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Home My WebLink About113 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: 113 S Bozeman Ave Historic Address (if applicable): 12 S Bozeman Ave (1891 Sanborn Map) City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 161 Historic District Number (if applicable): County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Henrietta R. Taylor Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Lisa L. McGrory Owner Address: 113 S Bozeman Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715-4717 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ NE ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): N 49.5' Lots 8 & 9, & fractional Lot 4 Guy's Addition 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: 497303.47 Northing: 5058243.62 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: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Folk vernacular 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: This site consists of one historical architectural feature: a house built between 1890 and 1891. It was previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects, and was regarded as an "intrusive element within a potential historic district," that lacked historic integrity "due to change in original design and materials." McDonald described the house as follows: "This detached one-story single-family residence has an L-shaped plan with an enclosed shed-roofed front porch completing the 'square.' The front concrete stoop has no roof and there is an attached one-bay, flat-roofed garage. The frame construction is finished in asphalt shingles and sits on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and lies perpendicular to the street." Metcalf revisited the site in October 2020 and noted several modifications to the exterior. It is a one story wood framed house with an upright and wing form, and an attached single stall garage. The house has an irregular plan shape and a concrete foundation. The roof is a gable ell roof covered in asphalt shingles. There is a shed roofed enclosed front porch within the reentrant corner and the attached garage has a flat roof. The exterior walls are now clad in horizontal wood siding with cedar shingles in the gable front and across the enclosed front porch. The house faces east onto S Bozeman Ave. The main entry is within an enclosed porch projecting along the buildings side gabled wing. The entry is accessed by a wood deck with wood railings. Windows to either side of the door are three over one lite hung windows. Two additional three over one windows continue on the north wall of the porch. At the north end of the façade is a setback attached single stall garage with a pair of side hung brazed wood doors. At the south end of the façade is a gable front picture window with a fixed lite and four lites above. A louvered vent is in the gable apex. Two modern basement windows are also present on the east façade, one of which is a large egress window with a corrugated metal well. The north elevation has a stall two over two lite fixed window in the gable peak. The south elevation has a boxed bay at the rear, containing a large fixed window. A one over one lite window is also present but vegetation obscured a clear view of this elevation. Site is in excellent condition, overall. Some altered windows and new window openings affect the integrity of materials and design. Application of exterior materials inconsistent with the original design of the house (i.e. Craftsman shingles) has further affected integrity of design and feeling. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property currently addressed as 113 South Bozeman Avenue was platted by Leander Black as Black’s Addition and was platted on October 31, 1872. 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 in Pennsylvania (Ancestry.com, 2001). On June 20, 1882 she married Josiah Hopkins "J.H." Taylor in Bozeman (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). This 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 north side of the residence. 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 and Arthur Allen sold the property to O. E. Sheppard on July 29, 1939. O. E. and Dorothy Sheppard sold the property to Lester and Grace S. Woosley on August 7, 1939. Lester Woosley was born in Sedan, MT on November 16, 1900 to Joshua and Josephine Woosley. Lester worked as an auto mechanic, service manager, and salesman for a Bozeman Ford dealer from 1929 until his retirement in 1970 (The Billings Gazette, 28 May 1982). Grace Woosley was born on July 3, 1908 in Livingston, MT to Charles and Clara Barr. Grace married Lester on August 31, 1929 in Bozeman (Findagrave.com, 2021). Lester and Grace Woosley lived in the residence until c. 1953 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1940 to 1954). Lester and Grace Woosley sold this property to the Bozeman Lodge No. 463 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on October 3, 1977. 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 Stephen L. Eby and Patricia L. Ferriter on October 2, 1991. After the estate of Stephen L. Eby sold the property to Peter Eby and Julie Medland on August 15, 1995, they issued a quit claim of the property to Patricia L. Ferriter the same day. Ferriter sold the property to Lisa L. McGrory on June 29, 1998. McGrory has resided in the residence during her ownership and remains the current owner as of December 2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 Table 1. Chain of Title, 113 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, Black’s 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 Arthur A. and Margaret E. Allen O. E. Sheppard 29 July 1939 Warranty Deed N 49.5’ Lots 8 and 9, Block B, Black’s Addition and N 51’ Fractional Lot 4, Guy’s 1st Addition D: 82/568 O. E. and Dorothy Sheppard Lester and Grace S. Woosley 07 August 1939 Quit Claim Deed Same D: 85/221 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Lester and Grace Woosley Bozeman Lodge No. 463 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 03 October 1977 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 41/128 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 Stephen L. Eby and Patricia L. Ferriter 02 October 1991 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 186/4121 Estate of Stephen L. Eby Peter Eby and Julie Medland 15 August 1995 Deed of Distribution ½ interest in same D: Film 155/4428 Peter Eby and Julie Medland Patricia L. Ferriter 15 August 1995 Quit Claim Deed ½ interest in same D: Film 155/4430 Patricia L. Ferriter Lisa L. McGrory 29 June 1998 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 186/2695 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 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 Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 1982 "Lester Woosley." 28 May. Billings, Montana. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 2017 "William Oyler." 10 December. Bozeman, Montana. Findagrave.com 2021 Memorial page for Grace Stiles Barr Woosley (3 Jul 1908–27 Aug 1999), Find a Grave Memorial no. 64575833, citing Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Electronic document, accessed April 3, 2021. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2021 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 113 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: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 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 113 S Bozeman Avenue consists of a single family residence built in the Folk Vernacular style. It was originally recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects, and was regarded as an "intrusive element within a potential historic district” that retained no historic integrity “due to change in original design and materials." Since 1984, several modifications have been made to the exterior, including new siding, porch, and windows. The property is in excellent condition, but Metcalf concurs with the previous finding that it does not retain sufficient integrity. 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 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: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition, overall. Some altered windows and new window openings affect the integrity of materials and design and other recent alterations such as the contemporary siding choices are incongruous with its age and style, affecting integrity of design and feeling. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 Feature # 1 Facing: SW Description: Property 161. Oblique view. (Image #0381, 10/14/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 161. Primary façade. (Image #0382, 10/14/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Site Map Property Name: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Topographic Map Property Name: 113 S Bozeman Ave Site Number: 161