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Home My WebLink About125 515 W Villard St 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: 515 W VILLARD ST Historic Address (if applicable): City/Town: BOZEMAN Site Number: 125 (An historic district number may also apply.) County: GALLATIN Historic Name: Original Owner(s): Peter and Jennie Lindemulder Current Ownership Private Public Current Property Name: None Owner(s): Erik D Eck Owner Address: 1166 Aukele St, Kailua, HI 96734-3616 Phone: Legal Location PM: Montana Township: 02S Range: 05E SW¼ NE ¼ NE¼ of Section: 12 Lot(s): Lot 10 Block(s): 1 Addition: Violett Add (VIO) Year of Addition: 1941 USGS Quad Name: Bozeman Year: 1987 Historic Use: Residential Current Use: Residential Construction Date: c. 1960 Estimated Actual Original Location Moved Date Moved: UTM Reference www.nris.mt.gov NAD 27 or NAD 83(preferred) Zone: 12 Easting: 496517.8 Northing: 5058847.2 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: 07/18/2020 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: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 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 on one historical architectural feature: a house built c. 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 concrete foundation. The house has a hipped truncated roof clad in asphalt shingles, and has overhanging eves. The exterior walls are clad in horizontal wood siding. The primary façade faces south, onto W Villard St. The main entry is flush with the exterior walls and is off centered on the west end of the primary façade, and is accessed by concrete steps which are boarded by metal railing on either side. Most of the original windows have been replaced, but the openings are intact with some sporting the original wood frame and others a newer metal frame. Vegetation surrounding the property includes a deciduous tree to the south of the front façade, a coniferous bush off the south-west corner of the house, other small deciduous bushes around the front yard, and a large mature deciduous tree in the side yard to the east of the house. The property was first recorded in August, 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, the property was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district.” The site is in good condition overall, and Metcalf finds it retains sufficient integrity to convey historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 3 History of Property Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 HISTORY OF PROPERTY The property was originally purchased and owned by William Beall. It was platted as The Violett Addition by Lena E. Border, Harvey E. Murdock, and Ina I. Murdock on May 12, 1941. Lena Border was born September 6, 1873 to Sam and Mary Bostwick near Springhill, Montana. 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 Oregon. Lena Border was a member of the Bozeman Rebekah Lodge (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 1941). Lena died in August 1941 and was buried next to Henry in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, MT (Findagrave.com, 2004). Harvey Murdock was born in Ohio, and Ina (Brown) Murdock was born in South Dakota. The couple were married in 1907 and came to Montana in 1914. Harvey taught at Montana State College (MSC), which later became Montana State University, from 1914 until he retired in 1943. Harvey died in July 1956 (The Billings Gazette, 18 July 1956) and Ina died in 1972. They were buried together in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman (Findagrave.com, 2004). Emil Martel purchased this property on March 19, 1960 and built a residential property that he quickly sold to Peter and Jennie Lindemulder. Emil Martel had been born in Friedenstal, Ukraine, a son of Johann and Karoline Junker Martel. Emil grew up in Ukraine, marrying Adeline Losing in 1934. During WWII they were evacuated to Germany and remained there until 1951 when they immigrated to the United States. They settled first in Baker, MT and then moved to Bozeman in 1956. Adeline had been born on April 20, 1915 in Makarowa, Ukraine to Jakob and Lydia Singer Losing. Adeline and Emil were married on December 13, 1934 in Birsula, Ukraine. Emil died in 1988 and Adeline died in 2004. They were buried together at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman (William Martel, personal communication, 2019). On March 1, 1960 Emil and his son, William, formed Martel Construction. The first houses Martel Construction built were on North 6th Street in Bozeman (William Martel, personal communication, 2019) and this residence on West Villard Street. The first occupants of this house built by Martel Construction were Peter and Jennie Lindemulder. Peter