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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: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST
Historic Address (if applicable): 609/607/30 W LAMME ST
(1912/1904/1891 Sanborn Map, respectively)
City/Town: BOZEMAN
Site Number: 054
(An historic district number may also apply.)
County: GALLATIN
Historic Name: Unknown
Original Owner(s): John M. Railey
Current Ownership Private Public
Current Property Name: Unknown
Owner(s): Mary Ann Kraske
Owner Address: PO Box 23166, Billings, MT 59104-3166
Phone:
Legal Location
PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E
NW¼ SE ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12
Lot(s): Lot 4,5, & 14' W S3 & 70' W END LOTS 25 & 29
Block(s): E
Addition: Tracy’s 3rd Add (TR3) Year of Addition: 1883
USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987
Historic Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
Construction Date: c. 1920 Estimated Actual
Original Location Moved Date Moved:
UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov
NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred)
Zone: 12 Easting: 496546.6 Northing: 5058679.8
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: 02/05/2020
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:
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Architectural Description
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Architectural Style: Craftsman If Other, specify:
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 two historical architectural features: a primary house (509 W Lamme St.) built c. 1920, and a second
residential structure (507 W Lamme St.), located to the northeast of the primary house, built in 1940. The primary residential
structure is a wood-framed, single-story craftsman bungalow. The structure has a rectangular plan shape with a concrete foundation.
The roof is front-gabled with a shed roof on the north end, spanning the rear elevation. The roof is clad in asphalt shingles. Rafter tails
are exposed along the gable sides. A shed roof hangs over an enclosed front porch on the south façade, with a corrugated metal
awning that shelters an off-center basement entry. The exterior walls are clad in asbestos shingles, and an interior brick chimney is
located at the north end of the structure.
The primary façade faces south, onto W. Lamme St. The primary entrance is within an enclosed porch, which is accessed from a set
of wood steps on the east side. A basement apartment is also accessed from the primary facade by a below-grade entrance on the west
end. The basement hopper windows are above grade. Three-over-one-lite wood windows are located on the south façade and appear to
be the original windows. All other windows and openings seen from the ROW appear to be original and intact. The house has an
attached single-stall garage located on the northwest side. It has a shed roof, clad in asphalt shingles. The vehicle entry is a sectional
wood door, opening south onto a driveway that follows the west boundary of the property.
The secondary residential structure, located to the northeast of the primary house, is set-back from the property line. It is a wood-
framed gable-front Craftsman style “mother-in-law” house, with stuccoed exterior walls. It has a front-gabled roof, clad in asphalt
shingles. The primary entrance is on the west end of the south façade, and is accessed by concrete steps. Wood windows appear to be
original.
The site is well maintained and the features are in good condition. Vegetation in the front yard includes multiple large mature
deciduous trees, and one small deciduous tree directly in front of the enclosed front porch on the south façade. To the east of the
primary residence, and to the south of the secondary residence, is a large mature coniferous tree. The backyard appears to have
multiple mature deciduous trees and bushes.
The property was first recorded in August 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. The site is in good condition overall, and Metcalf finds that both features retain
sufficient integrity to convey their historic character.
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History of Property
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
HISTORY OF PROPERTY
Prior to construction of the two structures at 509 W Lamme St, this property was part of the land William H. Tracy purchased from the
United States on June 15, 1872. He platted this area as Tracy’s 3rd Addition on May 16, 1883. William and Sarah Tracy sold these lots
to Ella T. Martin on January 22, 1894.
Ella T. Martin was born on March 21, 1855 in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania to Nathanial and Maria Clark. Ella’s family moved to
Michigan to avoid impacts from the Civil War. While in Michigan she received an education and married E. Broox Martin. In the
1880s, the Martin family moved to Montana where Broox assisted in establishing the Bozeman Milling Company, becoming general
manager. In 1892, he also became the president of the Commercial National Bank. The family lived at 814 South Willson Street. Ella
and Broox were involved heavily in real estate, and legend has it that Ella owned one of the first electric cars in Bozeman. They built
the Michigan Block at 20 West Main Street, the Evergreen Apartments on West Koch Street, and the Clark Apartments at 616 South
Grand Avenue. The Martin family was instrumental in establishing the YMCA in Bozeman (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 17 Mar 2004).
