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Home My WebLink About117 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: 117 S Bozeman Ave Historic Address (if applicable): 13 S Bozeman Ave (1891 Sanborn Map) City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 163 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Henrietta Taylor Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Cailtin Meredith Johnson Owner Address: 117 S Bozeman Ave. Apt. 4, Bozeman, MT 59715-4767 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ NE ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot A Block(s): Block B Addition: Black Addition Year of Addition: 1872 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 1890-1891 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 N Easting: 497303.81 Northing: 5058228.91 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: 04/20/2021 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: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Eclectic 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 one historical architectural feature: a house built between 1890 and 1891. It was originally recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects, and was determined to be a "neutral element within a potential historic district" that retained historic integrity "due to the survival of original design and continuity of use, setting, and location." McDonald described the house as follows: "This detached one-and-one-half story single-family residence has a rectangular plan with a shed-roofed overhang above the front entrance and shed-roofed dormer bay extensions extending the one-and-one-half stories through the roofline. The frame construction is finished in wood siding and features 1/1 double-hung windows. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and lies perpendicular to the street." Metcalf revisited the site in October 2020 and noted some modifications. It is actually a two-story wood framed house with eclectic stylistic embellishment, mostly present in the form and in scrolled brackets on the front porch. It also appears there was some ornament in the gable front that has been removed. Possibly decorative vergeboard. The house has a rectangular plan shape and concrete plastered foundation. The gable front roof is covered in asphalt shingles and the exterior walls appear to be horizontal aluminum siding. The original windows are replaced and original openings altered. The primary façade faces east onto S Bozeman Ave. The entry is at the north end, within a shed roofed porch accessed by wood steps. Wood railing and corner posts on the porch. Decorative brackets are at top of the posts. There is a second entry also on the porch, as the house appears to have been modified to have two living units. Both are side hung doors, one has a Queen Anne spindle work screen door. There is a large fixed window between the entries, with two lite sliding lites above. A projecting vestibule at the center of the façade has a similar modern window. At the south end of the façade is a tall, narrow, modern fixed window. And a one over one lite single hung window is in the upper story, centered in the gable front. Windows on the south elevation include two modern fixed lites with a one over one lite single hung window. There is also a secondary entry, obscured by a wood fence enclosing the rear yard. The north elevation has several window openings on the first story, which have been boarded up with plywood. A pair of original one over one lite wood double hung windows is present on the upper story. Not readily visible is a shed roofed addition at the rear. The site is in good condition. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 117 South Bozeman Avenue was platted by Leander Black as Black’s Addition and was platted on October 31, 1872. The residence does not appear on the 1890 Sanborn Map but is on the 1891 Sanborn Map. Between 1891 and 1904, a one-story room and porch were added to the west side of the residence. Between 1927 and 1943, the one-story addition on the residence’s west side was removed and replaced with a full-width porch along the entire west side of the residence. Henrietta "Nettie" Taylor purchased this property which includes Lots 8 and 9, Block B, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s Addition in two purchases, including one from John W. and Mary Tilton on August 20, 1890 and Edwin Toole on February 16, 1892. Henrietta Ray was born on July 14, 1850 to Thomas and May Ray Pennsylvania (Ancestry.com, 2001). On June 20, 1882 she married Josiah Hopkins "J.H." Taylor in Bozeman, MT (Ancestry.com, 2017). Josiah was born on November 20, 1834 in Madrid, NY. He came to Bozeman in 1866 and began working for his brother-in-law at the eponymous Charles Rich & Company, a general merchandise store. He was appointed census enumerator