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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Courtney Kramer, Assistant Planner for Historic Preservation
Chris Saunders, Interim Planning Director
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Authorizing the mayor’s signature on the Preserve America grant
application for matching funds to finance a historic structures report, adaptive reuse plan and
market feasibility study for Bozeman’s Northern Pacific Rail Road passenger depot, located at
826 Front Street.
MEETING DATE: February 8, 2010
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent Item
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the commission authorize the mayor to sign the
Preserve America grant application for preservation planning at the NPRR passenger depot.
BACKGROUND: In the fall of 2008 Bozeman applied for designation as a Preserve America
community. Preserve America is a federal program which provides matching funds to
communities to support planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education and
implementation projects which center on historic structures or cultural resources. The Preserve
America program also helps communities promote opportunities for heritage tourism, in order to
cater to that portion of the tourism demographic.
A portion of the Preserve America designation application included what became Bozeman
Commission Resolution number 4109, in which the commission indicated the City of Bozeman’s
willingness “to accept Preserve America funding for any worthy project in the City of
Bozeman…”
This application asks Preserve America to partially fund a preservation plan for Bozeman’s
Northern Pacific Rail Road passenger depot. The project would have three phases:
Phase One: A historic structures report evaluating the condition the depot is in.
Phase Two: An adaptive reuse plan which suggests suitable reuses for the building while
evaluating the zoning, infrastructure and other requirements inherent in
redeveloping the site.
Phase Three: A market feasibility study which evaluates the cost of redevelopment and
the potential income the building may produce.
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Creation of an adaptive reuse plan for the NPRR passenger depot will hopefully clarify many of
the issues detrimental to other redevelopment interests, paving the way for reinvestment in the
site.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The grant application is for matching funds. The Northeast Urban
Renewal Board has agreed to provide the $15,000 minimum match required with the grant
application. The City of Bozeman will administer the grant, without offering staff’s time as a
match in order to reduce reporting responsibilities.
Local Matching Funds
Source: Hours
Salary/
hour Total
Northeast Urban Renewal District N/A N/A
$
15,000.00
Preserve America Program
$
15,000.00
Total:
$
30,000.00
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Preserve America grant application for preservation planning of Bozeman’s
Northern Pacific Railroad passenger depot, located at 826 Front Street.
Report compiled on: February 3, 2010
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FY 2010 Preserve America
Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Preserve and
Promote America’s Heritage and Cultural Assets
APPLICATION FORM
Please follow the Guidelines and Application Instructions to complete this application. Please complete the SF424
Application for Federal Assistance, and note that some fields have been pre-filled and should not be changed. Applicants
must submit one (1) signed original and seven (5) copies – a total of 6 – complete application packages, plus one (1)
additional photocopy of this page. See additional mailing instructions on the last page of the application form.
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Project Title (10 words or less) Adaptive Reuse Planning for Bozeman’s Northern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
Applicant Organization The City of Bozeman/ The Bozeman Northeast Urban Renewal Board
Contact Person Courtney Kramer Title Historic Preservation Officer
Address PO Box 1230
City Bozeman State MT Zip Code 59771
Telephone ( 406 ) 582-2289 FAX Number ( 406 ) 582-2263 E-mail ckramer@bozeman.net
EIN Number: 81-6001238 DUNS Number: 083705295
Applicant’s Congressional District(s) Montana District 1 U.S. Representative(s) Denny Rehberg
Type of Applicant (Select all that apply)
x Preserve America Community
Preserve America Neighborhood
SHPO
THPO
CLG (must be in the process of applying for Preserve
America designation or already designated)
Project Category: (Select only one) Research/Documentation Marketing Training
Interpretation/Education x Planning
Amount Requested Federal Share $ 15,000
Matching Share $ 15,000
Total Costs $ 30,000
Is your community in a designated National Heritage Area?
x No Yes If so, which NHA _______________________________________________________________
Has your community received a Preserve America grant before?
x No Yes If so, what is the status? _______________________________________________________
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL (Original copy must have an original signature and be in ink.)
Signature ______________________________________________________ Date ________________________
Print Name and Title
Applications must be received by 5:00 PM EST, Friday, February 12, 2010
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2. PROJECT SUMMARY -- Briefly summarize your project emphasizing the primary objectives and results.
(Your summary must fit in the space provided. Use at least a 10-point font.)
This application proposes to match funds from the Northeast Urban Renewal Board with funds from the
Preserve America program to fund planning for adaptive reuse of the Northern Pacific Railroad Passenger
Depot.
This study will examine the existing conditions of the depot, potential for adaptive reuse, and survey the market
feasibility of adaptive reuse for the structure. The information will be available to any potential developer and
community member, and will hopefully spur appropriate adaptive reuse of the depot, which would be a
cornerstone to reemergence of Bozeman’s Northeast neighborhood.
The project can be divided into three phases. Phase One will be a preservation-minded conditions assessment of
the depot structure. The report will evaluate the structure’s architectural integrity, seismic stability, material
stability, wiring, plumbing, public health and safety issues, and handicapped accessibility issues.
