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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: 603 W LAMME ST
Historic Address (if applicable): 625/619 W LAMME ST
(1912 Sanborn Maps)
City/Town: BOZEMAN
Site Number: 062
(An historic district number may also apply.)
County: GALLATIN
Historic Name: Unknown
Original Owner(s): Unknown
Current Ownership Private Public
Current Property Name: Unknown
Owner(s): David A & Sarah C P Loen
Owner Address: 603 W Lamme St, Bozeman, MT 59715-3434
Phone:
Legal Location
PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E
NW¼ SE ¼ NE ¼ of Section: 12
Lot(s): Lot 11&12, & E56' LOTS 23 & 27
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. 1904-1912 Estimated Actual
Original Location Moved Date Moved:
UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov
NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred)
Zone: 12 Easting: 496484 Northing: 5058680
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: 2/7/2020
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: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Architectural Style: Queen Anne 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
The site consists of two historical architectural features: a 2.5-story Queen Anne house built c. 1905 and a detached single-stall garage
built c. 1930. The house is a strong example of the Queen Anne style, retaining several character-defining features slightly more
ornate than others in the immediate vicinity. The house is wood-framed, with a truncated-hipped roof with cross-gabled full dormers.
It has an asymmetrical plan, but with a roughly rectangular footprint and a concrete foundation. The roof is clad in asphalt shingles
and the exterior walls are covered in horizontal wood clapboard siding, with decorative wood shingles in the gable ends. The primary
façade faces south. The main entry is off-center, and accessed by a flight of wood steps and a full-width, shed-roofed porch with a
gable-front entry. The porch roof is supported by wood columns. An unadorned wood balustrade wraps around three sides of the
porch, and may be a modern replacement. The door consists of a side-hung wood door with a single fixed lite. To the west of the
doorway is a large picture window. In the second story, there is a pair of one-over-one-lite double-hung windows in the projecting
gable-front and, to the west, a single one-over-one-lite window. In the apex of the gable in the upper half story is a one-over-one-lite
window flanked by smaller single-lite windows. The gable apex is also adorned with wood shingles, including waved and starburst
patterns.
The west elevation of the house overlooks a paved driveway, which extends north from W Lamme Street and is shared with the
adjacent property. The elevation shows two basement lites and a series of one-over-one-lite windows on the first and second stories. In
the upper half story, a gabled full dormer contains a bank of three windows identical to those on the primary façade, with the same
patterned shingles surrounding.
The east elevation also contains basement openings consisting of two-lite sliding windows. There are three square windows on the
first story, two one-over-one-lite windows on the second story, and a one-over-one-lite window between the first and second stories,
indicating the presence of a stairway on the interior. The upper half story has a full wall dormer with three windows, identical to the
gables on the south and west elevations. At the south end of the east elevation is a covered cellar entrance. The north (rear) of the
house was not visible from the public ROW.
The second feature on the property is a detached garage located to the north. Property records indicate that it was built in the 1930s.
The garage is a single-stall wood-framed garage with a gable-front roof. The gable roof is covered in asphalt shingles and the exterior
walls are clad in what appears to be horizontal drop siding. The vehicle entry is slightly west of center and consists of a paneled
canopy door, with a row of fixed lites across the top. A basketball hoop and a satellite dish are mounted to the apex of the gable on the
south elevation. No other views were gained from the public ROW.
The site was first recorded in August, 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property was considered to retain its
historic integrity and was recommended a “neutral element within a potential historic district.” This site is in excellent condition
overall and retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. In comparison to houses of similar age and style in the immediate
vicinity, this particular property is a strong representative example of its type.
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History of Property
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
HISTORY OF PROPERTY
Prior to construction of the house at 603 W Lamme St, this property was part of William H. Tracy’s extensive land holdings. He
purchased this property from the United States on June 15, 1872 and included it in platting Tracy’s 3rd Addition on May 16, 1883.
Samuel F. Sparr purchased the property in 1892. Samuel Floyd Sparr was born in Virginia in 1862. He married Susie May Clark in
1888. Susie died in 1901, and around that time, Samuel was a resident of Carbon County, MT (Findagrave.com 2010). He remarried,
this time to Myrtle (Davis) Sparr. She was born in Kansas in 1879. The two filed their marriage license in Red Lodge, Montana in
1905 (Ancestry.com 2017a). It is unclear if the Sparrs were responsible for the construction of this house, or if they ever occupied it. It
is possible it was built by the subsequent owner of the property, Frank C. Hammond.
