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for recording historic structures in Montana. Visit https://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/forms to download the most recent versions of SHPO
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REMINDERS
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1. IDENTIFICATION HISTORIC / PROPERTY NAME SMITHSONIAN NUMBER (issued by SHPO)i RECORD TYPE
541 N Bozeman Ave. NEW UPDATE
PROJECT NAME PROJECT NUMBER
City of Bozeman Historic Architecture
Inventory
DATE FIRST RECORDED BY PHONE (000) 000-0000 EMAIL ADDRESS
8/8/84 James R. McDonald Architects P.C. PO Box 8163, Missoula, MT
59807
DATE UPDATED BY PHONE (000) 000-0000 EMAIL ADDRESS
9/8/22 S. Wells and R. Schields, Metcalf
Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
406-219-3535 mac@metcalfarcha
eology.com
PO Box 1526, Bozeman, MT,
59771
2. LOCATION COUNTY LOT/BLOCK STREET ADDRESS CITY / TOWN (NEAREST)
Gallatin Lot 2 / Block C 541 N Bozeman Avenue Bozeman
NARRATIVE / NOTES ON ACCESS (OPTIONAL)
UTM COORDINATES OR LAT-LONG FOR THE CENTER OF THE SITE, TO THE 6TH DECIMAL
12, 497300 E 5059100 N (NAD83) TOWNSHIP N/S RANGE E/W SECTION QUARTER TOWNSHIP N/S RANGE E/W SECTION QUARTER 2 S 6 E 7 NW
(tab from last cell to add rows to TRS table) 3. OWNERSHIP/USE CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE/SURFACE OWNERSHIP CURRENT USE
Tyson E. Schaefer, 4603 Schroeder Dr., Omaha, NE 68157-2657 Residential Public
Private
ORIGINAL ADMINISTRATIVE/SURFACE OWNERSHIP ORIGINAL/HISTORIC USE
Unknown Residential Public
Private
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Historic Residence Classical Cottage Historic More Than One Decade
ARCHITECT NAME/FIRM ARCHITECT CITY, STATE BUILDER NAME/COMPANY BUILDER CITY, STATE CONSTRUCTION DATE
Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1884-1898
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
The site consists of one historic architectural feature: a residence built between 1884-1898 in the classical cottage style (F1). The site
is located north of downtown at the southwest corner of the intersection of North Bozeman Avenue and East Peach Street. Beall
Park is one block to the south. The lot measures 90 feet along East Peach Street and 65 feet along North Bozeman Avenue. A large
bush hides the main entrance on the east-facing façade.
The site was previously recorded in 1984 by James R. McDonald Architects and was considered a "contributing element within a
potential historic district due to its association with the residential aspect of the civic phase of Bozeman’s historic/architectural
development" (McDonald 1984). McDonald described the residence as follows:
"This detached one-story single-family residence has a Greek cross plan which includes a hipped-roofed addition on the north and a
shed addition to the south, along with a gable-roofed bay on the front and three shed-roof entry porches. The three-bay façade is
asymmetrical and consists of an offset front entrance with fixed and double-hung windows in the bay. There are decorative corner
brackets with a leaf motif and carvings in the woodwork on the front and side entry porches. There are also diamond-designed
shingles in the gable ends of the bay. The frame construction is finished in stucco and rests on a concrete foundation, which extends
8" beyond the frame all the way around. The hipped roof is covered with cedar shingles and features boxed eaves."
Metcalf staff revisited the site on September 8, 2022 and noted some changes since the previous recording. The stucco cladding has
been removed from most of the residence, exposing red brick. The south addition remains clad in stucco. Windows have been
replaced with one-over-one lite vinyl windows; one window on the south addition is a single-lite fixed vinyl window. The windows
retain their original openings and are set in wood surrounds with wood sills. The porch on the east-facing facade has been enlarged
and the roof changed to a shed style with open eaves exposing rafter ends; some decorative corner brackets have been retained.
The shed-roofed porch on the north elevation has been removed.