and Bozeman’s first postmaster in 1869. Taylor also acted as deputy U. S. marshal for several months and as deputy revenue collector. He worked as postmaster until 1882 when he went into the book and stationary business. He married Anges G. Gage on November 3, 1876, but she died in 1881. A little over a year later he married Henrietta Ray. Josiah died on March 21, 1901 and Henrietta died on May 20, 1916 (The Avant Courier, 23 March 1901; The Weekly Courier, 24 May 1916). The property went to Henrietta’s son, Louis Ray Taylor and Mary Henrietta Ray, on April 4, 1916. Taylor and Ray sold the property to Arthur A. Allen on August 27, 1920. Arthur A. Allen was born in Fair Grove, MO on April 26, 1872 to James and Mary Allen. He came to Montana in 1896. He lived in Missoula, MT for a year and then came to Bozeman. In 1900, he married Margaret Ellis. For several years he worked as an assistant manager of the Golden Rule store in Bozeman, then from 1903 to 1913 he managed a store in Livingston. Returning to Bozeman, Allen founded the City Dye Works. Allen also worked in the real estate business (The Independent-Record, 28 March 1946). Margaret Allen sold the property to Joseph F. and Margaret E. Stevens on June 6, 1947. Joseph "Joe" Stevens was born on June 27, 1888 in Long Prairie, MN to William and Mary Anne Stevens. Jo and Margaret lived in this residence during ownership. While living in this residence, Joe Stevens worked at the Bob Cat Drive In as a cook, and as a dishwasher at the Brite Spot Café (R. L. Polk & Co., 1947; R. L. Polk & Co., 1954, 1956, 1959). Margaet Curnutte was born on January 4, 1892 in Kansas to William and Ida Curnette. She married Joseph Stevens in 1940 (Ancestry.com, 2017). Joseph died on December 12, 1965 and Margaret died on March 16, 1976 (Findagrave.com, 2021). On August 10, 1967 Margaret Stevens sold the property to Robert J. and Georgia J. Monforton with an agreement. The Monfortons would pay Stevens $100 per month for the remainder of her life, would allow Stevens to rent the property to tenants of her choice, and that Stevens could occupy the property as her home during the remainder of her life. The agreement was terminated on January 23, 1974, as payments from the Monfortons exceeded the value of the property at the time of the agreement (D: Film 22/1556, Film 22/1558). Margaret Stevens lived in the residence until 1973 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1973). The Monfortons sold the property to Earl R. and Carol H. Best on April 2, 1974. Earl and Carol Best sold the property to the Bozeman Lodge No. 463 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on January 16, 1978. The Elks Lodge sold the property to William H. Oyler on November 20, 1987. William H. Oyler was born on November 3, 1949 in Manhattan, MT to Enos and Bette Oyler. Oyler attended Montana State University and the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA. After graduating from Palmer, he returned to Gallatin Valley where he opened a chiropractic clinic. He later worked at JD’s Sprinklers. He married Judy Kuipers, a schoolmate in Manhattan (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 10 December 2017). Oyler sold the property to Mary Ann and William C. Ard on September 14, 1991. The Ards sold the property to Richard Michael Jones and Caitlin Meredith Johnson on September 26, 2014. Michael Jones entered into a quit claim agreement for the property to Caitlin Meredith Johnson on January 3, 2018. Johnson is the current owner as of December 2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 Table 1. Chain of Title, 117 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 Fractional Lot 4, 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 John C. Guy John W. Tilton 25 July 1882 Deed Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s Addition D: 4/313 W ½ E ½ SW ¼ Sec 7 T2S R6E (which includes Lots 8 and 9, 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 Leander M. Black Edwin W. Toole 03 May 1879 Deed Lots 1 – 9, Block, B, Black’s Addition D: 1/73 Edwin W. Toole John W. Tilton 27 April 1883 Deed Lot 9, Block B, Black’s Addition D: 3/315 Henrietta Taylor acquired Lots 8 and 9, Block B, Blacks Addition and Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s Addition in the following three deeds: Edwin W. Toole Henrietta R. Taylor 16 February 1892 Warranty Deed Lot 8, Block B, Black’s Addition D: 23/17 John W. and Mary Tilton Henrietta R. Taylor 20 August 1890 Warranty Deed Lot 9, Block B, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 4, except N 20’, Guy’s Addition D: 16/592 23/16 (correction deed) John W. and Mary Tilton Henrietta R. Taylor 20 August 1890 Quit Claim Deed N 20’ Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s Addition D: 8/387, 21/85 (correction deed) Henrietta R. Taylor Louis Ray Taylor and Mary Henrietta Ray 04 April 1916 Deed Lots 