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Home My WebLink About25732 1017 S Tracy Ave AER Form AE-R FORM 1 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING RECORD PAGE 1 of 6 6/2024 PO Box 201201 – Helena, MT 59620-1201 | (406) 444-7715 – mtshpo@mt.gov | https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/Forms (AERForm.docx) New Forms and Instructions REMEMBER! The Principal Investigator is responsible for ensuring that the information in this form is complete and accurate as per the Montana SHPO Consultation Guide standards for recording cultural and architectural resources in Montana. LEARN HOW TO COMPLETE THIS FORM AND DOWNLOAD THE MOST RECENT VERSION AT: https://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/forms Please contact Montana SHPO Cultural Records staff at (406) 444-4724 with questions. - Documenting Sites (Section 2.3, MTSHPO_ConsultationGuide.pdf) ^ Requesting Smithsonian Numbers for Site Records: What to Submit (smithsonian-qr2.pdf) * How to Create a Complete Site Record: Forms, Photos, Maps, and GIS (siteform-instructions.pdf) + 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 1. Identification HISTORIC / PROPERTY NAME SMITHSONIAN NUMBER (issued by SHPO)^ 1017 S Tracy Ave PROJECT NAME PROJECT NUMBER 1017 S Tracy Ave LH257028 DATE FIRST RECORDED BY PHONE (000) 000-0000 EMAIL ADDRESS 07/02/2025 S. Wells & E. Wren (406) 219-3535 mac@metcalfarchaeology .com Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., P.O. Box 1526, Bozeman, MT 59771 DATE UPDATED BY PHONE (000) 000-0000 EMAIL ADDRESS 2. Location COUNTY LOT/BLOCK SUBDIVISION STREET ADDRESS CITY / TOWN (NEAREST) Gallatin Block A, Lot 4 Langohrs First Addition 1017 S Tracy Ave. Bozeman UTM COORDINATES OR LAT-LONG FOR THE CENTER OF THE SITE, TO THE 6TH DECIMAL Datum (E.g., NAD27, WGS84, etc.) 12 N, 497063mE 5057216mN NAD83 TOWNSHIP N/S RANGE E/W SEC QTR TOWNSHIP N/S RANGE E/W SEC QTR 2 S 6 E 18 NW/NW (tab from last cell to add rows to TRS table) NARRATIVE / NOTES ON ACCESS (OPTIONAL) AE-R FORM 1 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING RECORD PAGE 2 of 6 6/2024 PO Box 201201 – Helena, MT 59620-1201 | (406) 444-7715 – mtshpo@mt.gov | https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/Forms (AERForm.docx) 3. Ownership and Use CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE/SURFACE OWNERSHIP CURRENT USE Emily Sieger Residential Public Private ORIGINAL ADMINISTRATIVE/SURFACE OWNERSHIP ORIGINAL/HISTORIC USE Public Private 4. Historic Property/Architecture Description PROPERTY TYPE* ARCHITECTURAL STYLE TIME PERIOD Historic Residence Ranch Style 1950-1959 ARCHITECT NAME/FIRM ARCHITECT CITY, STATE BUILDER NAME/COMPANY BUILDER CITY, STATE CONSTRUCTION DATE John DeHaas Bozeman, Montana Unknown Unknown 1953 STATUS NOTES ON STATUS CHANGE Original location Addition/alteration Moved/relocated Destroyed Other NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY The resource is a single-story residence with an irregular floor plan. It features elements of the Ranch Style, including a low, horizontal orientation, an attached garage, and a picture window. The residence rests on a poured concrete foundation. It sits on a small rise, with the front yard sloping down to the east. It features a wood frame structural system and is clad in large wood shingles that are oriented into a horizontal panel pattern. There is vertical wood siding on the east and west gable ends. The residence is topped by a front gable roof clad in asphalt shingles. The primary elevation faces east. The primary (east) elevation features a front-gable pop-out/extension. The primary entryway is located on the south side of the pop-out/extension. The entrance is a four panel aluminum door with geometric stained glass. It is fronted by a two-lite, metal storm door. The entrance is accessible by a set of concrete steps with a metal railing attached to the exterior wall. There is a single-stall, metal overhead garage door with four single-lite windows across the top half. The residence’s typical window is a replacement vinyl window consisting of a large, fixed, picture window, flanked by two, single-lite, horizontal slider units. The primary (east) elevation features one typical window. The south elevation features four windows. There is one original wood, one-by-one, casement window; one typical window; one original wood, single-lite, fixed window; and another typical window. The west elevation mirrors the L-shape of the primary (east) elevation. The west elevation features an additional entrance via a pedestrian door fronted by a two-lite, metal storm door with a pet door at the bottom. In front of the door is a set of three concrete steps with metal railings. There are two original wood, awning windows to the north of the entrance. The pop-out/extension of the west elevation features a row of three original wood, single-lite, windows; the