The site is currently described as follows:
The single-story residence has an irregular plan and rests on brick foundation covered with concrete. The concrete cladding is
chipped away in multiple locations exposing the brick foundation underneath. The exterior is clad in a mixture of red brick and
stucco; a front gable end on the east elevation is clad in decorative wood shingles. The primary roof is hipped and clad in wood
shingles; a front-facing gable extends out to the east and an addition the south elevation has a shed roof clad in asphalt shingles. The
roof ridges are covered in metal and decorative metal, globe finials are located at the apices of the roof and front-facing gable. A
plain frieze band runs underneath the slightly overhanging eaves. A metal chimney extends from the south roof slope.
The façade faces east towards N. Bozeman Avenue. The primary entrance is at the north end of the elevation, beneath a shed-style
porch roof. The porch roof is supported by two, square wood posts with carved, decorative wood brackets. The eaves of the porch
are open, exposing the wood rafter ends. The primary entrance is a paneled wood door with an inset lite and a single-lite transom
above. To the south, a portion of the residence extends out the east under a front-facing gable. The north, east, and south elevations
of the gable end support four, one-over-one lite vinyl windows with wood sills and segmental arch brick lintels.
The south elevation supports a stucco-clad addition at the west end. On the main portion is a one-by-one lite wood window. The
addition has a fixed, single-lite vinyl window, a paneled wood door, and a pair of one-over-one lite wood windows.
The west elevation has a shed-roofed porch supported by two, square wood posts; the eaves of the porch roof are open, exposing
wood rafter ends. Below the porch roof is an additional entrance composed of a paneled wood door and a transom above.
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The north elevation has four, one-over-one lite vinyl windows with wood surrounds and sills and segmental arch brick lintels; two are
near the west end and two in the center of the elevation. Between the two sets of windows is an additional entrance with a paneled
wood door and a transom above.
HISTORY OF PROPERTY
(compiled by Crystal Alegria, The Extreme History Project, Bozeman, MT)
The property currently addressed as 541 North Bozeman Avenue is in Beall’s Second Addition, platted by William J. Beall on June 8,
1885. The builder and designer of the residence is unknown. The site is associated with Bozeman’s historic African-American
community.
The residence on this property was built after a Bozeman Birdseye View drawing was done in 1884 by J. J. Stoner. This Birdseye
shows that the location of the lot is filled with trees and no structures are present. In a c.1898 Bozeman Birdseye View drawn by
Augustus Koch, the dwelling is illustrated. The 1904 Sanborn Map shows a one-story brick dwelling on the property with no
outbuildings.
Rosa and Madison M. Black sold this property to D. C. Campbell on February 15, 1887. D. C. Campbell, a lawyer, sold the property to
Ida Winchester the same day, February 15, 1887. Ida Winchester owned the property until December 13, 1887, when she sold it to
Ollie (or Allie) Benson.
Ollie/Allie/Alice Benson was a prostitute that arrived in Bozeman c. 1884. She lived in Bozeman’s red-light district on Mendenhall
Street. Her name was mentioned in the newspaper quite frequently during her short time in Bozeman. Violence was common in
Bozeman’s red-light district and Ollie Benson was often in the middle of it. In 1884, she was attacked by fellow prostitute, Reta
Anderson. Reta assaulted Ollie and was fined $50 but Ollie was also charged with disturbing the peace and fighting in the corridor of
the police court (The Bozeman Weekly Chronicle, 30 April 1884). In 1886, Ollie committed a much more serious crime against
another woman, Lena Stanley. The two had a fight and Ollie Benson fired three gunshots into Lena Stanley, luckily none of them
were fatal. The case against Ollie Benson was eventually dismissed by the Judge for lack of evidence (The Bozeman Weekly Chronicle, 04 August 1886). It is unclear if Ollie Benson lived in this property during ownership. She moved out of state and married
John Foster on October 22, 1889, in Arkansas (Ancestry.com, 2011). Ollie Benson Foster sold this property to Cephas W. Haskins on
September 16, 1897. At this time, she was living with husband, John Foster in Pueblo, CO.