Phase Two will evaluate the structure and suggest a list of suitable re-uses for the passenger depot and
surrounding site. This report will analyze the ownership of the building and the land, and weigh the pros and
cons of a developer leasing the property instead of buying it, as well as the issues inherent with an in-use
building along the heavily used Main Line track-age.
The Phase Two report will also examine the site issues, including discussions of suitable uses and how they fit
into the Historic Mixed Use zoning designation, parking requirements and feasible locations, infrastructure
upgrades required, and neighborhood compatibility. This segment of the passenger depot planning should also
evaluate what the potential cost of adaptive reuse might be, and assess the
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BUDGET
Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide answers in the spaces provided.
A. Describe the historic resources affected by the project, including whether they are listed in the National
Register of Historic Places and/or designated at the State or local level. Please explain how this project will
aid in the preservation of the resources listed.
Bozeman’s Northern Pacific Rail Road (NPRR) passenger depot is a contributing property in the Northern
Pacific/ Story Mill Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places. The presence of the Northern
Pacific Main Line links two significant concentrations of resources: the Story Milling complex to the northeast
and the Northern Pacific Railroad structures to the southwest.
The railroad’s arrival in 1883 secured Bozeman’s future as the trade center of the Gallatin Valley and southwest
Montana. In anticipation of the NP’s arrival, construction of a six stall, masonry roundhouse, masonry oil
house, light maintenance yard and modest frame freight house, and a frame passenger depot at 506 Front Street
began in 1882.1 The Northern Pacific also platted the Northern Pacific Addition to the original plat of the City
of Bozeman, adding over 100 new lots to the community, and creating much of the land that is now a area of
mixed residential, industrial and commercial use.
The community’s population soared with the arrival of the railroad, from 867 in 1880 to 3,000 in 1885. New
commercial buildings on Main Street, as well as new tracts of residential lots and blocks around the periphery
of Bozeman’s original plat redefined Bozeman’s character appearance and quality of life.2
1 (Historical Research Associates 1988, 23) 2 (McDonald 1984, 11-118)
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Through the remainder of the 19th century, the NPRR’s influence on the regional economy grew more
pronounced. The railroad delivered freight that included farming machinery and manufactured goods, while
shipping grain and other agricultural products out of the Gallatin Valley. The strong agricultural economy, as
well as Bozeman’s place as the regional supplier to Fort Ellis and other military instillations and mining camps,
drew additional settlers to the area.
The Northern Pacific Rail Road entered the Gallatin Valley from the east via Bozeman Pass, and passed through the northeast corner
of Bozeman, where the NPRR developed its rail yard and links to agriculture-related industries.
In 1891 a spark from a passing steam engine ignited a damaging fire in the frame passenger depot. Although the
building remained serviceable, the community and railroad needed a passenger depot able to meet the demand
of increased settlement and tourism to Yellowstone National Park. The railroad built a new, 30 foot X 92 foot
brick passenger depot at 826 Front Street from the standardized specifications the NP favored.3 The repaired
framed depot serviced freight shipments until 1909, when a second fire destroyed the building.
The agricultural economy continued to expand in southwest Montana through the turn of the 20th century,
fueled by dry-land farming techniques taught at the Montana State College Agricultural Experiment Station in
Bozeman. Grain and seed pea commodities all constructed warehouses next to branch lines of the NPRR, to aid
in export of these Montana-grown products.
3 (R.H. Polk 1892-13, 1901)
North
NP RR
Passenger
Depot
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1904 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map depicting the passenger station the Northern Pacific Railroad built in 1981 on Front Street,
in northeast Bozeman. 4
Broken brick on a door corner reveals both the 1892 layer of red brick, and the 1924 layer of wire brushed brown brick.
4 (Sanborn Map Company 1927, 2)
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By 1924, increased passenger figures for locals and tourists alike convinced the NP to remodel and expand the
passenger depot at 826 Front Street.5 The NP hired prolific Bozeman architect Fred Willson to redesign the
entire facility. Willson designed a large rectangular addition, and incorporated design elements of the Craftsman
and Prairie School styles. The entire facility was covered in brown, combed wire-struck brick.6
Bozeman’s NPRR Passenger Depot, looking south and east, circa 1947 Image courtesy the Pioneer Museum.
The 1994 National Register nomination documents for the NPRR/ Story Mill Historic further describe the
building:
“This unusual, detached one-and-one-half-story Prairie Style depot has an irregular floor plan and
sits on a stone/ concrete foundation. Its asymmetrical façade is broken into two sections—the
original 1982 square structure and a 1924 rectangular addition. The original structure consists of
two offset entrances and eight 3’ X 7’1/1 double hung windows with green metal mullions and
sandstone lintels. A large projecting dormer with a gabled roof faces the tracks on the northern
elevation of the original structure. The western addition consists of two large 6’ X 10’ loading
bays. The brown, combed wire-struck brick construction features tan soldier coursing and raked
masonry. The broken hipped-roof is covered with gray asphalt shingles and features distinctive
flares at each end, overhanging eaves with exposed rafters and an offset brick chimney. The roof
axis is parallel to the tracks and the street. The depot also possesses distinctive lamps above the
passenger doors as well as the Northern Pacific monad which is still recognizable despite the fact
that it was spray-painted black.