Ella founded the Mount Hyalite Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and was state regent of the Montana
DAR organization. She was also instrumental in the building of the Beall Recreation Center park and building. She dedicated the
Craftsman-style structure to the City of Bozeman in 1927 and provided funding for its maintenance. Although the buildings on this
site do not have a direct tie to the Martin family, because of Ella Martin’s interest in Bozeman’s built environment, her influences are
reflected in other buildings throughout Bozeman (Bozeman Daily Chronicle 17 Mar 2004). After her death on June 24, 1940, a student
loan fund - the “Ella T. Martin Student Loan Fund” - was established (The Montana Standard 22 Sep 1940). Ella and her husband
Broox Martin are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT.
A house did exist on this lot in 1894 when Ella T. Martin bought the property from William H. Tracy. A structure appears as early as
1891, according to the 1Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. maps. Sometime before 1927, this house was removed or torn down and John M.
Railey built a new house on the lot between 1927 and 1943.
On April 11, 1899, Lucille Callaghan purchased the property. Lucille Bridget (Monroe) Callaghan was born on November 12, 1860 in
Pennsylvania (Ancestry.com 2001). Lucille married Charles Callaghan on May 1, 1883 in Gallatin County, MT (Ancestry.com 2017).
Charles Callaghan had been born in Joliet, Illinois on April 22, 1850. In his youth he headed west, working for a few years in the
construction department of the Union Pacific at Omaha, Nebraska. In 1870, he made his way to Utah where he stayed for two or three
years. After living in Utah, he came to Montana to mine in Silver Star for a time. After the mines played out, he returned to the
Midwest, yet in 1880 came back to Montana via the Missouri River. He lived in Three Forks, MT for many years. He drove the stage
between Three Forks and Helena for two years and then worked in railroad and highway contracting. In 1895 he decided to farm in the
Gallatin valley. In 1910, he retired from the farm and moved into Bozeman, MT (The Independent-Record 20 Jul 1934). In 1934,
Lucille died after a lingering illness. She had become seriously ill when she dislocated a shoulder while dressing. She had lived in
Gallatin County since c. 1884 and in Bozeman since c. 1899 (The Independent-Record 16 Jan 1934).
On September 11, 1920, Elvera S. Railey purchased the property. On May 5, 1926, Elvera sold the property to her husband, John M.
Railey. John M. Railey had been born on August 14, 1886. He later owned and operated a sand and gravel company near Belgrade,
MT for many years (Great Falls Tribune 4 Aug 1963). John Railey had married Elvera “Elvira” S. Falbria in Bozeman on August 18,
1907. Elvira was born on November 14, 1886 in Sweden and died on July 9, 1948. John later married Agnes Ocenas Waggonhoffer.
He moved to California in approximately 1952 (Times-Advocate 02 Aug 1963). He died in Escondido, CA on August 1, 1963.
On March 27, 1964, Irving Waddy Street purchased the property. Irving Street was born February 24, 1895 in Belgrade, MT. He
attended rural schools and graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1914. Irving was a Navy veteran of WWI, a member of the
American Legion Post 14, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Gallatin Masonic Lodge No. 18. After the war, he returned to Bozeman for
a short time, but moved to Livingston, where he owned and operated Pete’s Tire Shop. In 1928, he moved back to Bozeman and
operated Street’s Service Station until 1942. On March 3, 1941, Irving Street married Carrie Hupka in Butte, MT (The Montana
Standard 23 Jun 1966). Carrie Hupka Street was born on January 3, 1903 in Lake Andes, South Dakota to Joseph and Josephine
Hupka. When she was 15 years old she moved to Clarkston, SD and attended school in Logan, SD (The Billings Gazette 28 Feb
1986). Before purchasing the property, Irving was working as Foreman at the Montana Flour Mills. He retired in 1960 and died on
June 22, 1966. Carrie Street died on February 26, 1986 (Findagrave.com 2004). Both Carrie and Irving Street are buried in Sunset
Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT. After Carrie Street’s death, the property was sold to William Joseph Harris on June 10, 1986.
Various people have owned the property since Harris’ purchase in 1986. The current owner as of 2019 is Mary Ann Kraske.
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History of Property
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
Table 1. Chain of Title, 509 W. Lamme St, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee
Date of
Instrument
Type of
Instrument
Property
Description/Comments Reference
USA William H.
Tracy
15 June 1872 Patent S ½ of NE ¼ section 12, T2S
R5E and SW ¼ of NW ¼ of
section 7, T2S, R6E (113.40
acres)
D: I/56
William H. and
Sarah J. Tracy
Ella T. Martin 22 January 1894 Warranty Deed Lots 3, 4, 5, and 84’ off W
side Lots 25 & 29, Block E,
Tracy’s 3rd Addition
D: 14/296
Ella T. and E.
