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Home My WebLink About209 S Bozeman 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: 209 S Bozeman Ave Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 165 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): L. F. Sievert Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Ranieri, Jack Owner Address: 209 S Bozeman Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ NE ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot 5 - 6, ACRES 0.158, PLUS VACANT 8' X 50' STRIP LYING W OF LINDLEY AND GUY ADD LOT 17 Block(s): Block C Addition: Black's Addition Year of Addition: 1872 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 1950 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497297.02 Northing: 5058133.56 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: 4/19/2021 Form Prepared by: E. Sakariassen and R. Schields, 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: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Hipped Roof Box Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Single unit dwelling Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: L. F. Sievert Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: James R. McDonald Architects, 1984, 209 S Bozeman Ave Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. This site is a single-story, Hipped Roof Box form residence constructed c. 1950. The primary façade faces east onto S. Bozeman Ave. It was previously recorded by James. R. McDonald Architects in 1984. They described the site as follows: "This detached one-story single-family residence has a square plan with a recessed corner porch in the front extension. The two-bay façade is asymmetrical and consists of an offset glass-paned front entrance with fixed and 1/1 double-hung windows. There is a metal awning of the front fixed window. The frame construction is finished in asbestos siding and rests on a concrete foundation. The hipped roof is covered with blue asphalt shingles and has a central metal stovepipe. Outbuildings include a garage." Metcalf visited the site in 2020 and found some alterations since the time of the previous survey. A modern two-lite egress window with window well has replaced a basement window on the southeast corner of the façade and the metal awning over the window above has been removed. The south elevation supports a secondary entrance near the center of the elevation, accessed by a concrete stoop. A two-lite sliding window, a two-over-two lite horizontally divided hung window, and sliding basement lites are also present. The north elevation has three, two-over-two lite horizontally divided hung windows. A hip roofed garage is in the rear yard, accessed by paved driveway that runs along the south property boundary. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The residence was constructed c. 1950 by L. F. Sievert. Louis Sievert was born in 1880 in Wheatland, Iowa (ancestry.com and Great Falls Tribune, March 13, 1957). He came to Montana in 1888 with his parents and they settled on a farm in the Gallatin Valley (Billings Gazette, March 12, 1957). He married Violet Matthews on March 29, 1905 in Bozeman, MT; they had eight children together (ancestry.com). Violet was born in 1882 and raised on a ranch northwest of Bozeman (Billings Gazette, August 25, 1967). Louis made his living as a building contractor and likely constructed the residence at 209 S. Bozeman Ave in the 1950s. Prior to this residence, the Seivert's had lived at several locations on N. Tracy, and at 429 W. Olive (ancestry.com). Louis only enjoyed the residence for a few short years before he passed in 1957 (Billings Gazette, March 12, 1957). Violet passed in 1967; the pair are buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery (Billings Gazette, August 25, 1967). By 1956, the property was owned by Homer and Lela Snyder (Polk, 1956). Lela was born in Panora, Iowa in 1888 (Billings Gazette, October 16, 1967). Early in life, Lela moved with her family to a farm at Reese Creek near Belgrade. She married Homes Snyder in 1907 and together the pair ranched in the Belgrade area (Billings Gazette, October 16, 1967). In 1928, they began to operate the Tommy Yaden ranch near Belgrade. The pair retired in 1950 and moved into Bozeman. Homer passed in 1965 and Lela in 1967 (Billings Gazette, October 16, 1967). They are buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman (findagrave.com). No other historical information could be found regarding this property. The current owner is Jack Ranieri. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Ancestry.com 1905-1940 Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Billings Gazette [Billings, MT] 1957 "Ex-Contractor Dies in Billings." Billings Gazette, March 12, 1957. https://www.newspapers.com/image/409701129/?terms=Violet%20Sievert&match=1, accessed 4/19/2021. 1967 "Louis Sievert" Billings Gazette, August 25, 1967. https://www.newspapers.com/image/414995421/?terms=Violet%20Sievert&match=1, accessed 4/19/2021. 1967 "Mrs. Lela Snyder" Billings Gazette, October 16, 1967. https://www.newspapers.com/image/414840105/?terms=Homer%20Snyder&match=1, accessed 4/19/21. Find A Grave "Lela Sarah Snyder" Memorial Page. Memorial id: 51341309. Find a Grave Memorial and Database. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51341309/lela-sarah-snyder, accessed 4/10/21. Great Falls Tribune [Great Falls, MT] 1957 "Deaths in the Treasure State: L. F. Sievert." Great Falls Tribune, March 13, 1957. https://www.newspapers.com/image/238701967/?terms=L.%20F.%20Sievert&match=1, accessed 4/19/2021. James R. McDonald Architects 1984, 209 S Bozeman Ave Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 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 209 S. Bozeman Ave was previously recorded by McDonald Architects in 1984. The site consists of a single-story, wood-framed, Hipped Roof Box residence constructed c. 1950. Metcalf finds the site in good condition. Replacement of some original windows affects the integrity of materials to a degree; all other aspects of integrity are retained. Metcalf finds the property retains sufficient integrity to convey its 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 and has been determined to lack individual significance under Criterion A, B, C, and D. It is not located within an existing 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: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) Overall, the site is in good condition, some wear is visible on the exterior cladding. The windows on the façade have been replaced which affects the integrity of materials to a degree. All other aspects of integrity are intact. Metcalf finds the property retains integrity sufficient to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 165, façade view (Image #0391, EAS, 10/14/2020). Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 165, oblique view (Image #0390, EAS, 10/14/2020). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 165, oblique view (Image #0392, EAS, 10/14/2020). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 209 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 165