Thanks in large measure top the horizontal emphasis of the 1924 Fred Willson addition, as well as
its broad cantilevered roof and flat eaves, this well-preserved passenger depot exhibits many
stylistic features of the Prairie School… it is an atypical example of the Northern Pacific
architecture and should be considered as a primary architectural feature in the district.”7
5 (Derek Strahn 1994, Section 8, page 10)
6 (Willson 1924)
7 (Derek Strahn 1994, Section 7, page 4)
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Despite a statewide drought beginning in 1920, agriculture output in the Gallatin Valley remained steady
through the Depression Era. Grain producers in the region transitioned into supplying New Deal relief programs
with flour and cereal products, keeping Bozeman’s economy steady through the end of the Depression.
The transition to vehicular transportation following World War II significantly impacted the rail yards, as did
the replacement of steam engines with diesel engines. The NP demolished Bozeman’s roundhouse and
turntable, coaling dock, water tower, section house and track scale to reduce maintenance costs and tax liability.
1967 Sanborn Map of the Bozeman NPRR Passenger station. 8
In 1970 the Northern Pacific Railroad merged with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, the Great
Northern Railway and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway to form Burlington Northern Railroad. BN
discontinued passenger service across southern Montana shortly thereafter in 1971, the year Amtrak established
service across northern Montana (300 miles from Bozeman). A nomination of the historic district to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1994 by the Bozeman City-County Planning office detailed the
significance of Bozeman’s Northern Pacific Passenger Depot, and the other 51 properties which contribute to
the Northern Pacific/ Story Mill Historic District.
In 1987 Burlington Northern leased its southern trackage and railroad property to Montana Rail Link, a
subsidiary of the Washington Companies headquartered in Missoula, Montana. MRL has sub-leased the
property as cold storage to a local businessman, and the structure has quietly fallen into disrepair. Burlington
Northern merged with the Santa Fe railroad in 1995, and BNSF has continued the leasing agreement with MRL.
Previous development interest in Bozeman’s NPRR passenger depot waned due to lack of information
regarding development on the site. Deciphering the building’s ownership, the land’s ownership, and the legal
requirements for accessing both have always been stumbling blocks for potential investors, largely due to lack
of communication with the building’s owners. The NPRR passenger depot has fallen into near-abandonment
since cessation of passenger service. The structure has been the target of extensive graffiti due to its isolated
location in the corner of a mixed-use district and along the rail road.
In August of 2005 the City of Bozeman issued resolution number 3835, which declared that blighted areas exist
within the municipality and the rehabilitation, redevelopment or a combination thereof was in the interest of the
public. The commission cited state statute in finding that water, sewer, storm drainage, streets, sidewalks and
parks, as well as age obsolesces of buildings within the study area created inadequate provision for ventilation,
light, proper sanitary facilities or open spaces, and invited submission of an urban renewal plan. The
8 (Sanborn Map Company 1967, 2)
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commission further resolved that the City of Bozeman would not use eminent domain to acquire private
property for private use in the implementation of the Urban Renewal District.9 The resolution went on to
describe the boundaries of the Urban Renewal District (NURD), which included the NPRR passenger depot.
Using City Commission Resolution 3835, the City of Bozeman created the Northeast Historic Mixed Use Renewal District,
which includes Bozeman’s Northern Pacific Rail Road passenger depot.10
Later that fall in November of 2005, the City Commission passed Ordinance 1655, adopting an urban renewal
plan for portions of northeast Bozeman, including the Historic Mixed Use District.11 They designated the
Northeast Urban Renewal Board, NURB for short, as keepers of the vision to transform the NURD into “a
mixed-use neighborhood that is user-friendly, safe, secure, and healthy… with diversity of housing, businesses,
and amenities, it intends to maintain the unique ambiance and historic character of the District.12 To do so, the
City gave the NURB use of funds raised through a Tax Increment Financing District to install sidewalks,
gutters, and other improvements in the district.
In the fall of 2009, the Montana State Department of Transportation surveyed existing passenger depots in the
state to see if they could again function for passenger services should passenger rail service be reinstated across
southern Montana. Their report identified Bozeman’s NPRR as “in very poor condition and would likely need
to be demolished and rebuilt to support new passenger rail service.” This report, as well as continued frustration
with stalled redevelopment of the depot, prompted the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board to
nominate the depot as one of the Montana Preservation Alliance’s “Most Endangered Places” list.13 Later in the
fall of 2009, the MPA notified the BHPAB that the NPRR passenger depot would be listed as one of Montana’s
most endangered cultural resources.