Cephas W. Haskins was born at Ellsworth, Ohio on September 21, 1844. In 1863, he ventured to Wisconsin and the following year to
Montana Territory, settling in Bozeman, MT. For a time, he lived in Helena, MT and then Three Forks, MT. Cephas married Katie
Eugenia Bell on December 17, 1879 in Willow Creek, MT. In 1890, Cephas and Katie moved back to Bozeman. While in Bozeman and
during ownership of this property, he worked in real estate and insurance. Cephas was a member of the Gallatin County Pioneers
Society since its inception (The Butte Miner, 06 May 1910). Frank Harold Haskins, the son of Cephas W. Haskins, and wife Clorenia
received this property. They sold it to A. T. Rutledge on June 21, 1918.
Matthew Walker, an African American man, arrived in Bozeman in c. 1910 and opened shoeshine parlors. Matthew Walker, along
with his wife Jennie, who was also black, lived in this residence from around 1914 to 1917 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1910, 1914, 1916). Matt
was born in 1879 in North Carolina. In 1910, he worked as a cook at a hotel (Ancestry.com, 2006). He was a shoe shiner and owned
his own shoe shining parlors in Bozeman. He died in April of 1917 from pneumonia at the young age of 38 years old (The Weekly
Courier, 18 April 1917). He left behind his wife, Jennie; the couple had no children. Jennie Walker was born in c. 1888 in Camden,
Missouri. After Matthew’s death, Jennie Walker continued to live in Bozeman. In 1920, she lived at 407 South Bozeman Avenue and
worked as a maid in various houses (Ancestry.com, 2010). Jennie Walker married Charles Hall on September 2, 1923 in Bozeman
(Ancestry.com, 2017). By 1930, the couple had moved to Livingston, MT (Ancestry.com, 2002).
A. T. Rutledge was born in Illinois on October 29, 1870. He lived in Bozeman, MT from approximately 1905 until his death in 1930.
He was in the banking and real estate business during his time in Bozeman, being a member of the Security Bank and Trust
Company (The Billings Gazette, 04 November 1930). He most likely purchased this property as a real estate investment as he did not
live in the property during ownership. Rutledge sold this property to Ellery H. Mileham on August 28, 1920.
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Fred and Julia Rogers lived in this residence from about 1917 to 1919. Fred Rogers was born in Bozeman, MT on November 25, 1887
to Eli and Emma Barnes Rogers. Fred grew up on Black Avenue and was a member of Bozeman’s African American community. On
February 20, 1913, Fred Rogers married Julia "Jewell" Watterson who was also of African American descent. Julia had been born in
Knoxville, TN to Fannie and Dan Watterson (Ancestry.com, 2017). The couple lived at 606 North Black before moving into this
residence. Fred Rogers life came to a violent end in this house in November of 1919. Fred, Julia and two friends, Sam and Laura
Heard, and Fred’s father, Eli Rogers, were at the house on the evening of November 5, 1919. Fred and Sam Heard were playing
checkers while Julia and Laura Heard were busy in the house. They heard a persistent knocking at the front door. Fred left his game
of checkers and went to the front door. Upon opening the door, he received the full charge of a 12-gauge shotgun blast straight into
his chest. He fell to the floor crying, "Papa, Papa, I’m shot." He died on the floor where he fell before the doctor could arrive. The
man who shot him, Richard Ward, was also a member of Bozeman’s African American community. He was born and raised on the
south side of Bozeman at 308 South Bozeman by his grandmother, Mary McDonald, and mother, Mollie McDonald. The two men,
Fred Rogers and Richard Ward must have grown up together in Bozeman. The quarrel, according to the newspaper report, was over
a small sum of money, about $3.40, which Ward claimed Rogers owed him. Ward was later arrested at his home on Mendenhall
Street in Bozeman. Richard Ward wrote a note to his family and wife, Willie Ward, before he committed the murder. The note said
"Dear Folks; am very sorry this had to happen but I cannot help it. Goodbye to all of you and love, Dick." One note was addressed to
his grandmother, Mary McDonald, and one to his wife, Willie Burden Ward. Richard Ward was convicted of the murder of Fred
Rogers and sent first to county jail in Bozeman, and then to Montana’s state prison in Deer Lodge, MT. Richard Ward died in 1937.