8 and 9, Block B, Black’s Addition and Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s 1st Addition D: 54/132 Louis Ray Taylor and Mary Henrietta Ray Arthur A. Allen 27 August 1920 Warranty Deed Same D: 62/199 Arthur A. Allen Margaret E. Allen 17 January 1924 Warranty Deed Same D: 67/130 Margaret E. Allen Joseph F. and Margaret E. Stevens 06 June 1947 Warranty Deed N 54’ of the S 99’ Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s First Addition, N 54’ of the S 99’ Lot 8, Block B, Black’s Addition D: 95/573 Margaret E. Stevens Robert J. and Georgia J. Monforton 10 August 1967 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 21/1148 On August 10, 1967 Robert J. and Georgia J. Monforton entered into an agreement with Margaret E. Stevens to pay Stevens $100 per month for the remainder of her life and to allow Stevens to rent the property to tenants of her choice, and that Stevens could use the property as her home to be occupied by her during the remainder of her life. The agreement was terminated on January 23, 1974, as payments from the Monfortons exceeded the value of the property at the time of the agreement (D: Film 22/1556, Film 22/1558). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Margaret E. Stevens Robert J. and Georgia J. Monforton 11 October 1973 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 21/1080 Robert J. and Georgia J. Monforton Earl R. and Carol H. Best 02 April 1974 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 23/1378 Earl R. and Carol H. Best Bozeman Lodge No. 463 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 16 January 1978 Warranty Deed New Lot A, COS 490, Rearrangement of property lines in S 99’ of Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s Addition and S 99’ of Lots 8 and 9, Block B, Black’s Addition D: Film 41/1707, Film 41/2069 (correction deed) Bozeman Lodge No. 463 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks William H. Oyler 20 November 1987 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 99/4042 William H. Oyler Mary Ann and William C. Ard 14 September 1991 Deed Same D: Film 118/1082 William C. and Mary Ann Ard Richard Michael Jones and Caitlin Meredith Johnson 26 September 2014 Warranty Deed Same D: #2493058 Richard Michael Jones Caitlin Meredith Johnson 03 January 2018 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2602856 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 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 Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, accessed April 2, 2021. The Avant Courier [Bozeman, Montana] 1901 "Mr. Taylor Dead." 23 March. Bozeman, Montana The Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 2017 "William Oyler." 10 December. Bozeman, Montana. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Margaret Ethel Curnutte Stevens (4 Jan 1892–16 Mar 1976), Find a Grave Memorial no. 191588104, citing Sunset Memorial Park, Belgrade, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed April 5, 2021. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2020 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. The Independent-Record [Helena, Montana] 1946 "Old-Time Bozeman Merchant, A. A. Allen Dies." 28 March. Helena, Montana. James R. McDonald Architects 1984 117 S Bozeman 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 04/20/2021. 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. The Weekly Courier [Bozeman, Montana] 1916 "Widow of City’s First Postmaster Now Dead." 24 May. Bozeman, Montana. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Statement of Significance Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 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 117 S Bozeman Avenue has been previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald, who regarded the site as a "neutral element within a potential historic district." Since then, alterations to window openings and the removal of historic ornament have affected and compromised integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. However, Metcalf finds that it retains sufficient to convey historic character. 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. Metcalf recommends the site not eligible. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Integrity Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in good condition, overall. Elements such as the brackets on the porch indicate that the house had more ornament originally. Alterations to window openings and the removal of historic ornament have affected and compromised integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 163. Primary façade. (Image #0385, 10/14/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 163. Oblique view, partially obscured. (Image #0386, 10/14/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 117 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 163