9 (City of Bozeman 2005, 1) 10 (City of Bozeman 2005, 3) 11 (City of Bozeman 2005, 1) 12 (City of Bozeman 2005, 5) 13 (Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board 2009, 4)
NPRR Passenger
Depot
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The northeast elevation of Bozeman’s Northern Pacific Rail Road passenger depot in October, 2009. The structure fronts the
Main Line of the southern railroad through Montana, and is a target for graffiti and vandalism.
Originally constructed in 1892, the Northern Pacific hired Bozeman architect Fred Willson to remodel and expand the
passenger depot in 1924. The structure was a setting for the movie A River Runs Through It.
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Project Objectives
How will the proposed project promote heritage tourism in the community and lead to the preservation of
its historic resources?
The Northern Pacific Railroad expanded Bozeman’s passenger depot twice to meet the passenger service
demand caused by the community’s proximity to Yellowstone National Park. Currently, a movement to
reestablish passenger service across southern Montana is gaining momentum, but it is unlikely that the 1924
passenger depot at 826 Front Street would be large enough or have enough parking to satisfy the needs of a
contemporary passenger depot.
The main line trackage of BNSF/ MRL will still go right past the 1924 depot, giving the structure high visibility
to the traveling public. A rehabilitated NPRR passenger depot will be a cornerstone to the Northeast
neighborhood’s renewal; an industrial mixed-use area which has generated reinvestment and has become one of
Bozeman’s most eclectic neighborhoods. The Lerhkind Mansion Bed and Breakfast, located a block away from
the depot, also draws strong business from the heritage tourism market.
As noted above, the passenger depot planning project will help preservation of the depot by clarifying many of
the issues surrounding redevelopment of the depot building and site, making it easier for private redevelopment
of the property.
Describe how the project meets the goals of the local or statewide preservation plan, heritage tourism
plan, or other plan(s) that address heritage tourism, cultural resources, and preservation. Identify the
specific goal(s) and plan(s) and state when they were developed and adopted by the community.
Development of the Montana statewide preservation plan began in 2003 and spanned five years. It was
facilitated through continuous feedback, editing and review of implementation processes of the preceding
preservation plan, Working Together to PRESERVE MONTANA: The Montana Historic Preservation Plan
2003-2007. The current plan, Preserve Montana: the Montana Historic Preservation Plan 2008-2012 was
adopted by the Montana Historical Society and the National Park Service in December of 2007. 14 This project
proposal meets the following goals and objectives:
GOAL IV. ADVOCATE: SEEKING SUPPORT OF PRESERVATION THROUGH FUNDING,
INCENTIVES, AND PROTECTION.
Bozeman’s Historic Preservation Office believes one of the reasons previous ideas to redevelop the
NPRR passenger depot have failed is because the building lacked an advocate with a clear
understanding of the opportunities and challenges the structure presented. This grant application funds a
study to unearth the issues that might arise with an adaptive reuse proposal for the depot, as well as to
find incentives that would protect the building from being an economic tear-down.
Objectives:
1. Encourage the integration of historic preservation in planning and policymaking.
Bozeman Municipal Code protects cultural resources through the Department of Planning and
Community Development’s Certificate of Appropriateness process. This grant applications gives the
Department of Planning a chance to partner with the Northeast Urban Renewal Board, the Northeast
Neighborhood Association and the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board to guide
planning and policy for the adaptive reuse of the passenger depot.
2. Promote the cultural, social, and economic benefits of historic preservation.
This grant application funds project that will evaluate the economic, social and cultural benefits of
preserving the NPRR’s passenger depot through adaptive reuse.
14 (MHS 2007, 5)
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3. Provide leadership and vision in historic preservation.
Awardment of this grant application gives the stakeholders in Bozeman the opportunity to create a
vision for the depot, and lead redevelopment of the site in the community’s interest.
5. Seek additional financial resources to supplement funding for historic preservation.
This application asks the Preserve America program to supplement local investment to the goal of
historic preservation.
GOAL V.COLLABORATE: WORKING TOGETHER TO PRESERVE MONTANA’S
HISTORIC, PRECONTACT, AND TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES.
Objectives:
The genesis of this project is a community concern about the future of Bozeman’s NPRR depot.
Members from the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board, the NURB, the Northeast
Neighborhood Association, the Gallatin Valley Land Trust, the Montana Preservation Alliance and the
City of Bozeman have discussed the desire to see the building in use again. The preservation plan this
application proposes to finance could not be feasible without the cooperation and beneficial input of
these organizations.
1. Reach out to federal, state, tribal, local, public and private stakeholders.
The study that this application proposes to fund includes partnerships with federal entities (Preserve
America), state (Montana State Historic Preservation Office), local (NURB, NENA, BHPAB,
GVLT, MPA), public (City of Bozeman) and private (BNSF and MRL) stakeholders.
2. Sponsor or participate in forums to share ideas, experience, and information.
The Montana State Historic Preservation Office will be depended upon with this application to
share information and offer historic preservation guidance during phases two and three of the
proposed project.
3. Solidify existing partnerships and form new consensus for the benefit of historic
preservation.
As noted above, receipt of this grant application will tie the ad hoc group concerned about the
passenger depot’s future together with the goal of finding opportunities for adaptive reuse. Many of
these stakeholder groups are not usually involved in historic preservation.