Lindemulder had been born on April 12, 1885 in Gronigan, Netherlands. He died on July 23, 1964 (Ancestry.com, 2017). He had lived in Bozeman for 14 years and had been a farmer prior to living in town. Jennie had been born in Gronigan, Netherlands on July 20, 1890. Jennie died May 8, 1981 in Wyoming, Michigan. Jennie and Peter were buried together in Churchill Cemetery in Churchill, MT (Findagrave.com, 2004). Fred and Irene Leistiko purchased the property July 29, 1968. Fred had been born on January 2, 1902 in Glasgow, MT to Fred and Augusta (Bleich) Leistiko. Fred began a telephone career in 1924 as a time-keeper and was later a “combination” man. He was manager for the Mountain Sates Telephone and Telegraph Company for over forty years. He was a life-long member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Fred and Irene Wagner were married on September 7, 1938 in Spokane, Washington (The Billings Gazette, 12 March 1976). In retirement, Fred and Irene moved to Bozeman in 1968 (The Great Falls Tribune, 12 March 1976). Fred died on March 10, 1976 in Bozeman at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital (Ancestry.com, 2017). Irene had been born on August 29, 1909 to Rosa and Henry Wagner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She went to school in Philadelphia, Conrad, and Great Falls, MT. She attended Great Falls Commercial College. She was employed by Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company for twenty-six years. She also belonged to the Telephone Pioneers of America (Montana Standard, 12 May 1998). Irene died on May 8, 1998. Fred and Irene were buried in Sunset Memorial Park in Belgrade, MT (Findagrave.com, 2004). Janet L. Hadnagy purchased the property on June 29, 2000 from the estate of Fred and Irene Leistiko. Hadnagy sold the property to Crystal M. Richmond on July 13, 2000. Erik D. Eck purchased the property from Crystal M. Skinner (fka Crystal M. Richmond) and Timothy S. Skinner on June 15, 2005. Eck is the current owner in October of 2019. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 4 History of Property Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 Table 1. Chain of Title, 515 W. Villard St., Bozeman, Montana. 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 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 Beall Henry I. Border 03 March 1898 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ Section 12, T2S R5E D: 24/410 Sam I. and Bertina C. Border, Mary Cloninger, Thirza Bair, Leila B. Fishleigh Lena E. Border 24 August 1931 Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 12, T2S R5E D: 76/76 Lena E. Border H. E. Murdock 18 October 1939 Warranty Deed Part of NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 12 T2S R5E D: 84/9 Harvey E. and Ina I. Murdock William D. and Ruth K. Willmore 09 October 1952 Warranty Deed Lots 9 – 11, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 110/132 William D. and Ruth K. Willmore Emil Martel 19 March 1960 Warranty Deed Lots 10 and 11, Block 4 Violett Addition D: 134/604 Emil and Adeline Martel Peter and Jennie Lindemulder 12 August 1960 Warranty Deed Lot 10, Block 4, Violett Addition D: 149/561 Security Bank & Trust Company through Ruth O’Connell Trust officer and guardian of the person and estate of Jennie Lindemulder Fred A. and Irene R. Leistiko 29 July 1968 Deed of Guardian Same D: Film 2/704 Fred A. Leistiko Irene R. Leistiko 14 May 1976 Deed Same D: Film 42/814 Estate of Irene R. Leistiko Janet L. Hadnagy 29 June 2000 Grant Deed Same D: #2016129 Janet L. Hadnagy Crystal M. Richmond 13 July 2000 Warranty Deed Same D: #2016555 Crystal M. Skinner (fka Crystal M. Richmond) Crystal M. and Timothy S. Skinner 05 August 2003 Quit Claim Deed Same D: #2118512 Timothy S. and Crystal M. Skinner Erik D. Eck 15 June 2005 Warranty Deed Same D: #2191235 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 5 Information Sources/Bibliography Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 INFORMATION SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY Ancestry.com 2001 Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, Utah. Electronic document, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5437&h=1236541&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc= mrb695&_phstart=successSource, accessed November 12, 2019. 2017 Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Lehi, Utah. Electronic document, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61255/44970_b319706-00497?pid=119268&backurl=https:// search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D61255%26h%3D119268%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26use PUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dmrb694%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mrb694&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.102843847.692200436.1573498328-51480127.1566255182, accessed November 12, 2019. The Billings Gazette. [Billings, Montana] 1956 “Rites Set Today for Ex-Instructor." 