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Home My WebLink About205 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: 205 S Bozeman Ave Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 164 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Dawes Properties, Inc./Floyd and Lucille Freund Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Neil D. Litzen and Sarah E. Sloan Owner Address: 205 S Bozeman Ave Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ NE ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lots 3 and 4 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: c. 1950 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 497304.05 Northing: 5058164.78 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: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Minimal Traditional 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: N/A The site is a single-story, wood-framed, Minimal Traditional style residence constructed c. 1950. The primary façade faces east onto S. Bozeman Ave. The building was originally recorded by James R. McDonald Architects in 1984. He describes the site as follows: "This detached one-story, single-family residence has a square plan with an arched gable hood with brackets over the front door. The one-bay façade is asymmetrical and consists of an off-center front entrance flanked by 2/2 double-hung windows. The frame construction is finished in asbestos siding and rests on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with green asphalt shingles and features an exterior brick chimney. The axis of the roof is parallel to the street." Metcalf visited the site in 2020 and found the previous description mostly accurate. Since the time of previous survey, the windows have been replaced with single and paired modern one-over-one lite vertically sliding windows. Overall, the site is in excellent condition. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 205 South Bozeman Avenue was platted as the Dawes Subdivision including portions of Block C, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 17, Lindley and Guy’s Addition, R. S. Dawes, on October 1, 1912. Horace Annis purchased land that includes this property in two parcels on May 10, 1878 and (D: K/445) April 10, 1880 (D: 1/339). Between 1878 and 1882, Horace Annis built a house fronting on East Olive Street. This residence is shown as 22 East Olive Street on the 1889 Sanborn map, but it was removed sometime between 1912 and 1927. The land at the current 205 and 209 South Bozeman Avenue lots was part of the backyard of this property until at least 1912, when the Dawes Subdivision, part of Block C, was platted. The Dawes Properties, Inc. purchased this property on June 21, 1940. The residence currently on this property was most likely built by real estate developer, Robert E. Dawes in c. 1950. Robert E. Dawes was born on May 6, 1899 in Bozeman, MT. He attended Bozeman schools, including Montana State College (known as Montana State University since 1965). He was a graduate of Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, after which he became a prominent insurance and real estate dealer and developer. He served as president of the Montana State Elks Association, operated R. E. D. Finance Co, and also headed Dawes Properties, Inc. He was also the first ham radio operator licensed in Montana (Great Falls Tribune, 12 January 1961). The first residents of the house were Floyd and Lucille Freund. Floyd worked as the market manager of Ralph’s Food Store while living in this residence (R. L. Polk & Co., 1950). Floyd Freund was born in Colecamp, MO in 1903. He came to Laurel, MT with his parents in 1913. He worked for several years as a fireman on the Northern Pacific Railroad out of Livingston, MT. Floyd married Lucille Drake on July 14, 1923 in Billings, MT (Ancestry.com, 2017). Floyd and Lucille left Montana and moved to Kent, WA in 1951 (The Billings Gazette, 02 June 1957). The Dawes Properties, Inc. sold this property to Una M. Newman on August 21, 1961. Newman lived in the residence during her ownership. Una M. Wheelhouse was born on May 28, 1885 in Meridian, NY to James and Emma Wheelhouse. She married Lester Newman on September 4, 1912 in Albany, NY (Ancestry.com, 2017). Una Newman died on April 19, 1973 in Bozeman, MT and was buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery (Findagrave.com, 2021; Ancestry.com, 2001). The estate of Una Newman sold the property to George R. and Diana F. Dunbar on July 30, 1974. George and Diana Dunbar lived in this residence during their ownership. George Dunbar was a potter (R. L. Polk & Co., 1976). George R. Dunbar sold the property to Carolyn S. Parker on August 12, 1994. Carolyn S. Parker, Caressa Bailey Sack, and Sabrina Canfield sold the property to Neil D. Litzen and Sarah E. Sloan, the current owners as of December 2020, on May 26, 2017. Table 1. Chain of Title, 205 South Bozeman Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference USA William H. Babcock 10 March 1875 Patent E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E GLO Records E ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (which includes part of Fractional Lot 17, Guy’s Addition) William H. Babcock Thomas B. Gray and John C. Guy 04 April 1870 Deed E ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (40 acres) D: H/34 Thomas B. and Cordelia B. Gray John C. Guy 01 April 1871 Deed E ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (40 acres) D: H/247 **gap in records Lindley and Guy Horace Annis 10 April 1880 Deed 300’ x 37’ Lot, part of Fractional Lot 17, Lindley and Guy’s Addition D: 1/339 W ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (which includes