The City of Bozeman adopted the Bozeman Community Plan on June 1, 2009. The executive summary
notes:
“Bozeman is committed to maintaining its quality environment and community character so that
it may be enjoyed for many years to come. An active and engaged citizenry participates in many
social clubs, service organizations, and volunteer programs which strengthens the civic fabric.
Historic preservation and adaptive reuse enable Bozeman to keep historic Main Street and
residential districts vibrant, and pleasant. Quality public services and careful fiscal stewardship
mean that investments here of time or money will continue to bear fruit in the future.”15
Chapter Five of the City of Bozeman’s Growth Plan identifies how the growing community should address
cultural resources. It identifies the mission as:
15 (City of Bozeman 2009, iii)
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“Bozeman residents value their community’s heritage: historic neighborhoods, buildings and
landscapes are reminders of this heritage. The City envisions a community with a rich collection
of historically and culturally significant resources for the benefit of all citizens living in and
visiting Bozeman. The City’s mission: carry out a historic preservation program that protects and
promotes Bozeman’s historic resources so they remain surviving and contributing pieces of our
community. “16
5.3 Historic Preservation Goals and Objectives
Goal HP-1: Protect historically and culturally significant resources that contribute to the
community’s identity, history, and quality of life.
A preservation plan for the NP passenger depot will be a tool for use in preserving the structure,
which is emblematic of the Northeast Neighborhood’s community character.
Objective HP-1.1: Continue implementation and further develop historic preservation planning
tools and research efforts that provide protection of historic resources.
The project proposed with this grant application will research and outline the planning process
necessary for adaptive reuse of Bozeman’s passenger depot.
Objective HP-1.4: Establish and encourage partnerships between preservation-related community
groups and stakeholders to protect historically and culturally significant resources in a
coordinated and cooperative manner.
Funding an adaptive reuse study for the NPRR passenger depot will be the first major partnership
between many of the stakeholders named above. Success of the project will be leveraged into similar
pursuits in the future.
As part of the 2005 city ordinance establishing the Northeast Urban Renewal District and its governing body,
the Northeast Urban Renewal Board, the City of Bozeman also adopted the NURD’s guiding principles, goals
and implementation actions. This grant application meets the following goals:17
Priority 3: Honor the unique character and vitality of the district. The unique character of
this neighborhood is built on its history, proximity to the railroad, mixed rural and urban
development, mixed residential and commercial uses and its proximity to downtown. These
qualities should be supported.
Goal A: New structures should be designed and build keeping in mind public values of
durability, flexibility and simplicity. Thoughtful consideration of design, materials, and
massing in the construction of new private buildings will add strength and character to the
built environment. To the degree that the private sector can be influenced by a public
partner in development, the community ought to strongly encourage excellence in urban
design as a basis of partnership.
Implementation Actions:
Where historic buildings and places exist, compatibility of design elements
should also enter into the planning of new construction.
16 (City of Bozeman 2009, 53) 17 (City of Bozeman 2005, 7)
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Where historic structures are affected by public or private development, seek
out the advice and assistance of local, state or federal historic preservation
professionals for opportunities to renovate existing historic structures.
Respect the property rights of property owners.
Encourage the growth of cultural activities.
This grant application strives to find a way to renovate an existing historic structure through
professional historic preservation consultation. It is being undertaken in partnership with a
private property owner and rehabilitation of the depot will spur heritage tourism to the area.
Priority 7: The City shall not limit its vision for the District improvements to monies
available solely through the TIF funding.
Goal: Encourage the city to help ensure the success of the NE Urban Renewal Pan by
giving a high priority to the NE District in its capital improvements plan.
Implementation Actions:
Work with the city, County and State to secure funds from all available
sources.
Promote communication so that it is understood that the District will require
assistance beyond the tax increment finance funding.
This grant application proposes to match TIF district funds and Preserve America monies to
finance the project.
The North East Neighborhood Association formed on June 24, 2008, and described its mission as:
“The mission of the NENA is to promote and preserve the qualities of our uniquely diversified
neighborhood that are important to the residents, businesses and city of Bozeman. The Northeast
section of Bozeman is unique within the City of Bozeman as to the uses of properties, the ages of the
properties, the economic value of the properties, and the people who have chosen to live and/or operate
a business within the area. Our primary goals are: (1) to provide information to the membership about
issues that affect the quality of life in the area; (2) to take on proactive and participatory roles
concerning the issues that affect the quality of life in the area; and (3) to take on an activist role when
necessary to protect the quality of life in the neighborhood.”18
This grant application helps NENA take on an activist, proactive and participatory role concerning an issue in
the neighborhood. The entire neighborhood is interested in seeing the passenger depot in adaptive reuse.
Describe the public-private partnerships involved in the project and how these partnerships will sustain
and support the resource(s) after the grant project is complete? Describe/list all entities that are involved with, or
affected by, the project. Attach evidence of involvement from partner organizations such as letters of support that specifically
state confirmation of their contribution(s). See Supplemental Information in the guidelines for more information regarding
partnership documentation.