Broox Martin
Lucille B.
Callaghan
11 April 1899 Warranty Deed Same D: 26/11
Lucille B. and
Charles Callaghan
Susie I. White 27 August 1901 Warranty Deed Same D: 26/450
Susie I. and Jay
White
Lucille B.
Callaghan
12 April 1905 Warranty Deed Same D: 32/583
Lucille B. and
Charles Callaghan
Kate E. Railey 20 November
1909
Warranty Deed W ½ Lot 3, Lots 4, 5, and 70’
off W ends Lots 25 & 29,
Block E, Tracy’s 3rd Addition
D: 41/24
Kate K. and H. P.
Railey
Anna
Cantwell
26 May 1914 Warranty Deed Same D: 51/47
Anna Cantwell A. C. Olander 15 November
1919
Warranty Deed Same D: 58/224
A. C. and Emma
M. Olander
Elvera S.
Railey
11 September
1920
Warranty Deed Same D: 62/252
Elvera S. Railey John M.
Railey
05 May 1926 Warranty Deed Same D: 97/336
John M. Railey, by
executor
Irving W. and
Carrie Street
27 March 1964 Executor’s Deed Same D: 145/380
Agnes Railey, wife
of John M. Railey
(dec’d)
Irving W. and
Carrie Street
01 May 1964 Quit Claim Deed Same D: 145/402
Estate of Carrie
Hupka Street
William
Joseph Harris
10 June 1986 Deed of
Distribution
Parcel 1: W 20’ of the S 111’
of Lot 2 and E 14’ of S 111’
of Lot 3
Parcel 2: W ½ Lot 3, Lots 4, 5,
and 70’ off W ends Lots 25 &
29, Block E, Tracy’s 3rd
Addition
D: Film 92/4274
William Joseph
Harris
William
Joseph Harris
and Laura
Leigh Harris
30 March 1987 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 96/2617
Laura Leigh Harris William
Joseph Harris
25 May 1988 Quit Claim Deed Same D: Film 101/2523
Laura Harris,
representative of
the estate of
William Joseph
Harris
Laura Harris 01 May 2002 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2067750
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History of Property
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
Table 1. Chain of Title, 509 W. Lamme St, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee
Date of
Instrument
Type of
Instrument
Property
Description/Comments Reference
Laura Harris Mary Ann
Kraske
19 November
2007
Warranty Deed W ½ Lot 3, Lots 4, 5, and 70’
off W ends Lots 25 & 29,
Block E, Tracy’s 3rd Addition
D: #2285036
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ancestry.com
2001 Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document,
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The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana]
1986 “Carrie Street.” 28 February. Billings, Montana. Electronic document,
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2004 Ella T. Clark Martin (21 Mar 1855 – 24 Jun 1940). Electronic document,
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Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder
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1932 “Charles Callaghan Rites Held Monday at Home in Bozeman.” 20 July. Helena, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/11361711/?terms=Charles%2BCallaghan, accessed December 18, 2019.
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
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1934 “Mrs. Lucille Callaghan of Bozeman is Dead.” 16 January. Helena, Montana. Electronic document,
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1984507 & 509 W Lamme St. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman.
Bozeman, MT.
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Statement of Significance
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
NRHP Listing Date: Click here to enter text.
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. The site is in good condition overall, and Metcalf finds that they retain sufficient integrity to
convey their 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 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 historic association with the
Progressive Phase of Bozeman’s development, representative of a transitional period in residential design influenced by Progressive
ideology (RTI 2008). Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s Tracy’s 3rd Addition in order to
evaluate district potential.
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Integrity
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association)
The site is in good condition, overall. The asbestos siding, however, covers the original horizontal clapboard. The basement entrance
is also not original, but the basement windows are historic, thus affecting the integrity of materials and design. All of the other aspects
have been retained. Metcalf finds that both structures retain sufficient integrity to convey their historic character.
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Photographs
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
Feature # 1
Facing: N
Description: Property 054, view of south façade (Image # 2-0152, 10/18/2019. EAS).
Feature # 1
Facing: NE
Description: Oblique view northeast (Image # 2-0151, 10/18/2019. EAS).
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Photographs
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
Feature # 1
Facing: NW
Description: Oblique view northwest (Image # 2-0153, 10/18/2019. EAS).
Feature # 2
Facing: N
Description: View north to Feature 2 (Image # 2-0154, 10/18/2019. EAS).
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Site Map
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Topographic Map
Property Name: 507 & 509 W LAMME ST Site Number: 054