center window is fixed and is flanked by two casement windows. The north elevation features a row of three original wood, single-lite, awning windows; a row of three original wood, single-lite windows, with the center being fixed and flanked by two casement windows; a replacement vinyl, one-over-one, single-hung sash AE-R FORM 1 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING RECORD PAGE 3 of 6 6/2024 PO Box 201201 – Helena, MT 59620-1201 | (406) 444-7715 – mtshpo@mt.gov | https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/Forms (AERForm.docx) window; and a row of three original wood, single-lite windows, with the center being fixed and flanked by two casement windows. Vegetation on the property consists of numerous deciduous trees and bushes. The backyard is completely fenced off with no access to the alleyway behind. HISTORY OF PROPERTY Prepared by Crystal Alegria, The Extreme History Project, Bozeman, Montana The property currently addressed as 1017 S. Tracy was platted within Langohr’s First Addition which was filed for record on November 17, 1950. Katherine Fisher purchased this property on May 29, 1953 from Don M. and Florence M. Langohr and Don M. Langohr, Jr., and Patricia D. Langohr. She built the residence on the property in 1953 with a completion date in November of that year (The Montana Standard, 01 November 1953). The architectural plans for this residence were drawn by prominent Bozeman architect, John DeHaas (John Fisher, Jr., Personal Communication, July 3, 2025). The architectural plans reside within the archive located at Montana State University’s Archives and Special Collections. They are located within the John N. DeHaas Papers, 1960-2004 collection (DeHaas, n.d.). Architect John DeHaas received a Bachelor of Architecture from Texas A and M University in 1948 and was appointed to the School of Architecture at Montana State University in 1951. He spent his career at Montana State University, teaching until 1980 when he was awarded the rank of Professor Emeritus in Architecture. While teaching, he became a registered architect and designed many residences and other structures in Montana. During his career he served on the State Historic Preservation Advisory Board, the Gallatin County Historic Preservation Board, the American Institute of Architects Historic Resources Committee, and co-founded the Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society. In 1984, he was inducted into the AIA College of Fellows for his services in historic preservation and for integrating that interest into his teaching to inspire his students. He authored the following publications including, Montana’s Historic Structures, Volume 1 in 1964 and Volume 2 in 1969. Footlights and Fire Engines in October of 1967, Central Montana Ghost Town in 1975 and Ghost Towns of Montana in 1970, Uptown Butte in 1977. He died on April 7, 2011 (The Billings Gazette, 10 April 2011). John DeHass lived next door to Katherine Fisher on south Tracy, so it was a natural fit for him to design her residence upon purchase of the property. Katherine Fisher was born on August 30, 1908 in Bozeman, MT to Roy W. and Mattie Gardner Fisher. She was a graduate of Montana State University and taught school in Worden, Montana for a short time before becoming a librarian at the Bozeman Public Library (Great Falls Tribune, 11 March 1970). (R. L. Polk & Company, 1969). Miss Fisher was the president of the Bozeman Camera Club in the mid-1950s (Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal, 19 April 1956) and a member of the local Sacajawea Audubon Society and served as delegate to the Audubon conference in Pacific Grove, California in 1968 (Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal, 18 April 1968). Fisher retired from the Bozeman Public Library on December 31, 1969, and died in March of 1970 (Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal, 19 March 1970). Katherine Fisher’s mother, Mattie Gardner Fisher, lived in this residence with Katherine Fisher towards the end of her life. Mattie Gardner Fisher was born on July 22, 1875 in Graham, Missouri. In 1879, when she was four years old, Mattie came up the Missouri River with her family from White Cloud, Missouri to Fort Benton on the riverboat, Red Cloud. The river trip took forty days and it took the family nineteen more days to travel from Fort Benton to Bozeman in a covered wagon. Her father was the founder of Waite and Company Real Estate and Insurance. Mattie Gardner attended Bozeman schools and was in the first domestic science class at Montana State University after which she attended two years of art school in New York City. Upon her return to Bozeman, she worked as the art supervisor in the Bozeman schools. She married Roy Fisher on September 3, 1907 at the family home located at 301 S. Grand in Bozeman. Roy Fisher was the first