The Northeast Urban Renewal Board has agreed to fund the minimum $15,000 match needed for this
application. NURB members will also provide the professional consultant hired for this project with
information regarding the Tax Increment Financing District, and the potential assistance the NURD may be able
to provide.
18 (North East Neighborhood Association 2008, 1)
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The North East Neighborhood Association will provide much of the public involvement in the project by
hosting public meetings, design charettes and adaptive reuse plan feedback to the consultant.
The City of Bozeman will provide oversight staff to the project; including engineering review, planning review,
and historic preservation review as well as grant administration. As the minimum required match is in place,
this grant application has not attempted to leverage City staff’s wages and benefits as a match.
The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board will aid in the preservation review of the passenger depot
reuse plans, as well as participate in the neighborhood meetings.
Montana Rail Link, the current leaseholder to the BNSF Main Line, has agreed to work with the current sub-
leasse to allow physical investigation of the building. MRL has also agreed to work with consultants to clarify
the process by which a developer could utilize the building.
PARTNER CONTRIBUTION
NURB $15,000, support and guidance
NENA Neighborhood coordination
City of Bozeman Grant administration, RFP/ RFQ process
Montana Rail Link Access to the site
BHPAB Historic Preservation Guidance
This project will produce a complete and specific document, available to all stakeholders and members of the
public, which offers an economically viable plan for adaptive reuse of Bozeman’s NPRR depot.
Explain how the project will engage public involvement?
Public involvement in the project will generally revolve around the neighborhood’s interest in the project,
which will be coordinated by NENA. A website will be developed outlining the results of planning project,
to be used as a marketing tool to attract potential developers. A blog, updated by members of the NURB,
NENA, BHPAB, MPA and MRL, will also be hosted on the website, as a means of communication with the
public.
C. Project Activities -- Describe the project activities necessary to achieve the Project Objectives? List and
describe all tasks and products. All grant activities must be accomplished within the grant period (generally 1 to 2
years).
Project activities:
- Phase one: Conditions assessment of the passenger depot
- Phase two: Adaptive reuse study for the passenger depot and site
- Phase three: Market feasibility study
- Website and blog construction through all phases
- Neighborhood meetings and design charettes through phase two
Project Products:
- Phase one: Written conditions assessment report with photographs, architectural drawings and material
evaluations
- Phase two: Written adaptive reuse study for the passenger depot and site, including architectural
schematics
- Phase three: Written market feasibility study, which cites local conditions
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D. Timeline -- Show a timeline for all of the above listed activities. The timeline may be attached as a separate page.
Assuming grant is awarded in Spring 2010
July 1, 2010: Project stakeholders clarify application, desired abilities and project description.
July 15, 2010: Project is advertised, RFQ and RFP process begins
September 1, 2010: RFP/ RFQ’s due to City. Committee of stakeholders selects contractor using the
Secretary of the Interior’s standards for professional services.
September 15, 2010: Notification to selected contractor
October 1, 2010: Phase One Condition assessment beings
December 31, 2010: Phase One condition assessment report due
January 1, 2011: Phase Two adaptive reuse plan begins
January 15, 2011: neighborhood meetings and design charette hosted by NENA
March 31, 2011: Phase Two adaptive reuse plan report due
April 1, 2011: Phase Three market feasibility study begins
May 31, 2011: Phase three market feasibility report due
June 30, 2011: Project close
E. Personnel & Consultant Qualifications -- List the project personnel that will administer and the types of
consultants that will be hired to complete the project. Describe their responsibilities and the percentage of time
each will dedicate to the project. Describe the criteria that will be used to competitively select consultants for their
services. All Federal grants require consultants to be competitively selected (please see page 3 of the
guidelines for more information).
The City of Bozeman currently has one professional staff member who will be involved in the inventory
update. Please see their qualifications below.
Courtney Kramer, Assistant Planner for Historic Preservation
Bachelor of Arts- History, Montana State University
Master of Historic Preservation, the University of Kentucky
The City of Bozeman will send out a Request for Proposals to hire a professional cultural resource
management firm to complete the survey and inventory work. The RFP will require that the consultant meet
the minimum professional requirements established by the National Park Service for persons conducting
historical architectural inventories. The city will require that any contractors and their employees working
on the survey be paid professionals meeting those federal requirements. The City of Bozeman will review
RFP submittals against the National Park Service guidelines and secure a contract with the most qualified
professional.
F. What are the sources of the non-federal match?
List the secured sources and other funds associated with the required dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match, which can
be cash, donated services, or use of equipment. Federal appropriations or other Federal grants may not be used for
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match, except Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) grants from the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. All non-Federal matching funds must be used during the grant period to execute the project. If the
match is not secured, explain how it will be raised.
The project is feasible, and the costs are eligible under the “Planning and Development: Planning” umbrella of
the Preserve America program as a project which involves “planning to conserve, rehabilitate, or reuse existing
historic resources with condition assessments, adaptive use plans, and feasibility studies so that the resources
are utilized to benefit the community.”
