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Home My WebLink About002 305 N 5th 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: 305 N 5TH AVE Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 002 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Floyd and Florence Spady Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: Owner(s): Gerharter Rental LLC Owner Address: 121 E Olive St, Bozeman, MT 59715-4836 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E SW¼ NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12 Lot(s): 4, PLAT E-3 Block(s): 6 Addition: Karp Add (KAR) Year of Addition: 1946 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: 1947 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting:496552.8 Northing: 5058740.5 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: Historic District: N/A NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property meets the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 9/14/2020 Form Prepared by: E. Sakariassen, S. Wells, Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. with C. Alegria and C. Hendry, Extreme History Project Address: Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., Bozeman, MT Daytime Phone: 406-219-3535 MT SHPO USE ONLY Eligible for NRHP: □ yes □ no Criteria: □ A □ B □ C □ D Date: Evaluator: Comments: Site would contribute to a potential Historic District. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Art Deco-Moderne If Other, specify: Property Type: Residential Specific Property Type: Apartment building Architect: Unknown Architectural Firm/City/State: Unknown Builder/Contractor: Unknown Company/City/State: Unknown Source of Information: N/A The property consists of one historical architectural feature: an apartment building built in 1947, and a modern detached garage. The historical feature is a wood frame, two story apartment building in the Art Moderne style. It has a rectangular plan with a narrow access extension on the rear of the building, and a modern addition which extends from the west end of this element of the building. The foundation is concrete. The roof is flat as was typical with the Art Moderne architectural style. The exterior walls are stucco. The addition, single-story and broken-gabled, is off the first-story at the north end of the west façade, and was added after 1983. A large rectangular wood-frame, shed-roofed garage, built in 1992, faces south at the west end of the property. The primary façade faces east onto 5th Avenue. The main entrance is above grade as a central enclosed entry, symmetrical, with an opening flanked by 6-fixed-lite windows. Two apartment doors are set into the protected wall of the entry. To each side of the entry on the first story is a 2-lite casement window, set close to the corners of building. Positioned directly above the first story windows, the second story windows are also 2-lite casements. The basement or garden level windows on the front façade differ slightly in width from each other and have deep window wells. The window openings appear original, though the windows have been replaced. The west façade is fairly complex as it includes the two story original rear access to the apartment building and the modern additions to the property as visible from the ROW. Metal fire-escape scaffold steps are affixed to the west façade for access to the upper stories. These stairs begin at the south side of the broken-gabled addition which extends from the north end of the west façade of the original building. The single story addition has a deep overhang on the south façade which offers protection for entry doors to the original apartment building and to the addition. Sliding glass doors are set in the west and south façades. A sidewalk on the west façade of the addition is similarly protected by a deep overhang. A four-stall modern wood-frame garage with a shed roof faces south and is connected to the sidewalk around the addition. The garage doors are without windows, and the garage measures 26 feet by 48 feet. The site is physically well maintained and features mature plantings on the east and south sides of the property, which create some shade for the building as well as for the rear yard. The property was first recorded by James R. McDonald in 1983, and at that time was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district,” and assessment indicated “the historic integrity of this property has not been retained due to change in original design and materials.” Since that time, the site has reached the fifty-year threshold for consideration as a historic property, and Metcalf Archaeological Consultants has re-evaluated the potential eligibility of the property. Metcalf finds it retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property was originally purchased and owned by William Beall. John Karp and Treentje Karp, Floyd Spady and Florence Spady, J.A. Spady and Maggie Spady, and John P. Cloninger and Mary Cloninger. They subdivided and platted this area into lots, blocks, streets, avenues, and alleys as Karp’s Addition to Bozeman, Montana on October 11, 1945. The Karp’s Addition was officially recorded in 1946. A residence was built on the lot in 1947 (Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory, 1984). Floyd and Florence Spady lived in this residence in the mid-1950s. By 1958 the