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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBartlettJackHse NPS Form 10.900 (Rev. Oct. 1990) OMB No. 1024-oa18 United States Department of the interior Yatirmal Park tien•ice NATIONAL REGISTER OF JHISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 1. :lame of Property historic name:lack Bartlett House other name/site number: 3. Location street&number: S W. Harrison not for publication:na city/town: Bozeman vicinity:na state: Montana code: I41T county:Gallatin cede: 031 zip code- 59715 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986,as amended. I hereby certify that this X nomination_request for de, nation of eligibility meets the documentation stancards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procec ural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 In my opinion,the property J( meets_does not meet the National Register Cnte6 . I t comma d that Ills property a considered significant_naflonally X statewide Xl locally Signature of certifying offs - /TiVe Dal ti aS teH' s ry Office SWe or Federal agency or bureau {_See continuation sheet for adddlonal comments.) In my opinion, the property_meets _does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting or other official Date JS=tateo,Federal agency and bureau a. National Park Service Certification I,hereby certiy that this prooerty is Signature of the Keeper Date of Action _entered in the National Register _see continuation sheet _determined eligible for the National Register see continuation sheet _determined not eligible for the National Register _see continuation sheet _removed from the National Register _see continuation sheet other(explain): Jack Bartlett Mouse Gallatin County. Montana Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property: Private Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing Category of Property: Building building(s) Number of contributing resources previously _sites listed in the National Register:n;a _structures objects Name of related multiple property listing:tt'a _TOTAL 6. Function or Use Historic Functions: Current Functions: DOMESTICISingle Dwelling DO4fESTICIsingle Dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification: Materials: Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: foundation concrete Tudor Revival walls: wood, brick roof: asphalt other. Narrative Description The Jack Bartlett House is located at 8 West Harrison Street in Bozeman, Montana, and is found at the southeastern edge of a large historic residential neighborhood between the town's Main Street commercial district and Montana State University. The boundaries of the Bon Ton and South Tracy Historic Districts are found half a block to the east and west respectively, Most of the homes in this vicinity were constructed during the first three decades of the Twentieth Century and tend to reflect Arts and Crafts or Colonial Revival stylistic influences-a fact which lends a somewhat contrasting and distinctive Tudor Revival character to this more recently constructed residence.' Constructed on lots 1-6 Block 7, in Bozeman's Butte Addition, the house stands on a landscaped 150' x 150' corner lot that is bounded by South Tracy Avenue to the east, West Harrison Street to the north, and a dedicated alley to the west. The residence fronts onto tree-lined West Harrison Street and is situated to the west of center on the lot, behind a modest, cultivated lawn. To the rear, is a large private yard enhanced by mature vegetation, including tall conifers and deciduous trees, mature hedges. and other ornamental plantings. A small period shed, echoing the house in design and materials, stands near the western property line, adjacent to the north-south alley. The property is in excellent condition and has had very little alteration since its construction in 1939-40. t While Tudor Revival homes are somewhat uncommon in the immediate vicinity ofthe Banlctt Residence,several smaller.more cona_•e-like;L:xnpl:s nfThe st%lc dating from the 1930s can be found between the 100 and 500 blocks of West Cleveland Street.just one block its the south. These include 115 West Cleveland Street(c, 1934).411 Rest Cleveland Suect(c. 1936),509 West Cleveland Strcet(c- 1935). 15 West Cleveland Street(1936),516 West Cleveland Street(1931),and 5-1 West Cleveland Street(1936). Fred Willson is credited with designing the home at 509 West Cleveland Street NPS Form 1D-900-a CMB Approval No. 1G24-0018 (8.86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 4ational Register of :E-Tistoric I laces Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Jack Bartlett House Page I Gallatin County, Montana Exterior Features: Designed by Bozeman's premiere architect, Fred Willson, in 1939, the detached two story frame residence is an unusual, asymmetrical hipped-roof expression of the Tudor Revival Style manor house.' Typical of the style, the exterior facades feature textured surfaces and a mixture of,everal different facing materials, including: wide horizontal board and batten siding, decorative wocxlen vertical siding, brick, and asbestos shingles. In form, the Bartlett House somewhat reflects the general design characteristics of Willson's Jacobean Style Quadrangle(1935) and Student Union Building (1939-40), both found on the campus of LMontana State University3 Like the Bartlett House, both buildings project an appearance of stability and dignified prosperity, while evoking medieval European images of a rural nature, in addition, both ingeniously adapted the Jacobean style's associations with rural setting and whimsical design to create one identifiable architectural area in a urban setting,' The house possesses an irregular