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Home My WebLink About010 (408 N 6th Ave 2020) revised 04092020 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: 408 N 6TH AVE Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 010 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: None Original Owner(s): Emil Martel Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: None Owner(s): George M & Deborah L Thorstad Owner Address: 408 N 6th Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715-3422 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E SW¼ NE ¼ NE¼ of Section: 12 Lot(s): Lot 11, & S16.5' LOT 12 PLAT E-1 Block(s): 4 Addition: Violett Add (VIO) Year of Addition: 1941 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residence Current Use: Residence Construction Date: 1960 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496517.7 Northing: 5058865.9 National Register of Historic Places NRHP Listing Date: Historic District: NRHP Eligible: Yes No *Property meets the City of Bozeman’s definition of an eligible property (see below). Date of this document: 11/06/2019 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: MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 2 Architectural Description Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Architectural Style: Other (specify) If Other, specify: Minimal Traditional 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: N/A This property consists of one historic feature: a house built in 1960. The house is a wood-framed, single-story structure with characteristics of the Minimal Traditional style typical of mid-century housing developments. It has a rectangular plan, with a poured concrete foundation. The house has a side gabled roof covered in asphalt shingles, and boxed eves. The exterior walls are clad in horizontal wood siding, with vertical board-and-batten in the gable ends. The primary façade faces west, onto 6th Ave. The main entry is off center and is on the northern half of the front façade, accessed by wood stairs with modern vinyl railing. Most original windows and openings appear to be intact and consist of mostly shoulder-height sliding windows. A large picture window with single-lite casement side lites is featured prominently to the south of the front door. The north basement windows appear to have been replaced with modern sash, but the original openings are intact. The house has an attached garage. The garage is single-stall and comprises the south half of the house, flush with the west facade. The vehicle entry consists of a paneled sectional garage door with two fixed lites. There is one detached modern, pre-fabricated shed in the backyard that is visible from the public ROW. The site is well maintained. Vegetation in the front yard includes a mature deciduous tree on the north side of the manicured lawn. The property was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property had not yet reached the fifty-year threshold for consideration as a historic property and was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district.” Since then, the property has come of age. Very few changes have occurred; the asphalt roof has been replaced at least once based on the asbestos shingled roof described in the 1984 survey, and the basement windows replaced. The site is in good condition overall, and retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 HISTORY OF PROPERTY Prior to construction of the residence, this property was purchased and owned by Bozeman pioneer, carpenter, architect, and farmer William Beall (Phillips 2016). It was platted as the Violett Addition by Lena E. Border, Harvey E. Murdock and Ina I. Murdock on May 12, 1941 (Tables 1 and 2). Lena Border was born September 6, 1873 to Sam and Mary Bostwick near Springhill, MT. On August 12, 1883 Lena married Henry Border and they lived on a farm outside of Bozeman for ten years and then moved into Bozeman where they lived until Henry’s death in 1929. After the death of her husband, Lena lived with her daughter, Dr. Leila Fishleigh, in Portland OR. Mrs. Border was a member of the Bozeman Rebekah Lodge (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 1941). Lena died on August of 1941 and is buried next to Henry in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Find A Grave 2004). Harvey Murdock was born in Ohio, and Ina (Brown) Murdock was born in South Dakota. The couple was married in 1907 and came to Montana in 1914. According to the reference librarian at the Montana State University Special Collections, Harvey taught Agricultural Engineering at what was then Montana State College, from 1914 until he retired in 1943. Harvey died in July of 1956 (The Billings Gazette 7/18/1956) and Ina died in 1972. They are buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Find A Grave 2004). In 1960, Bert S. and Mary Ann Van Dyken purchased this property and moved into a newly constructed single-family residence on this property (Table 3). Bert worked at the First National Bank as a building supervisor, retiring in 1976. Mary Ann Van Dyken was born on November 8, 1914 and died in a car accident in Billings on October 6, 1983 (Film 84/991). Burt died January 30, 1996. Burt and Mary Ann are buried together in Churchill, MT at the Churchill Cemetery. The property transferred to Thelma Kamps in 1996. Kamps sold the property to George M. and Deborah L. Thorstad, the current owners, in 2001. Table 1. Chain of Title, [408 N 6TH AVE], Bozeman, Montana (Lot 11, Block 4 Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference United States of America William J Beall 1 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 Jul 1880 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E (20 acres) D: 1/370 Benjamin P Barker Rosa V Beall 14 Jul 1880 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E (20 acres) D: 1/374 William J and Rosa Beall Henry I