Spadys had moved from 303-305 North Fifth Avenue and were living at 315 North Fifth Avenue (R. L. Polk & Company, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1958). Floyd Spady had been born March 31, 1909 in Belle Fouche, South Dakota. His parents were John and Magdaline Spady (The Montana Standard, 28 March 1959). Florence Spady had been born on December 8, 1907 in Amboy, Minnesota to Frank and Ella (Borchert) Rehse. Florence graduated from high school in Des Moines, Iowa in 1926. In 1929, she graduated from nurse’s training at Kahler Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Floyd and Florence were married in Big Timber, Montana, on August 4, 1931. Florence worked for Bozeman Deaconess Hospital and Home Care Nursing from 1930 to 1956. In 1956 she decided to go back to school and attended Montana State College (Montana State University) from 1956 to 1957, working on a master’s degree in nursing. Florence and her husband Floyd built and managed Bozeman’s first licensed nursing home, the Florence Convalescent Center, from 1959 until their retirement in 1971 (The Belgrade News, 27 Dec 2005). Florence and Floyd were buried in Sunset Memorial Park in Belgrade after their deaths in 2005 and 2006, respectively (Findagrave.com, 2004). Floyd and Florence Spady sold this residence to Trinia Dyk, Peter S. Dyk, Jeanette Goossen, Simon Dyk, Agnes Nasner, and John S. Dyk on May 1, 1957. Simon and Elizabeth R. Dyk sold their ownership to Peter Dyk on March 18, 1969. Trinia Dyk, Peter S. Dyk, Jeanette Goossen, John S. Dyk, and Agnes Nasner sold the property to Philip J. Schroeder on March 24, 1977. Philip and Barbara Schroeder sold the property to Craig Bredvold on November 26, 1984. The Bredvolds sold the property to the Historic Northside Bozeman LLC on July 17, 2008. Historic Northside Bozeman, LLC failed to pay taxes for 2009, prompting the County Treasurer to seize the property. On September 28, 2012 the Montana Eighteenth Judicial District Court issued a judgment by default and order for sale of property against Historic Northside Bozeman, LLC, et al. (D: #2438388). On June 6, 2014 Dean W. Halse purchased the property from the Gallatin County Sheriff. Halse filed a quit claim deed to Halseco, LLC, Cynthia Halse Stutsman, Big Sky Assets, LLC, Kristie Kriby, and the Halse Company, LLC on September 2, 2014. The property was sold to Daniel Gerharter on September 30, 2014; he filed a grant deed to Gerharter Rental LLC on December 12, 2017. The current owner of the property as of June 2020 is Gerharter Rental LLC. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 Table 1. Chain of Title, 305 North Fifth Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference USA William J. Beall 01 May 1871 Patent N ½ of NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E D: 2/373 William J. and Rosa V. Beall Benjamin P. Barker 14 July 1880 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E (20 acres) D: 1/370 Benjamin P. Barker Rosa V. Beall 14 July 1880 Warranty Deed Same D: 1/374 William J. and Rosa V. Beall Henry I. Border 03 March 1898 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E D: 24/410 H. I. and Lena E. Border H. G. Klenze 29 September 1908 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E (1000’ x 140’ Lot on N side of W. Beall St. and E side of N. 7th Ave.) D: 39/190 H. G. and Margaret Klenze J. W. McLane 17 April 1909 Warranty Deed Same D: 40/315 J. W. McLane Isaac Boyer 03 September 1909 Warranty Deed Same D: 40/516 Carrie Boyer, Exec of Estate of Isaac Boyer Floyd James and Florence Spady 22 June 1936, 10 December 1937 Executrix’s Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E (1000’ x 140’ Lot on N side of W. Beall St. and E side of N. 7th Ave., except part deeded to the Board of County Commissioners) D: 79/434, 81/123 Floyd and Florence Spady Harold D. Korslund and Clyde M. Rushing 10 January 1938 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E (472.83’ x 140’ lot) D: 81/359 Harold D. and Lois M. Korslund Clyde M. and Dora M. Rushing 27 December 1939 Quit Claim Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E (193.83’ x 300’ x 189’ x 300’ Lot) D: 84/7 Clyde M. and Dora M. Rushing Floyd and Florence Spady 31 August 1943 Warranty Deed Same D: 88/429 John and Trientje Karp Floyd and Florence Spady 09 April 1946 Quit Claim Deed Block 6, Karp’s Addition D: 93/429 Floyd and Florence Spady Trinia Dyk 01 May 1957 Warranty Deed Lot 4, Block 6, Karp’s Addition (6/13s interest) D: 136/424 Floyd and Florence Spady Peter S. Dyk, Jeanette Goossen, Simon Dyk, Agnes Nasner, and John S. Dyk 01 May 1957 Warranty Deed Same (7/13s interest) D: 136/426 Simon and Elizabeth R. Dyk Peter S. Dyk 18 March 1969 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 3/1688 Trinia Dyk, Peter S. Dyk, Jeanette Goossen, John S. Dyk, and Agnes Nasner Philip J. Schroeder 24 March 1977 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 36/1932 Philip J. Schroeder Philip J. and Barbara Schroeder 31 August 1979 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 52/310 Philip J. and Barbara Schroeder Craig Bredvold 26 November 1984 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 91/4953 Craig Bredvold Historic Northside Bozeman LLC 17 July 2008 Warranty Deed Same D: #2305940 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 History of