In 1907, Frank C. Hammond purchased the Sparr property in Bozeman. He owned the property only briefly. He sold it on March 9,
1910, to Edward J. Hines. Edward J. Hines was born on January 07, 1861 in Garyowen, Iowa. He came to Bozeman in approximately
1909 and became a prominent real estate agent. He died in July 1940. His wife, Clara Hines was born on September 25, 1870 in
Melrose, IA to John and Cornilia Knowles. Edward Hines and Clara Knowles were married on November 25, 1891 in Wright, IA
(Ancestry.com 2014). Clara died on January 22, 1953 in Bozeman, MT. Edward and Clara are buried together in Sunset Hills
Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Findagrave.com 2004).
Edward and Clara Hines sold the property to Barnard Copping Jr. on March 16, 1922. Barnard Copping was born in Dunstable,
Massachusetts to Bernard Sr. and Core E. (Lyons) Copping on August 22, 1882 (Ancestry.com, 2017b). He came to Montana in 1907
with the engineering department of the Milwaukee Railroad. In 1908, he began work with the Independent Telephone Company in
Butte, MT. On September 6, 1911, Bernard Copping married Lila Cobban; they moved to Bozeman shortly after their marriage.
Bernard became manager for the Home Telephone Company. He was later employed by the Montana Power Company. After seven
years with Montana Power, Bernard opened an office as a public accountant and continued this work until his death (The Great Falls
Tribune 15 Oct 1924). Lila Mirium (Cobban) Copping was born in Luverne, MN on June 8, 1888. Bernard Copping died on October
14, 1924 at the age of 42 years old. Lila succeeded Bernard in death, one month later on November 25, 1924 at the age of 36. Lila died
giving birth to her daughter, Margery Lila Copping (Findagrave.com 2004). After the death of Bernard, the property went to the
Pioneer Building and Loan Association on November 10, 1924. The Pioneer Building and Loan Association sold the property to
Everett Brown on March 20, 1925.
Everett and his wife Florence G. Brown lived in the house from approximately 1925 to 1936. Everett Brown was born September 1,
1890 in Bozeman, MT to Joseph Nelson and Aramantha (McQuillen) Brown. He worked as a road contractor in Bozeman. On
February 27, 1915, Everett and Florence Madden married in Merrill, MT. At the time of their marriage, Florence was living in
Columbus, MT (Ancestry.com 2017a). Florence Gladys (Madden) Brown was born in Sumner, IA on January 12, 1892 to Edward
Waldo Madden and Nettie Gertrude McCormack Bartley Madden.
Florence and Everett Brown divorced on November 30, 1934 (Ancestry.com 2016). Everett Brown died on November 13, 1937 of a
gunshot wound when he was removing the gun from his car and it discharged into his chest. He had been on his way back to Bozeman
from Big Fork, MT where he had a road construction contract. The coroner deemed his death accidental and no inquest was held (The
Great Falls Tribune 1937). Everett is buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT. Florence Brown died in 1977 and is buried in
Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT.
On June 4, 1936, Everett and Florence Brown sold the property to Dexter E. and Ellen Moser. Dexter E. Moser was born in Humbolt,
Kansas on January 4, 1884 to Herman and Edith (Beaver) Moser. Dexter came to Montana in 1887. While living in Montana, he
served several terms as Justice of the Peace, was secretary of the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce, and was employed at various
times by the Mountain States Telephone Co., Milwaukee and Northern Pacific Railways. In 1918, he worked as a cashier for the
Gallatin Valley Railway. Dexter Moser and Ellen Lower married on April 12, 1906 (Butte Miner, 13 April 1906). Dexter Moser died
January 4, 1946, and Ellen Moser died in 1972. Ellen and Dexter are buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT.
Various people owned the residence after Ellen Moser sold the property in October 1958. As of 2019, the property is owned by David
A. and Sarah C. P. Loen.
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History of Property
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
Table 1. Chain of Title, 603 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
Samuel F.
Sparr
27 October 1892 Warranty Deed Lots 11 and 12, E 56’ Lot 23
& 27, Block E, Tracy’s 3rd
Addition
D:14/31
Samuel F. and
Myrtle Sparr
Frank C.
Hammond
02 July 1907 Warranty Deed Same D: 38/276
Frank and Kate
Hammond
E. J. Hines 09 March 1910 Warranty Deed Same D: 41/208
E. J. and Clara
Hines
Barnard
Copping Jr.
16 March 1922 Warranty Deed Same D: 64/358
Bernard
Copping Jr.
Lila Cobban
Copping
12 September 1924 Warranty Deed Same D: 65/578
Lila Cobban
Copping
Pioneer
Building and
Loan
Association
10 November 1924 Warranty Deed Same D: 65/579
Pioneer
Building and
Loan
Association
Everett N.