The funding is in place to begin this project on July 1, 2010, at the start of the 2011 fiscal year. The NURB has
offered a minimum of $15,000 as a match, and if the grant is awarded, the NURB will add the funds to their
annual work plan for Fiscal Year 2011.
Local Matching Funds
Source: Hours
Salary/
hour Total
Northeast Urban Renewal District N/A N/A
$
15,000.00
Total:
$
15,000.00
G. Budget -- Outline the project budget in the form below; add additional lines in a category as needed.
All costs associated with the project must be eligible, reasonable, and directly relevant to the project.
Each cost item must clearly show how the total charge for that item was determined (example: hours x hourly
rate = total cost).
All major costs must be listed, and all cost items should be explained in the narrative of the application.
The budget must include at least the minimum required match (e.g., if applying for a $30,000 grant, the
budget must describe a total of $60,000 in costs/work).
All non-Federal match must be cash expended or services donated during the grant period (generally 1 to 2
years) and not before.
If including indirect costs, please make sure to include documentation supporting your Indirect Cost Rate.
If you have any questions about cost categories, or how to formulate some of your budget items, please email
NPS_PreserveAmerica@nps.gov.
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1. Personnel. Provide the names and titles of key project personnel. Include only the percentage of time used on the
project. Please note that grant funds may not be used to pay Federal employee salaries, nor may Federal salaries be
used as match/cost share. Please consult page 3 of the guidelines for more information on allowable personnel costs.
Name/Title of Position and % of time
spent on this Project
Wage or Salary
Federal Grant
Funds
Match /Cost
Share (if any)
Total
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
Subtotal
$
$
$
2. Fringe Benefits. If more than one rate is used, list each rate and the wage or salary base.
Rate
Salary or Wage
Base
Federal Grant
Funds
Match / Cost
Share (if any)
Total
% of
$
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
Subtotal
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
3. Consultant Fees. Include payments for professional and technical consultants participating in the project. Please
consult page 3 of the guidelines for more information on allowable consultant costs. Maximum hourly rates charged to
this grant may not exceed 120% of the salary of a Federal Civil Service GS-15, Step 10, which in Fiscal Year 2008 was
$88.67 per hour or $685 per day.
Name and Type of Consultant
# of
Days
Rate of
compensation or
fixed rate for project
Federal Grant
Funds
Match/Cost
Share (if any)
Total
$ 30,000
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
$ 30,000
Subtotal
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
$ 30,000
4. Travel and Per Diem. Indicate the number of persons traveling, the total days they will be in travel status, and the
total subsistence and transportation costs.
From/To
# of
People
# of
Travel
Days
Subsistence
Costs
(Lodging and
Per Diem)
Transportation
Costs (Airfare
and Mileage)
Federal
Grant
Funds
Match/
Cost
Share (if
any)
Total
Consultant pays own
travel expenses
$
$
$
Subtotal
$ 0
$ 0
$
5. Office Supplies and Materials. Include consumable supplies and materials to be used in the project and any items
of expendable equipment, i.e., equipment costing less than $5000 or with an estimated useful life of less than two years.
Equipment costing more than that should be listed in Equipment - Category 6.
Item
Cost
Federal Grant
Funds
Match/Cost
Share (if any)
Total
Consultant pays own office supplies
and materials
$
$
$
$
Subtotal
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
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6. Equipment. List all equipment items in excess of $5000. Items worth less than $5000 or that have a useful life of
less than two years must be listed in Supplies and Materials - Category 5.
Item
Cost
Federal Grant
Funds
Match/Cost
Share (if any)
Total
Consultant supplies own equipment
$
$
$
$
Subtotal
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
7. Other (specify).
Item
Cost
Federal Grant
Funds
Match / Cost
Share (if any)
Total
$
$
$
$
Subtotal
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
BUDGET SUMMARY
Enter category totals here
Category
Federal Grant Funds
Match/Cost Share
Total
1. Personnel
$
$
$ 0
2. Fringe Benefits
$
$
$ 0
3. Consultant Fees
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
$ 30,000
4. Travel and Per Diem
$
$
$ 0
5. Supplies and Materials
$
$
$ 0
6. Equipment
$
$
$ 0
7. Other
$
$
$0
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
$
$
$ 30,000
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
From 424, Application for Federal Assistance
Letter of support from the Northeast Neighborhood Association
Letter of support from the Northeast Urban Renewal Board
Letter of support from the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board
Letter of support from the Montana Preservation Alliance
Letter of support from Montana Rail Link
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Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board. Nomination for Bozeman's Northern Pacific Rail Road
Passenger Depot to the Montana Preservation Alliance's "Most Endangered Places" list. nomination form,
Bozeman, Montana: N/A, 2009.
City of Bozeman. "Bozeman Commission Resolution No. 3835, Declaration of a Blighted Area." City of
Bozeman Document Center . August 15, 2005. http://www.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/2404/Page1.aspx
(accessed February 2, 2010).