Property Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Historic Northside Bozeman, LLC failed to pay taxes for 2009, and property was seized by the County Treasurer. Gallatin County Treasurer Jeffrey A. Ball 24 June 2011 Assignment of County’s Interest in Property Tax Lien Same D: #2391308 Gallatin County Treasurer Historic Northside Bozeman LLC 22 October 2012 Certificate of Redemption Same D: #249998 On September 28, 2012, the Montana Eighteenth Judicial District Court issued a judgment by default and order for sale of property against Historic Northside Bozeman, LLC, et al. (D: #2438388). Gallatin County Sheriff Dean W. Halse 10 January 2013 Sheriff’s Certificate of Sale Same D: #2438082 Gallatin County Sheriff Dean W. Halse 06 June 2014 Sheriff’s Deed Same D: #2482869 Dean W. Halse Halseco, LLC, Cynthia Halse Stutsman, Big Sky Assets, LLC, Kristie Kriby, The Halse Company, LLC 02 September 2014 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2492558 Halseco, LLC, Cynthia Halse Stutsman, Big Sky Assets, LLC, Kristie Kriby, The Halse Company, LLC Daniel Gerharter 30 September 2014 Warranty Deed Same D: #249330 Daniel Gerharter Gerharter Rental LLC 12 December 2017 Grant Deed Same D: #2604147 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY The Belgrade News [Belgrade, Montana] 2005 “Obituary for Florence M. Spady.” 27 December. Belgrade, Montana. Electronic document, http://www.belgrade-news.com/obits/obituary-for-florence-m-spady/article_45a8ada9-78e6-5260-82b7-60e4bd67c67d.html, accessed November 13, 2019. Find A Grave 2004 Florence Margaret Spady (8 Dec 1907 – 24 Dec 2005), Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75479810/florence-margaret-spady, accessed November 13, 2019. 2004 Floyd James Spady (31 March 1909 – 6 September 2006), Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75479778/floyd-james-spady, accessed November 13, 2019. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2020 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. James R. McDonald 1983 305 N 5th Ave. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman. Bozeman, MT. 1984 Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory. Electronic document, City of Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana. http://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/151603/Electronic.aspx, accessed August 14, 2020. The Montana Standard [Butte, Montana] 1959 “John Spady, 84, Dies in Bozeman.” 28 March. Butte, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/354315919/?terms=John%2BSpady, accessed November 13, 2019. Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 11/04/2019. R.L. Polk & Co. 1950 to 1994 Polk’s Bozeman, Montana City Directory 1959 to 1994. R.L. Polk and Co. Publishers, Kansas City, Missouri. Sanborn Map Company 1884-1943 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep 1927, Sep 1943). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Statement of Significance Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 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 is an apartment building that was first recorded by James R. McDonald in 1983, and at that time was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district.” His assessment indicated “the historic integrity of this property has not been retained due to change in original design and materials.” Since that time, the property has come of age, and Metcalf Archaeological Consultants disagrees with the previous evaluation by McDonald. This site retains a level of integrity 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 of 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. The site is not located within an existing historic district; however, it should be considered eligible/contributing to a potential district composed of similar structures observed in the vicinity. The site retains sufficient integrity to convey association with the Postwar Expansion Phase of Bozeman’s development (RTI 2008). It is representative of multiple-unit housing within residential development, as was seen throughout central Bozeman. Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s 1946 Karp’s Addition to evaluate district potential. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Integrity Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) Overall, the site is in excellent condition. A rear addition made after 1983 affects the design and feeling of the original building to a degree, but the materials, location, workmanship, setting, and association aspects are largely intact. Metcalf finds the property retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Photographs Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 Feature # 1 Facing: W Description: Property 002. Front façade (Image #1667, 10/16/2019. SLW). Feature # 1 Facing: NW Description: Property 002. Oblique view (Image #1668, 10/16/2016. SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Photographs Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 002. Oblique view with corner of detached garage (Image #1669, 10/16/2019. SLW). Feature # 2 Facing: N Description: Property 002. Front façade of detached garage (Image #1670, 10/16/2016. SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 11 Site Map Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 12 Topographic Map Property Name: 305 N 5TH AVE Site Number: 002