Shortly before his death, he was released to his grandmother and mother in Bozeman and was able to die at his home at 308 South
Tracy. He is buried in Bozeman’s Sunset Hills Cemetery (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 12 November 1919). A year after Fred’s murder,
Julia Rogers married Columbus D. Joseph on March 23, 1920. They lived at 264 Montana Avenue in Bozeman, MT in 1920. Julia did
housework for private families (Ancestry.com, 2010) (Ancestry.com, 2016).
Bess Holland and James Smith purchased this property in the 1920s. Bess Holland was born in c. 1894 in Missouri to John and Alice
Holland. She taught school at Salesville, MT (now Gallatin Gateway) for several years and was a member of the Rural Teachers
Association. James Smith came to Montana in about 1908. He worked as a police officer in Bozeman, as both a patrolman and as
Chief of the department. He eventually became Sheriff of Gallatin County. The two were married on January 4, 1923, in Townsend,
MT (The Butte Miner, 05 January 1923).
Mary (Herrin) Ping purchased this property on October 1, 1930, from Bess Holland and James Smith. Mary Herrin was born on
December 19, 1867 in Pulaski County, KY (Findagrave.com, 2022). She was married to George M. Ping on March 21, 1889, also in
Pulaski, KY (Ancestry.com, 2016). Mary Ping died on September 2, 1942, in Bozeman, MT and is buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery
(Findagrave.com, 2022).
Mary Ping sold this property to her daughter-in-law, May (Kappes) Ping on September 18, 1933. May Kappes was born on October
21, 1901 in Miles City, MT to Michael and Matilda LaDuke Kappes. May Kappes moved to Bozeman as a small child with her family,
and attended Bozeman schools. She married Adolph Ping on April 8, 1922 in Livingston, MT. May and Adolph Ping lived in this
residence from 1931 to 1933 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1931, 1933). Adolph Ping died on July 10, 1933 of a skull fracture in an auto accident
near Toston, MT. May Ping married Meredith "Mack" C. Sellards on June 23, 1939 in Butte MT. From approximately 1937 to 1963,
May Ping Sellards owned the Old Faithful Bar in Gallatin Gateway. She was also a real estate mogul, buying and selling many houses
on the north side of Bozeman. She sold the Old Faithful Bar to Stacey and Phyllis Crosby, and it became "Stacey’s Bar." May was a
member of the American Legion, Eagles, and the VFW auxiliaries (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 26 March, 1987). Her husband,
Meredith C. Sellards, was born on June 27, 1909, in New Madrid, MO to John R. and Ethel Crews Sellards. Meredith entered the
service on September 24, 1943. He served as staff sergeant in the 23rd replacement depot medical section (The Independent-
Record, 04 November 1969). May Ping sold this property to Frank J. and Eileen J. Kountz on October 6, 1976.
Frank Joseph Kountz was born on October 27, 1921 in Whitehall, MT to Frank and Charlotte Kountz. He attended high school in
Whitehall and came to Bozeman, MT to attend Montana State University. In Whitehall, Frank owned and operated International
Implement and was involved in ranching in both the Whitehall and Bozeman areas. Frank married Eileen Henderson on September
2, 1976 (Belgrade News, 08 February 2005). Eileen (Davidsen) Henderson Kountz was born on October 28, 1931, to Martin and Flora
Davidsen in Fairview, MT. She attended schools in Fairview. Eileen first married Jim Henderson and they settled in Bozeman, MT.
Eileen worked at Woolworth’s as a baker, and as a bookkeeper at Rudy’s Distributing (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 27 December 2015).
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Eileen later married Frank Kountz in 1976. Frank and Eileen Kountz sold this property to Toby Lafferty on January 3, 1977.
Toby Lafferty was responsible for Lafferty’s Rearrangement of Block C of Beall’s Second Addition. Lafferty sold this property to John
L. Schlegel on June 18, 1979.
David M. and Maureen E. Hale purchased the property from Schlegel on July 3, 1980. The Hales sold the property to Steve and Kitty
Crosen on July 29, 1987. Joanne M. Briese (Successor Trustee for Steve and Kitty Crosen) sold the property via a Trustees Deed to
Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc. on January 11, 1989, who sold the property to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on
February 2, 1989. Jack Kemp, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sold this property to Roger A. English, Jr. on May
25, 1989. English sold the property to Tyson E. Schaefer on May 4, 1999, and Schaefer is the current owner in August of 2022.