horticulturalist at Montana State College (now Montana State University) and helped plan the landscape and layout of the campus (Montana Standard-Post, 07 July, 1965). After the death of Katherine Fisher, her sister Virginia Fisher Spangler took ownership of the property on December 8, 1970. While owning this property, Virginia Spangler did not live in the residence but rented it out to various individuals (R. L. Polk & Co., 1970- 1984). AE-R FORM 1 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING RECORD PAGE 4 of 6 6/2024 PO Box 201201 – Helena, MT 59620-1201 | (406) 444-7715 – mtshpo@mt.gov | https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/Forms (AERForm.docx) 5. National Register 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: APPLICABLE NR CRITERIA+ ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST EACH NR CRITERION A – Events YES NO The resource is recommended not eligible under Criterion A. The residence was constructed in 1953. Research into Bozeman and the subject neighborhood did not reveal the residence to be associated with any events, themes, or patterns significant to local, state, or national history. B – Persons YES NO The resource is recommended not eligible under Criterion B. Research into owners and residents of the residence through directories and historic newspapers did not reveal it to be associated with any people significant to the history of Bozeman, Montana, or the United States. C – Characteristics YES NO The resource is recommended not eligible under Criterion C. Although the residence was designed by locally renowned architect John N. DeHaas, the residence does not illustrate his skills as an architect, nor a particular phase, idea, or aspect of his work. DeHaas has an architectural portfolio with a wide variety of styles, from simple to ornate ranch homes, to commercial structures, educational buildings, and local churches (Montana State University 2025). This residence is one of several of his simpler, residential designs and research did not reveal that this design or this structure have been historically significant to the community. Virginia Fisher Spangler sold the property to Scott and Janet R. Davis on July 18, 1984. Scott and Janet Davis lived in the residence in 1985, but the city directory records list the home as “vacant” in subsequent years during their ownership (R. L. Polk & Co., 1985 – 1989). Scott and Janet R. Davis sold the property to Emily Sieger on June 17, 1989. The property is currently (July of 2025) owned by Emily Sieger. Table 1. Chain of Title, 1017 S. Tracy, Bozeman, Montana. Grantor Grantee Date Of Instrument Type Of Instrument Property Description/Comments Reference Don M. and Florence M. Langohr, Don M. Langohr, Jr., and Patricia D. Langohr Katherine Fisher 29 May, 1953 Deed Lot 4, Block A, Langhors First Addition D: 111/361 Katherine Fisher Virginia Fisher Spangler 08 December, 1970 Decree Of Settlement Lot 4, Block A, Langhors First Addition D: Fm9/274 Virginia Fisher Spangler Scott and Janet R. Davis 18 July 1984 Deed Lot 4, Block A, Langohrs First Addition D: #126899 Scott and Janet R. Davis Emily Siger 07 June 1989 Deed Lot 4, Block A, Langohrs First Addition D: #198734 Emily Sieger, Emily Siger Emily Sieger 18 August 1989 Deed Lot 4, Block A, Langohrs First Addition D: #201570 AE-R FORM 1 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING RECORD PAGE 5 of 6 6/2024 PO Box 201201 – Helena, MT 59620-1201 | (406) 444-7715 – mtshpo@mt.gov | https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/Forms (AERForm.docx) Furthermore, although the residence features elements of the Ranch Style of architecture, including a low, horizontal orientation, an attached garage, and a picture window, it lacks sufficient distinctive features of the style such as wide, overhanging eaves, a minimal, recessed front porch, and non-functional shutters. Therefore, the residence does not sufficiently embody a distinct period, type, or method of construction and is recommended not eligible under Criterion C. D – Information YES NO The resource is recommended not eligible under Criterion D. Research into the property suggests that the site is unlikely to yield important information regarding a specific regional research question. COMMENTS INTEGRITY (LOCATION, DESIGN, SETTING, MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, FEELING, ASSOSCIATION) The residence retains integrity of location, as it remains in its original place of construction. The residence retains integrity of setting and feeling, as it was originally constructed in a residential neighborhood and development in the area has largely remained residential. Integrity of materials, design, and workmanship have been impacted by replacement materials including vinyl windows and aluminum doors. Integrity of association has been retained as a single-family structure since its construction. Although the residence features some replacement materials, impacting integrity of design, materials, and workmanship, it continues to retain sufficient integrity to convey its historical associations. POSSIBLE IMPACTS TO THE SITE Renovation, demolition 6. Information Sources LIST CITATIONS FOR INFORMATION SOURCES USED TO COMPLETE THIS FORM The Billings Gazette [Billings, Montana] 2011 “John N. DeHaas, Jr” 10 April. Billings, Montana. DeHaas, John N. n.d. A Residence for Miss Katherine Fisher. Architectural drawing, Series 3: Architectural Drawings, Container 031. John N. DeHaas Papers, 1960–2004. Archives and Special Collections, Montana State University Library, Bozeman. