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Home My WebLink About135 E Babcock St 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: 135 E Babcock St Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: Bozeman Site Number: 131 Historic District Number (if applicable): 24GA0952 County: Gallatin Historic Name: Original Owner(s): First National Bank Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: US Bank Drive-Thru Owner(s): Atlantic Financial Group LTD Owner Address: US Bank, Minneapolis, MN 55406-1930 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 2S Range: 6E NW ¼ NE ¼ SW ¼ of Section: 7 Lot(s): Lot 13-22 & 22'S of Lots 13-22 Block(s): Block B Addition: Bozeman Original Plat Year of Addition: 1870 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Bank Current Use: Bank Construction Date: 1973 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83 (preferred) Zone: 12 N Easting: 497263.07 Northing: 5058336.27 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: 1986 Historic District: Main Street 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: 04/21/2021 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: Site is non-contributing in the Main Street Historic District (24GA0952) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other If Other, specify: New Formalism Property Type: Commerce Specific Property Type: Bank Drive Through Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: This site consists of one architectural feature: a commercial bank drive through structure built ca. 1973 in the New Formalism style. According to the date from the Montana Cadastral Records, this structure is almost at the 50-year threshold to be considered as a historic property. It was most likely built in association with the First National Bank of Bozeman, who occupied the bank building directly to the northwest (104 E Main St.). This building, at 135 E Babcock, is a single-story drive through bank outlet. The building has a rectangular plan shape with a concrete foundation. The roof is flat with broad overhanging eaves. The exterior walls are clad in stucco with grouped tall, tinted windows on all sides. The only entry is on the east elevation and is a standard steel side hung door. A teller window is also on the east elevation. A sizeable porte cochere extends east from this side of the building over four drive through lanes at the side of the building. The portico roof is supported at the far east end by two steel posts. The bank is in excellent condition and retains all aspects of integrity. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 HISTORY OF PROPERTY This site is a bank drive-thru associated with U.S. Bank at 104 E Main (property 203). Montana Cadastral Records suggest the drive-thru was constructed in 1973, likely alongside a remodel of the U.S. Bank building which occurred from 1970 and 1973. Originally known as the First National Bank of Bozeman, U.S. Bank took over the building at 104 E Main and drive-thru building on January 1, 1990 (usbanklocations.com). The U.S. Bank building is listed individually on the NRHP (24GA1895) and is a contributing building to the Main Street Historic District (24GA0952). The drive-thru is within the boundaries of the Main Street Historic District, but does not fall within the period of significance and is considered non-contributing. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY James R. McDonald Architects 1984-85 104 E Main St. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form, Revision. Cohen, Matt, surveyor. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 04/15/2021. Usbanklocations.com 2021 First National Bank in Bozeman. Electronic document, https://www.usbanklocations.com/first-national-bank-in-bozeman-2164.shtml, accessed 21 April 2021. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Statement of Significance Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 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 135 East Babcock Street was built ca. 1973 in the New Formalism style. The building has not yet reached the 50-year threshold for consideration as a historic property and does not currently meet Criteria Consideration G for properties that have gained exceptional importance within the past 50 years. Overall, the site is in excellent condition and serves as a strong representation of the period and style, but as Diana Painter notes in her Post-World War II Survey and Inventory, "there are a number of excellent examples of New Formalism in Montana. Such buildings should be included in a future survey, as these buildings, "come of age.‟ (Painter, 2010). Because of its excellent condition and retention of integrity, we recommend that it be revisited and reevaluated at a later date, when it has reached the 50-year threshold. 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. It has been determined to lack individual significance under Criterion A, B, C, and D. It is located within the Main Street Historic District (24GA0952), but is as non-contributing element as it is not yet historic and therefore falls outside the district’s period of significance. Metcalf finds the site is currently not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Integrity Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in excellent condition, overall. The exterior cladding has been recently painted, but has otherwise not undergone any significant architectural modifications. The structure has integrity sufficient to convey historic character, but is non-contributing to the Main Street Historic District. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Photographs Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 131. View north. (Image #0488, 10/15/2020. EAS) Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 131. Oblique view. (Image #0489, 10/15/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 131. Oblique view. (Image #0490, 10/15/2020. EAS) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 135 E BABCOCK Site Number: 131