City of Bozeman. "Bozeman Community Plan." Growth Policy, Bozeman, Montana, 2009.
—. "Ordinance 1655, Adopting an Urban Renewal Plan for Portions of the Northeast Bozeman, Including the
Historic Mixed Use District." City of Bozeman Document Center. November 28, 2005.
http://www.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/11704/Page1.aspx (accessed February 2, 2010).
Derek Strahn. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination." Bozeman's Northern Pacific/ Story Mill
Historic District. Bozeman: United States Department of the Interior- National Park Service, October 1994.
Historical Research Associates. Report of the Historical Findings, Northern Pacific Roundhouse Site, Bozeman,
Montana. Missoula, Montana: Historical Reseach Associates, 1988.
McDonald, James R. Bozeman Historic Resource Suvey. Cultural Resources Survey, Missoula, Montana:
Privately Printed, 1984.
MHS. "Preserve Montana: The Montana Historic Preservation Plan, 2008-2012." Montana Historical Society.
December 2007. http://www.his.state.mt.us/shpo/surveyplanning/HistPresPlan.asp (accessed January 19, 2010).
North East Neighborhood Association. North East Neighborhood Association (NENA) Bylaws. NENA Bylaws,
Bozeman, MT: City of Bozeman, 2008.
R.H. Polk. Bozeman [Montana] City Directory; Including Gallatin County. City Directory, Butte, Montana:
R.H. Polk and Company, 1892-13, 1901.
Sanborn Map Company. "Fire Insurance Map for Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana." New York City:
Sanborn Map Company, September 1927.
—. "Fire Insurance Map for Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana." New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1967.
Willson, Fred F. "Architectural Drawing 1130 #30." Northern Pacific RR Pasenger Depot, 826 Front Street.
Bozeman, Montana, 1924.
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*** IF USING WORD FORMAT YOU MUST DOWNLOAD
THE SF424 - APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE SEPARATELY AND
SUBMIT WITH THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION ***
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Applications must be submitted in hard copy. Faxed applications and applications submitted electronically will not be
accepted. Applications not received by the deadline and incomplete applications will not be considered. Additional
materials sent separately from the application will not be considered part of the application and will not be included in
evaluation of the application.
Application materials will not be returned. All application materials, including photographs, become the property of the
National Park Service and may be reproduced by NPS or its partner organizations without permission; appropriate credit
will be given for any such use.
YOU MUST SUBMIT:
(1) original and five (5) copies – a total of 6 – complete application packages (preferably double-sided).
One (1) additional photocopy of page one of the application.
Page one of the application must be the first page in the original and copies. Do not use other cover pages.
The original must be secured with a binder clip.
Each copy must be securely held together with a staple or binder clip; do not use pocket folders, notebooks, or ring
binders.
A complete application package includes:
Application on 2010 form.
SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance (Download separately from the NPS website if using Word format)
Authorizing Official signature.
Timeline for project completion.
Detailed budget.
Necessary supplemental information to explain the project (photographs, maps, documentation of public/private
partners, etc.)
*** NOTE - Applications should not be submitted through the US Postal Service. All US Postal Service mail to
Federal agencies in Washington, D.C. is irradiated, which can damage or destroy materials and lead to a delay in
delivery. You must submit your application via an alternate carrier.
SEND APPLICATIONS TO:
Please address ALL support letters to the address below, attn: Hampton Tucker; Chief, Historic Preservation Grants
Division – they must accompany the grant application or they will NOT be considered.
Preserve America Grants
National Park Service
1201 “Eye” Street, NW
6th Floor (ORG. 2256)
Washington, DC 20005
For more information please contact the National Park Service at:
(202) 354-2020
nps_preserveamerica@nps.gov
www.nps.gov/history/hps/hpg/preserveamerica
Applications must be received by 5:00 PM EST, Friday, February 12, 2010
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Dear Preserve America Board, February 3, 2010
The Northeast Urban Renewal Board has been working hard over the past several years to improve the
conditions in the Northeast side of town. One of the key elements stated in our original urban renewal
plan is to seek ways to restore/revitalize the historic Northern Pacific Rail Road (NPRR) passenger depot.
The board was recently presented with the opportunity to seek a Preserve America Grant for the very
revitalization efforts we sought. The Northeast Urban renewal board has reviewed the proposed grant
application against our guiding principles and determined that the revitalization of the Historic NPRR
passenger depot is a project that we can fully support. The past years have shown us that many people
have “kicked the tires” on this project and have unfortunately walked away due to the numerous
unknowns, without this grant it is unlikely that a private or public entity would make the investment into
revitalization. The information gathered during the three phases will prove crucial for interested parties
to get the project off the ground. The Northeast Urban renewal board voted unanimously to provide
the $15,000 matching funds necessary for the first steps to getting this exciting piece of history back into
operation and open for the enjoyment of the public. We thank you for considering this grant application
and anxiously await the opportunity to begin this important step in our revitalization.
Sincerely,
Erik R Nelson
Chair Northeast Urban Renewal Board
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