541 North Black City Directory Listings
1902 – Nelson White, carpenter
1904 – George Poor, carpenter
1914 – Matthew H. Walker (In 1912, Matt Walker lived at 110 E. Lamme)
1916 – Matthew H. Walker
1922 – Ulysses Patrick, cook
1925 – Burl Henderson
1927 – vacant
1929 – James A. Lear
1931 – Adolph and May Ping – farmer (in 1929, May worked as a waitress at the Baxter hotel)
1933 – Adolph and May Ping – farmer
1940 – John, Lloyd, and Amelia Hotzel
STATUS NOTES ON STATUS CHANGE
Original location
Addition/alteration The addition to the south elevation and the exterior stucco cladding were added after 1912. Between
1983-2022, the stucco cladding was removed from most of the residence, windows were replaced with
vinyl windows, wood sills were added, the porch on the east-facing facade was remodeled, and the porch
on the north elevation was removed.
Moved/relocated
Destroyed
Other
5. NR EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT HAS A FORMAL ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION BEEN PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THIS SITE/PROPERTY?
No formal determination Yes, determined NOT eligible Yes, determined eligible Yes, NR listed Unknown
PROVIDE YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITE’S/PROPERTY’S ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER
Meets criteria as an individual property Meets criteria as a contributing element to a historic district
Does not meet criteria Does not meet criteria, and is a non-contributing element to a historic district
Historic District Name: N/A
APPLICABLE NR CRITERIAiii ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST EACH NR CRITERION
A – Events YES NO This site is eligible for inclusion on the NRHP under Criterion A for its association with
Bozeman's historic African American community. Although the Rogers family only resided here
for a few years, their occupation indicates the residential patterns of African Americans within
the City of Bozeman. In addition, the violent death of Fred Rogers at this site was a significant event for Bozeman's African American community.
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B – Persons YES NO A deed search found no association with historically significant persons.
C – Characteristics YES NO This site is eligible for inclusion on the NRHP under Criterion C as a modest and rare example
of the Classical Cottage style. The style is indicated by the raised foundation, hipped roof,
central dormer with eave returns, arched windows, and a plain cornice beneath the
overhanging eaves.
D – Information YES NO The site is unlikely to yield important information in reference to research questions.
INTEGRITY (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association)
The replacement of original windows, addition to the south elevation, removal of the north elevation porch, and renovation of the
porch on the east-facing facade impact the integrity of materials and design. The site retains integrity of location, setting,
workmanship, feeling, and association. The site retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic associations.
ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT (continued):
Sect. 38.700.090 of the Bozeman Municipal Code defines an eligible property as one that meets the criteria for inclusion on the NRHP
or State Register either 1) individually or 2) as a contributing building to an existing or potential historic district. The property is not within an existing historic district, and additional research is needed to evaluate the historic district potential of the neighborhood.
The property has therefore not been evaluated in reference to its contribution to a potential historic district.
POSSIBLE IMPACTS TO THE SITE
Nearby modern construction has the potential to impact integrity of setting within a historically working-class neighborhood.
6. INFORMATION SOURCES LIST CITATIONS FOR INFORMATION SOURCES USED TO COMPLETE THIS FORM
Ancestry.com
2002 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
2006 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
2010 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
2016 Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Electronic document, accessed August 19, 2022.
2011 Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
2016 Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
2017 Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Belgrade News [Belgrade, Montana]
2005 "Frank Joseph Kountz." 08 February. Belgrade, Montana.
The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana]
1930 "Funeral Held for Rutledge." 04 November. Billings, Montana.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana]
1919 "Fred Rogers Killed without Warning by Richard Ward." 12 November. Bozeman, Montana.
1987 "May Ping Sellards." 26 March. Bozeman, Montana.
2015 "Eileen Henderson Kountz." 27 December. Bozeman, Montana.
The Bozeman Weekly Chronicle [Bozeman, Montana]
1884 "The Case of Miss Alice Benson against Reta Anderson, Both noted Cyprians." 30 April. Bozeman, Montana.