18 July. Billings, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/409515644/?terms=Harvey%2BMurdock, accessed November 11, 2019. 1976 “Leistiko.” 12 March. Billings, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/413015575/ ?article=4ab9c804-0b8a-40b0-a454-56f97ea13484&focus=0.51782745,0.7130756,0.6323869,0.97832245&xid=2378&_ ga=2.174540133.692200436.1573498328-51480127.1566255182, accessed November 12, 2019. Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana] 1941 “Mrs. Border Passes Away from Stroke.” Bozeman, Montana. Find A Grave 2004 Lena E. Bostwick Border (1873 – 1941). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52607869/lena-e_-border, accessed July 17, 2020. 2004 Frederic A. “Fred” Leistiko, Jr. (1902 – 10 Mar 1976). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189666733/frederic-a-leistiko, accessed November 12, 2019. 2004 Irene R. Leistiko (1909 - 1998). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86616141/irene-r-leistiko, accessed November 12, 2019. 2004 Jennie “Jantje” Sloot Lindemulder (20 Jul 1890 – 8 May 1981). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179949845/jennie-lindemulder, accessed November 12, 2019. 2004 Peter Lindemulder (12 Apr 1885 – 23 Jul 1964). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179949834/peter-lindemulder, accessed November 12, 2019. 2004 Harvey Murdock. (Unknown – 1956). Electronic document, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51340066/harvey-e_-murdock, accessed October 13, 2019. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2020 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. The Great Falls Tribune [Great Falls, Montana] 1976 “Treasure State Deaths.” 12 March. Great Falls, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/ 240500923/?article=ed1bd0ab-9449-4fe1-8b7e-029bda419433&focus=0.019102309,0.5836437,0.26961765,0.7855137&xid= 2378&_ga=2.174654949.692200436.1573498328-51480127.1566255182, accessed November 12, 2019. James R. McDonald Architects 1983 515 W Villard St. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form. Document on-file with the City of Bozeman, MT. Martel, William. In-person interview by Crystal Alegria and Lesley Gilmore, 2019. The Montana Standard [Butte, Montana] 1998 “Irene Reichman, 89.” 12 May. Butte, Montana. Electronic document, https://www.newspapers.com/image/352261621/?terms=Irene%2BLeistiko, accessed November 12, 2019. Montana State Library. Montana Cadastral records online, http://svc.mt.gov/msl/mtcadastral, accessed 5/26/2020. R. L. Polk & Co. 1941-2010 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 6 Statement of Significance Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 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 This property consists of one historical architectural feature: a house built in c. 1960. The property was first recorded in August, 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects. At that time, it was considered an “intrusive element within a potential historic district.” The site is in good condition overall, and Metcalf finds it retains sufficient integrity 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 Criteria 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 the Minimal Traditional housing that occurred throughout central Bozeman. Metcalf recommends further research be conducted regarding Bozeman’s 1941 Violett Addition to evaluate district potential. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 7 Integrity Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association) The site is in good condition, overall. The windows have been altered; newer metal frames affect integrity of materials, and the fiberglass awning on east of the house affects integrity of design. There is one visibly broken window, and some peeling paint along rain gutter rail. However, other aspects remain intact and the site is able to convey its historic character. MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 8 Photographs Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 Feature # 1 Facing: N Description: Property 125. Front south façade. (Image #1672, 10/16/2019. SLW) Feature # 1 Facing: NE Description: Property 125. Oblique view. (Image #1674, 10/16/2019. SLW) MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 9 Site Map Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125 MONTANA HISTORIC PROPERTY RECORD PAGE 10 Topographic Map Property Name: 515 W VILLARD ST Site Number: 125