Brown
20 March 1925 Warranty Deed Same D: 68/132
Everett N. and
Florence G.
Brown
Dexter E.
Moser
04 June 1936 Warranty Deed Same D: 79/428
Dexter E.
Moser
Ellen Moser 15 June 1944 Warranty Deed Same D: 91/308
Ellen Moser John P. and
Joyce M.
Lawson
06 October 1958 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 47/1161
John P. and
Joyce M.
Lawson
Jeffrey T.
Cristol
01 October 1991 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 118/2569
Jeffrey T.
Cristol
Erica Rosenast 19 November 1993 Warranty Deed Same D: Film 138/1067
Erica Rosenast David A. and
Sarah Perry
30 May 2000 Joint Tenancy
Warranty Deed
Same D: #2013593
David A. and
Sarah Perry
David A. and
Sarah C. P.
Loen
05 July 2000 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2015896
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ancestry.com
2014 Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document,
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8823&h=903987725&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6742,
accessed December 16, 2019.
2016 Montana, County Divorce Records, 1865-1950 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic
document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-
bin/sse.dll?dbid=61254&h=2510&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2442, accessed December 17, 2019.
2017b Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic
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bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61255&h=43693&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb1171&_phstart=successSource, accessed
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2017a Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document,
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61578&h=90629483&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224,
accessed December 17, 2019.
The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana]
1946 “Services Conducted for Bozeman Resident.” 21 February. Billings, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/411191475/?article=d9316b39-c6a0-4c87-83da-
d2ffdf212264&focus=0.38517985,0.04423562,0.50601023,0.15216129&xid=2378&_ga=2.2129200.1871883190.1575321384-
51480127.1566255182, accessed December 2, 2019.
1955 “LeRoy Zuck, Anna Peterson Speak Vows.” 30 January. Billings, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/411565361/?terms=603%2BW%2BLamme, accessed December 2, 2019.
1996 “LeRoy Dale Zuck.” 4 September. Billings, Montana. Electronic document,
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Find A Grave
2004 Clara Hines (1870 – 1953), Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51230649/clara-hines, accessed
December 16, 2019.
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accessed December 16, 2019.
2010 Samuel Floyd Sparr (1862 – 1943), Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50971910/samuel-floyd-
sparr, accessed January 28, 2020.
Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder
1864-2019 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana.
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Information Sources/Bibliography
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
The Great Falls Tribune [Great Falls, Montana]
1924 “Bernard Copping Dies in Bozeman.” 15 October. Great Falls, Montana. Electronic document.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/238116103/?terms=copping, accessed December 16, 2019.
1937 “Everett N. Brown, 47, Road Contractor, Killed by Own Gun.” 14 November. Great Falls, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/239315396/?terms=Everett%2BBrown, December 2, 2019.
1940 “Bozeman Man Dies.” 17 July. Great Falls, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/239596343/?terms=Edward%2BHines, accessed December 16, 2019.
1946 “Treasure State Deaths.” Great Falls, Montana. Electronic document,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/238271812/?terms=dexter%2Bmoser, accessed December 2, 2019.
James R. McDonald Architects
1984 603 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: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
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 was recommended a “neutral
element within a potential historic district.” Very few changes appear to have been made to the property since it was first recorded.
The original wood windows have been replaced with metal or vinyl sash, affecting integrity of materials to some extent. However, the
original openings remain intact and the one-over-one-lite style of window chosen to replace the originals is sensitive to the building’s
historic appearance.
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
Civic Phase of Bozeman’s development, which saw growing variety and refinement of residential architectural styles (RTI 2008).
Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s Tracy’s 3rd Addition in order to evaluate district potential.
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Integrity
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association)
This site is in excellent condition, overall. It retains most aspects of integrity. Integrity of materials has been affected by the
replacement of a majority of original windows; however, the replacement windows bare resemblance to the original one-over-one-lite
double-hung sash. No other major alterations have been made to the house. Metcalf finds the site retains sufficient integrity to convey
historic character.
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Photographs
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
Feature # 1
Facing: N
Description: Property 0146. View of south façade (Image # 2-0146. EAS).
5
Feature # 1
Facing: NW
Description: Oblique view northwest (Image # 2-0147. EAS).
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Photographs
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
Feature # 1
Facing: NE
Description: Oblique view northeast, showing detached garage in the background
(Image # 2-0145. EAS).
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Site Map
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062
MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD
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Topographic Map
Property Name: 603 W LAMME ST Site Number: 062