1886 "Lack of Proof." 04 August. Bozeman, Montana.
The Butte Miner [Butte, Montana]
1923 "Gallatin Sheriff Takes Him a Wife." 05 January. Butte, Montana.
1910 "Pioneer Resident of Bozeman Passes Away." 06 May. Butte, Montana.
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Findagrave.com
2022 Memorial page for Mary Catherine "Molly" Herrin Ping (19 Dec 1867–2 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15689094, citing
Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. Accessed September 14, 2022.
Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder
1864-2022 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana.
The Independent-Record [Helena, Montana]
1969 "Bozeman Man Dies in Hospital." 04 November. Helena, Montana.
James R. McDonald Architects
1984 541 N. Bozeman 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 9/20/2022
R. L. Polk & Company
1902-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri.
Sanborn Map Company
1884-1957 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep
1927, Sep 1943, Nov 1957). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York.
The Weekly Courier [Bozeman, Montana]
1917 "Matthew Walker." 18 April. Bozeman, Montana.
7. LIST OF PHOTOS AND MAPS FIGURE NUMBER DESCRIPTION / CAPTION PHOTOGRAPHER PHOTO DATE
TABLE 1 Chain of Title, 541 North Bozeman Avenue, Bozeman,
Montana
na na
PHOTO 1 Boundaries and locations for two features at 517 N
Bozeman Ave. at 1:600 scale. T 2S R 6E S.7
S. Wells 09/08/2022
PHOTO 2 Looking Southwest at Feature 1 (residence), oblique
view of primary façade
S. Wells 09/08/2022
PHOTO 3 Site overview looking Southeast, with Feature 1
(residence) center
S. Wells 09/08/2022
PHOTO 4 Looking Northwest at Feature 1 (residence), oblique
view of south elevation
S. Wells 09/08/2022
PHOTO 5 Detail view of front porch bracket at Feature 1 S. Wells 09/08/2022
PHOTO 6 Detail of exposed brick foundation on north elevation
of Feature 1 (residence)
S. Wells 09/08/2022
MAP 1 Clip from 1904 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from
Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana showing 302 N.
Bozeman. Image retrieved from the Library of
Congress.
Sanborn Fire Insurance
Company
1904
MAP 2 Clip from 1912 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from
Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana showing 541 N.
Bozeman. Image retrieved from the Library of
Congress.
Sanborn Fire Insurance
Company
1912
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MAP 3 Site location map for 541 N Bozeman Ave. at 1:24,000
scale. T 2S R 6E S. 7
na na
MAP 4 Boundaries and locations for one feature at 541 N
Bozeman Ave. at 1:600 scale. T 2S R 6E S.7
na na
(tab from last cell to add rows to photos and maps table)
IMPORTANT: DO NOT insert images for photos, maps, and other figures to this document. Supporting photographs, maps, and other figures
referenced in Table 7 need to be formatted, saved, and submitted according to SHPO’s Guidelines and Samples for CSR/AER Form
Attachments. For more detailed mapping and photography standards, please review Guidelines and Procedures: A Comprehensive Guide to
Consulting with Montana SHPO.
I See Obtaining a Smithsonian Number. 2022. Montana State Historic Preservation Office. Online:
https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/docs/ObtainingASmithNo.pdf
and Submitting Site Record Data. 2022. Montana State Historic Preservation Office. Online:
https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/docs/SubmittingDataToSHPO.pdf
ii See Site/Property Types for Montana SHPO Cultural and Architectural-Engineering Records.
iii See How to Apply National Register Criteria for Evaluation. National Park Service, National Register Bulletin. 1997. Online:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB-15_web508.pdf
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
Attachment Page 1
TABLE 1. Chain of Title, 541 North Bozeman Avenue, Bozeman, Montana.
Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference
USA William J. Beall 01 May 1871 Patent NE ¼ NW ¼ Sec 7, 2S6E GLO
William J. and Rosa V. Beall Rudolph Wolferts 10 July 1882 Warranty Deed
Commencing 57 feet west of the northwest corner of Beall’s First Addition to Bozeman City, thence west 335 feet, thence south 300 feet, thence east 324 feet, thence north 300 feet to the place of beginning.