portion of Block C, Black’s Addition) William H. Babcock Leander M. Black 13 April 1871 Deed W ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (40 acres) D: H/246 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Leander M. Black Horace Annis 10 May 1878 Deed 65’ x 254’ x 125’ x 94’ x 60’ x 160’ Lot D: K/445 156’ x 76’ Lot at SW corner of S. Bozeman Ave. and E. Olive St. Horace Annis George R. Nichols 28 December 1882 Deed 156’ x 76’ Lot at SW cor of Bozeman and Olive D: 3/271 George R. Nichols D. F. Sherman and Charles H. Cobb 19 March 1883 Warranty Deed Same D: 3/464 D. F. and Frank H. Sherman Charles H. Cobb 13 April 1883 Deed Same D: 4/5 Charles H. Cobb William Walter Cobb 14 May 1890 Warranty Deed Same D: 16/435 **nothing in index Charles H. and Florence F. Cobb R. D. Steele 05 March 1898 Deed Same D: 24/414 R. D. and M. S. Steele Eva K. Moger 18 April 1899 Quit Claim Deed 156’ x 76’ Lot (N 156’ Fractional Lot 17, Lindley and Guy’s Addition and a strip 156’ x 19’ in NE cor Block C, Black’s Addition) D: 21/190 Eva K. Moger Mary Blanche Dawes 23 October 1909 Warranty Deed Same D: 41/39 Mary B. and James S. Dawes Barbara E. Spieth 03 November 1910 Warranty Deed 156’ x 76’ Lot (N 156’ Fractional Lot 17, Lindley and Guy’s Addition and a strip 156’ x 39’ in NE cor Block C, Black’s Addition) D: 41/513 Barbara E. Spieth Robert S. Dawes 31 July 1912 Warranty Deed Same D: 47/42 Robert S. Dawes Elizabeth Witham 28 February 1919 Warranty Deed Lots 1 – 8, Dawes Subdivision of a portion of Block C, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 17 of Lindley and Guy’s Addition D: 55/625 Elizabeth and Charles E. Witham Robert S. Dawes 16 June 1926 Warranty Deed Same D: 70/147 Robert S. and Loie M. Dawes Dawes Properties, Inc. 21 June 1940 Warranty Deed Lots 1 – 6, Dawes Subdivision of a portion of Block C, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 17 of Lindley and Guy’s Addition D: 84/479 Dawes Properties, Inc. Una M. Newman 21 August 1961 Warranty Deed W 40’ Lots 1 and 2, All of Lots 3 and 4, Dawes Subdivision of a portion of Block C, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 17 of Lindley and Guy’s Addition D: 138/223 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Estate of Una M. Newman George R. and Diana F. Dunbar 30 July 1974 Administrator’s Deed E 90’ Lots 3 and 4, Dawes Subdivision of a portion of Block C, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 17 of Lindley and Guy’s Addition D: Film 25/1041 Diana F. Dunbar George R. Dunbar Rec: 28 January 1991 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 114/2626 George R. Dunbar Carolyn S. Parker 12 August 1994 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 146/4326 Carolyn S. Parker Carolyn S. Parker and Milus Kendrick Bailey 17 May 2005 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2187988 Carolyn S. Parker and Milus Kendrick Bailey Carolyn S. Parker, Caressa Bailey Sack, Sabrina Canfield 27 August 2012 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2424781 Carolyn S. Parker, Caressa Bailey Sack, and Sabrina Canfield Neil D. Litzen and Sarah E. Sloan 26 May 2017 Warranty Deed Same D: #2581329 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Ancestry.com 2001 Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, accessed April 5, 2021. 2017 New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed April 5, 2021. 2017 Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed April 5, 2021. The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1957 "Ex-Bozeman Resident’s Rites are Conducted." 02 June 1957. Billings, Montana. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Una Margaret Wheelhouse Newman (28 May 1885–19 Apr 1973), Find a Grave Memorial no. 76067603, citing Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed April 5, 2021. Great Falls Tribune [Great Falls, Montana] 1961 "Montana Elks President, R. Earl Dawes, Dies." 12 January. Great Falls, Montana. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2020 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. R. L. Polk & Company 1904-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Sanborn Map Company 1890-1957 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: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 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 205 S Bozeman Ave was previously recorded by McDonald Architects in 1984. The site consists of one historical architectural feature: a house constructed c. 1950 in the Minimal Traditional form. The house is a wood-framed, single-story residence with a rectangular plan and a side-gabled roof. Overall, the site is in excellent condition. Replacement of original windows affects the integrity of materials, but 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 Criteria 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 8 Integrity Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition. Replacement of original windows affects the integrity of materials. All other aspects of integrity remain intact. Metcalf has determined that sufficient integrity remains and that the site is able to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 164, façade view (Image #0388, 10/14/2020, EAS). Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 164, oblique view (Image #0387, 10/14/2020, EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Photographs Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 164, façade view (Image #0389, 10/14/2020, EAS). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Site Map Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 12 Topographic Map Property Name: 205 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 164