Border 3 Mar 1898 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E [See plat] D: 24/410 Sam I and Bertina C Border, Mary Cloninger, Thirza Bair, Leila B Fishleigh Lena E Border 24 Aug 1931 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 12, T2S R5 E D: 76/76 Lena E Border H E Murdock 18 Oct 1939 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ S12 T2S R5E D: 84/9 Harvey E and Ina I Murdock William D and Ruth K Willmore 9 Oct 1952 Warranty Deed Lots 9, 10, & 11, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 110/132 William D and Ruth K Willmore Emil Martel 19 Mar 1960 Warranty Deed Lots 10 & 11, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 134/604 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 Table 2. Chain of Title, [408 N 6TH AVE], Bozeman, Montana. (Lot 12, Block 4 Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference United States of America William J Beall 1 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 Jul 1880 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E (20 acres) D: 1/370 Benjamin P Barker Rosa V Beall 14 Jul 1880 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E (20 acres) D: 1/374 William J and Rosa Beall Henry I Border 3 Mar 1898 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E [See plat] D: 24/410 Sam I and Bertina C Border, Mary Cloninger, Thirza Bair, Leila B Fishleigh Lena E Border 24 Aug 1931 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 12, T2S R5 E D: 76/76 Lena E Border H E Murdock 18 Oct 1939 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 12, T2S R5E D: 84/9 H E and Ina I Murdock Charles and Anna C Vanderzee 8 Nov 1954 Warranty Deed Lot 12, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 116/214 Charles and Anna C Vanderzee Emil Martel 21 Mar 1960 Warranty Deed Same D: 134/600 Table 3. Chain of Title, [408 N 6TH AVE], Bozeman, Montana. (Lot 11 and S 16.5’ Lot 12, Block 4 Violett Addition) Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Emil and Adeline Martel Bert S and Mary Ann Van Dyken 12 Sept 1960 Warranty Deed Lot 11 & S 16.5’ Lot 12, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 135/158 Mary Ann Van Dyken Bert Van Dyken Rec: 16 Aug 1984 Application for Determination of Inheritance Tax Same D: Film 84/991 Bert Van Dyken Bert Van Dyken, Trustee of the Bert Van Dyken Trust 23 May 1995 Bargain and Sale Deed Same D: Film 153/3558 Thelma J Kamps (Successor Trustee of the Bert Van Dyken Trust) Thelma J Kamps 17 Dec 1996 Bargain and Sale Deed Same D: Film 170/790 Thelma J Kamps John E and Thelma J Kamps 7 Apr 1998 Bargain and Sale Deed Same D: Film 183/3432 John E and Thelma J Kamps George M and Deborah L Thorstad 26 Jul 2001 Warranty Deed Same D: 2043452 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY The Billings Gazette. [Billings, Montana] 1956 “Rites Set Today for Ex-Instructor." July 18. Billings, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/409515644/?terms=Harvey%2BMurdock, accessed 11/11/2019. Bozeman Daily Chronicle 1941 “Mrs. Border Passes Away from Stroke.” The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. 1941. Find A Grave 2004 Harvey Murdock. (Unknown – 1956). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51340066/harvey-e_- murdock, accessed 10/13/2019. Find A Grave 2004 Lamburtus S. “Bert” Van Dyken (11 Nov 1912-30 Jan 1996). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75568592/lambertus-s_-van_dyken, accessed 11/11/19. Find A Grave 2004 Mary Ann Vandenacre Van Dyken (8 Nov 1914 – 6 Oct 1983). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75568611, accessed 11/11/19. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. James R. McDonald Architects 1984 408 N 6th 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 1/06/2020. Phillips, Rachel 2016 Legendary Locals of Bozeman. Archadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. R. L. Polk & Co. 1941-2010 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Renewable Technologies, Inc. [RTI] 2008 Bozeman Historic Resources Survey, revised ed. Prepared for Planning Department, City of Bozeman, Bozeman, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.bozeman.net/home/showdocument?id=5645, accessed 3/31/2020. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Statement of Significance Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 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 was first recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property had not yet reached the fifty-year threshold for consideration as a historic property and was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district.” Since then, the property has come of age. There appear to be no changes since this previous survey, although the original survey does state that design and materials have changed since its original construction. 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 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 its association with the Postwar Expansion Phase of Bozeman’s development (RTI 2008). It is representative of the earliest expressions of what is now considered Minimal Traditional housing, as it was seen throughout central Bozeman. Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s 1941 Violett Addition in order to evaluate district potential. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Integrity Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in good condition, overall. Materials and feeling are affected by the modern plastic railing on the front porch. No major alterations appear to have been made to the house and Metcalf finds it retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 010. Oblique view (Image #1675, 10/16/2019. SLW). Feature # 1 Facing: SE Description: Property 010. Oblique view, with modern shed in background (Image #1677, 10/16/2019. SLW). MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 408 N 6TH AVE Site Number: 010