D: 02/469
Rudolph
Wolferts
M. M. Black 05 April 1883 Warranty
Deed
Commencing at a point 57 feet west of the northwest corner of Beall’s First Addition to the town of Bozeman City, thence running south 180 feet along the west side of Bozeman Street, to lots divided first party to M. Hartone and A. Hendrich thence west 140 feet to alley, thence north 60 feet, thence east 140 feet to Bozeman Street, thence south along the west line of Bozeman Street 60 feet to the place of beginning.
D: 3/533
Rosa Black and M.M. Black D. C. Campbell 15 February 1887 Warranty Deed
Commencing at a point 57 feet west of the northwest corner of Beall’s First Addition to the town of Bozeman running thence south along the west line of Bozeman Street 30 feet thence west 140 feet thence north 30 feet to Hellinger Street, thence east 140 feet to place of beginning.
D: 6/617
D. C. Campbell Ida Winchester 15 February 1887 Warranty Deed
Commencing at a point 57 feet west of the northwest corner of Beall’s First Addition. Thence south along the west line of Bozeman Street 30 feet; thence west 140 feet to an alley thence north 30 feet to Hellinger Street; thence east 140 feet to place of beginning
D: 6/608
Ida Winchester Allie Benson 13 December 1887 Warranty Deed
Commencing at a point 57 feet west of the northwest corner of Beall’s First Addition to the town of Bozeman running thence south along the west line of Bozeman Street 30 feet thence west 140 feet thence north 30 feet to Hellinger Street, thence east 140 feet to place of beginning.
D: 15/362 $2,000
Allie Foster (Formally Allie Benson) and John Foster of Pueblo Colorado
C. W. Haskins 16 September 1897 Warranty Deed
Commencing at the Southwest corner of Bozeman and Peach Streets thence running south along the west line of Bozeman Street 30 feet, thence west 140 feet, thence north 30 feet to the south line of Peach Street, thence east along the south line of Peach Street 140 feet to place of beginning, being a part of Block C of Beall’s Second Addition
D: 23/246 $700
F. Harold (Son of C.W. Haskins) and Clorenia Haskins
A.T. Rutledge 21 June 1918 Warranty Deed
A certain lot, and a strip of land, 120 feet in width by 140 feet in length in the northeast corner of Block C in Beall’s Second Addition. The foregoing premises being situated on the Southwest corner of Bozeman Avenue N. and Peach Street
D: 59/28 $1600
Deed Missing
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference
Belle P. and Burl Henderson Alson Sawyer 16 January 1924 Warranty Deed
Beginning at the southwest corner of Peach Street and Bozeman Avenue north, as a starting point, thence 90 feet south, thence 140 feet west, thence 90 feet north, thence 140 east to the place of beginning; all in the northeast corner of Block C in Beall’s Second Addition.
D: 65/442 $350
Alson Sawyer Belle P. Henderson 16 January 1925 Warranty Deed
Beginning at the southwest corner of Peach Street and Bozeman Avenue as a starting point, and running 90 feet south; thence 140 feet west; thence 90 feet north; thence 140 feet east to the place of beginning. All in the northeast corner of Block C of Beall’s Second Addition.
D: 65/605
Deed Missing
J. Lew Gracey (Administrator of Estate of Ellery H. Mileham)
Laura A. Decker
10 November 1931 Deed of Administrator
All that part of Block C in Beall’s Second Addition commencing at the southwest corner of Peach Street and Bozeman Avenue North, thence running south, along the west line of said Bozeman Avenue North, a distance of 120 feet; thence west a distance of 140 feet to an alley; thence north along the east line of said alley, a distance of 120 feet to the south line of said Peach Street; thence east along the south line of Peach Street, a distance of 140 feet, more or less, to the place to beginning.