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder 1864-2025 Gallatin County Deeds. Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder, Bozeman, Montana. Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal [Bozeman, Montana] 1956 “Entries Close April 30 for Print Exhibition.” 19 April. Bozeman, Montana. Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal [Bozeman, Montana] 1968 “Local Audubon Delegate Returns.” 18 April. Bozeman, Montana. Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal [Bozeman, Montana] 1970 “Katherine Fisher.” 19 March. Bozeman, Montana. Great Falls Tribune [Great Falls] 1970 “Fisher, Katherine.” 11 March. Great Falls. AE-R FORM 1 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING RECORD PAGE 6 of 6 6/2024 PO Box 201201 – Helena, MT 59620-1201 | (406) 444-7715 – mtshpo@mt.gov | https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/Forms (AERForm.docx) Montana State University 2025 Montana Architectural Drawings, Archives and Special Collections. Electronic document, https://arc.lib.montana.edu/architect/search.php?architect=DeHaas%2C+John+N.&start=15&limit=15, accessed July 10, 2025. Polk & Company 1904-2012 Polk’s Bozeman (Gallatin County, Mont.) City Directories. R.L. Polk & Co., Kansas City, Missouri. Sanborn Map Company 1884-1960 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (Jul 1890, Nov 1891, Jan 1904, Sep 1912, Sep 1927, Sep 1943, Aug 1959). Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. Montana Standard-Post [Butte, Montana] 1965 “Rites Set Today in Bozeman for Mattie G. Fisher, 90” 07 July. Butte, Montana. The Montana Standard [Butte, Montana] 1953 “At Fisher Home.” 01 November. Butte, Montana. 7. List of Photos and Maps IMPORTANT: DO NOT insert images for photos, maps, and other figures to this document. Supporting photographs, maps, and other figures referenced in the table below 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 Montana SHPO Consultation Guide, 2023. FIGURE NUMBER DESCRIPTION / CAPTION PHOTOGRAPHER PHOTO DATE 1 Overview of 1017 S Tracy Ave., facing northwest S. Wells 7/2/2025 2 Overview of 1017 S Tracy Ave., from southwest corner of property at fence line, facing east-northeast S. Wells 7/2/2025 3 1017 S Tracy Ave., east façade, facing west S. Wells 7/2/2025 4 1017 S Tracy Ave., oblique view of south elevation, facing west-northwest S. Wells 7/2/2025 5 1017 S Tracy Ave., oblique view of north elevation, facing southwest S. Wells 7/2/2025 6 1017 S Tracy Ave., west elevation, facing east S. Wells 7/2/2025 7 Site sketch map for 1017 S. Tracy Ave. at 1:800 scale 8 Site location map for 1017 S. Tracy Ave. at 1:24,000 scale (tab from last cell to add rows to photos and maps table) ^ See Checklist 2: Submitting Site Records and Requesting Smithsonian Numbers (Appendix D.2) and Documenting Sites (section 2.3) of the Montana SHPO Consultation Guide, 2023. Online: https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/Archaeology/ConsultingWith * See Site/Property Types, Time Periods, and Diagnostic Types for Cultural and Architectural-Engineering Records. Online: https://mhs.mt.gov/Shpo/docs/CSR_AER_Codes.pdf + 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 Attachment Page 1 1017 S Tracy Ave., Bozeman Figure 1. Overview of 1017 S Tracy Ave., facing northwest (Image 69; 07/02/2025, S. Wells). Figure 2. Overview of 1017 S Tracy Ave., from southwest corner of property at fence line, facing east-northeast (Image 76; 07/02/2025, S. Wells). Attachment Page 2 1017 S Tracy Ave., Bozeman Figure 3. 1017 S Tracy Ave., east façade, facing west (Image 70; 07/02/2025, S. Wells). Figure 4. 1017 S Tracy Ave., oblique view of south elevation, facing west-northwest (Image 83; 07/02/2025, S. Wells). Attachment Page 3 1017 S Tracy Ave., Bozeman Figure 5. 1017 S Tracy Ave., oblique view of north elevation, facing southwest (Image 72; 07/02/2025, S. Wells). Figure 6. 1017 S Tracy Ave., west elevation, facing east (Image 77; 07/02/2025, S. Wells). Attachment Page 4 1017 S Tracy Ave., Bozeman Figure 7. Site sketch map for 1017 S. Tracy Ave. at 1:800 scale. Attachment Page 5 1017 S Tracy Ave., Bozeman Figure 8. Site location map for 1017 S. Tracy Ave. at 1:24,000 scale.