Parcel 2 D: Film 73/1649 Karen Wheat Bertha A. Meadows and Norma F. Young 10 January 1983 Quit Claim Deed 1/6 interest in Parcel 2 D: Film 74/1022 Victor B. Oma Bertha A. Meadows and Norma F. Young 10 January 1983 Quit Claim Deed 1/6 interest in Parcel 2 D: Film 74/1024 Bertha A. Meadows and Norma F. Young Herman J. and Linda H. Gonzalez 10 July 1986 Warranty Deed Parcel 1: 150’ x 60’ lot (160’ S of SW cor Block B, Rouse’s 1st Add.), Part of Lot 1, Block A, Rouse’s 2nd Add. Parcel 2: (Lot behind Parcel 1) D: Film 92/4460 Herman J. and Linda H. Gonzalez WAM Dev Group LLC 15 June 2018 Warranty Deed Same D: #2616678 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY The Anaconda Standard [Anaconda, Montana] 1896 "Fire in a Granary." 13 February. Anaconda, Montana. 1899 "The Montana Pioneers One Hundred and Eight Names Added to the List." 28 May. Anaconda, Montana. Ancestry.com 2001 Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed March 26, 2021. 2002 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed March 26, 2021. 2007 Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed March 26, 2021. 2010 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed March 26, 2021. 2015 Montana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1866-1965 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed March 25, 2021. 2016 Montana, U.S., County Divorce Records, 1865-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Electronic document, accessed March 27, 2021. 2017 Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed March 26, 2021. The Avant Courier [Bozeman, Montana] 1904 "Death of Miss Ellenor Dowden." 22 July. Bozeman, Montana. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2021 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. James R. McDonald Architects 1984 112 S Church 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 04/09/2021. R. L. Polk & Company 1902-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Sanborn Map Company 1884-1957 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep 1927, Sep 1943, Nov 1957). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Statement of Significance Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 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 This site consists of three historic architectural features: a house built sometime before 1889, a rear brick building and a detached garage built ca. 1955. The house is a two-story front gable built in the Folk Vernacular style. It was originally recorded by James R. McDonald Architects in 1984 and found to lack original design and materials sufficient to convey historic character. Metcalf visited the site and described subsequent alterations and declining condition that further affect the site’s integrity. Sec. 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 in an existing or potential historic district. This site has been evaluated against the NRHP Criteria and has been determined to lack individual significance under Criteria A, B, C, and D. It is not located within an existing district and properties in the vicinity do not exhibit cohesive characteristics of a time, style, or high degree of integrity to suggest district potential. The site longer retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. Metcalf recommends the site not eligible. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Integrity Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in poor to fair condition, overall. Extensive alterations like the conversion of the garage to living space, the replaced windows, and modified openings and altered siding comprises integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 Feature # 1 Facing: E Description: Property 170. Primary façade. (Image #0419, 10/14/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 170. Oblique view. Features 2 and 3 are visible behind the house. (Image #0416, 10/14/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Photographs Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 Feature # 2 Facing: SE Description: Property 170. Oblique view toward outbuilding. (Image #0418, 10/14/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 170. Oblique view. (Image #0420, 10/14/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Site Map Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 12 Topographic Map Property Name: 112 S Church Ave Site Number: 170