D: 84/546 $800
Deed Missing
Bess Holland and James Smith
Mary C. Ping 01 October 1930 Warranty Deed
All of that part of Block C of Beall’s Second addition beginning at the northeast corner of said block C thence south along the east line of thereof a distance of 90 feet; thence west 90 feet distant from and parallel with the north line of said block C a distance of 140 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the east line produced of the alley through a part of said block C thence north along said east alley line produced a distance of 90 feet to the north line of said block C thence east along the said north line a distance of 140 more or less to the point of beginning
D: 75/426
Mary C. Ping May Ping 18 September 1933 Warranty Deed
All that part of Block C of Beall’s Second Addition enclosed within the following: commencing at the southwest corner of Peach Street and Bozeman Avenue North, thence running south, along the west line of said Bozeman Avenue North, a distance of 120 feet; thence west a distance of 140 feet to an alley; thence north along the east line of said alley, a distance of 120 feet to the south line of said Peach Street; thence east along the south line of Peach Street, a distance of 140 feet, more or less, to the place to beginning.
D: 74/614
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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Grantor Grantee Date of Instrument Type of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference
May Ping Sellards (Formerly May Ping)
Frank J. and Eileen J. Kountz
06 October 1976 Warranty Deed
All that part of Block C of Beall’s Second Addition enclosed within the following: commencing at the southwest corner of Peach Street and Bozeman Avenue North, thence running south, along the west line of said Bozeman Avenue North, a distance of 120 feet; thence west a distance of 140 feet to an alley; thence north along the east line of said alley, a distance of 120 feet to the south line of said Peach Street; thence east along the south line of Peach Street, a distance of 140 feet, more or less, to the place to beginning.
D: FM 50/2199
Frank J. and Eileen J. Kountz Toby Lafferty 03 January 1977 Warranty Deed
All that part of Block C of Beall’s Second Addition enclosed within the following: commencing at the southwest corner of Peach Street and Bozeman Avenue North, thence running south, along the west line of said Bozeman Avenue North, a distance of 120 feet; thence west a distance of 140 feet to an alley; thence north along the east line of said alley, a distance of 120 feet to the south line of said Peach Street; thence east along the south line of Peach Street, a distance of 140 feet, more or less, to the place to beginning.
D: FM 50/2200
Toby Lafferty John L. Schlegel 18 June 1979 Warranty Deed
Lot 2 of Lafferty’s Rearrangement of that portion of Block C of Beall’s Second Addition
D: FM 50/2201
John L. Schlegel David M. and Maureen E. Hale
03 July 1980 Warranty Deed Same D: FM 57/83
David M. and Maureen E. Hale
Steve and Kitty Crosen 29 July 1987 Warranty Deed Same D: FM 98/1176
Joanne M. Briese (Successor Trustee)
Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc.
11 January
1989
Trustee’s Deed Same D: FM 104/2621 $51,496
Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
22 February
1989
Deed Same D: FM 104/4587
Jack Kemp, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Roger A. English, Jr. 25 May 1989 Deed Same D: FM 106/633
Roger A. English, Jr. Tyson E. Schaefer 04 May 1999 Deed Same D: FM 197/3984
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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PHOTO 1. Site overview from northwest corner of Peach St. and N. Bozeman, looking South-Southwest
with Feature 1 at center. Photo by S. Wells, 9/08/2022
PHOTO 2. Looking Southwest at Feature 1 (residence), oblique view of primary façade. Photo by S.
Wells, 9/08/2022
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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PHOTO 3. Site overview looking Southeast, with Feature 1 (residence) center. Photo by S. Wells,
9/08/2022
PHOTO 4. Looking Northwest at Feature 1 (residence), oblique view of south elevation. Photo by S.
Wells, 9/08/2022
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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PHOTO 5. Detail view of front porch bracket at Feature 1. Photo by S. Wells, 9/08/2022
PHOTO 6. Detail of exposed brick foundation on north elevation of Feature 1 (house). Photo by S. Wells, 9/08/2022
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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MAP 1. Clip from 1904 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana showing
541 N. Bozeman. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress.
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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MAP 2. Clip from 1912 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana showing 541 N. Bozeman. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress.
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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MAP 3. Site location map for 541 N Bozeman Ave. at 1:24,000 scale. T 2S R 6E S. 7
Site: 541 N Bozeman Ave.
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MAP 4. Boundaries and locations for one feature at 541 N Bozeman Ave. at 1:600 scale. T 2S R 6E S.7