plan, hipped roof, overhanging second story, and single dominant front gabled entrance with carved barge boards.' The walls are finished with vertical and horizontal large wood clapboard siding and asbestos shingles and, on the portions of the lower level of the north and east elevations, patterned brick masonry. Fenestration is varied, with 2!2, 616, or 8/8 double hung windows, and tall, narrow casement windows with multi-pane glazing.' Together, the wide assortment of window types and diverse wall treatments lend a substantial amount of texture to each elevation. The gabled front entrance, lending further character to the residence, is accented by decorative quoins that reinforce the opening.' The hipped roof is finished with For a discussion of the Tudor Revival Style and its character-defining features see Virginia and Lee McAlester,A Ficld Guide to mcrienn Houses.(New York:Alfred A.Knopf, 1984).355-371;James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell,"American Houses in Old Fnglish Styles,"nod-House Journal 19:5(SeptemberfOctobcr 1991),4549;and Mark Alan Hewitt,""[he Other Proper Style:Tudor,"Old Housc Juutttal 25:2(Lklarch/April 1997).30-37 In this instance,the steeply-pitched gabled entrance,overhanging second story,the massive chimney. tall.narrow casement windows,patterned hnckwotk,and varied cave-line heights are the most obvious expressions of the Tudor Revival Style. 'For a discussion of the similarities and differences between the Tudor and Jacobean Styles see John Milnes Baker,Amcricin House StvIcs:A Concise Guide(New York:WW_W.Norton and Company, 1994),100-101 and Lester Walker,American Shelter An illustrated F.ncvclnDcdia of the American Home(New York:The Overlook Press. 1996).176-177, 4Although clad in brick,the three buildings comprising Willson's Quadrangle have steeply pitched hipped roof clad in composite shingle,with at least one large cross gable. Fach has at least one large chimney. Similarly,Willson's Student Union Building,which was designed at almost exactly the same time m the Bartlett House,expresses striking architectural similarities. Although constructed of reinforced concrete and veneered in polvchrome rug faced brick,the building has a truncated hipped roof with flared eaves,and a large,otT-center cross Liable. Like the Nartlert House,the main entrance in the cruss gable ha:a concrete door surround finished to imitate tooled sandstone 'For complete architectural drawings ice Fred F Willson."Residence for Dr.lack Bartlett-193940"in Fred F.Willson Architectural Drnvings.Manuscript Collections 92143, Number 35.Burlingame Special Collections,Reline Library,Montana State University.Bozeman,Montana,sheets 1? °It should he noted that in virtually every instance where double hung windows Lie described in this physical description,they appev w have replaced tall,narrow fixed and'or casement windows identified in Willson's original 1939 elevation drawings. The double hung windows were selected most likely to provide increased ventilation. They have an essentially historic appearance and it is difficult to delenninc from existing physical evidence if and wfieri they may have replaced the urigmal w induws. It is possible—although nut likely-that the decision to divert slightly from Willson's original vision took place during the construction of the Bartlett Residence in any event-the essential integrity of the property remains largely in tact,despite some changes in window type and appearance. (ibid..3h8•note 92) According to the S1cAlester's."varying interpretations of classical doorways%etc added to Tudor hnuse runms in the 19306-," NPS Form 10-900-4 GM8 Aporovat No. 1024.0018 (8-86) United States Department of the interior National Park Service ,ational Register of THistoric Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Jack Bartlett House N4,c Gallatin[ County. Montana asphalt shingles and features overhanging eaves, which are accented on the front elevation by decorative wrought iron pendants. The foundation is concrete and the large, projecting front-facing chimney is built of brick. North (Front) Elevation: The primary facade of the Bartlett Residence presents a distinctive, off-center, two story, projecting gabled entrance, which is sided in painted asbestos shingles. An off-center, paneled wooden door with a small 212 fixed window and a wrought-iron drop handle is framed by carved wood quoins, which are finished to imitate tooled sandstone, as well as a dentilated and carved wood header. Immediately to the right of the door is a tall, narrow casement window with multi-pane glazing accented on either side by narrow, carved wooden shutters. A simple wrought iron railing and matching porch light further highlight the residence's main entrance and uncovered concrete front stoop. Abovc the door on the second story of the projecting entrance is a centrally located 818 doable hung window, framed on either side by tall, narrow 414 double hung windows. The entrance's steep-pitched cross gable is accented by carved wooden barge boards. The eastern portion of the primary facade features unpainted red and black brick on the main floor level. Soldier coursings distinguish where the wall meets the concrete foundation and help to frame the two 818 double hung windows that straddle a massive, partially-exposed central chimney that rises to project above the roofline. Defining the second story and separating the main floor masonry from two upper level 8/8 double hung windows, are three horizontal courses of wide wooden board and batten siding. The upper level windows are situated directly above those found on the [Hain level and, like most of the other windows found on this elevation, are framed in carved wooden shutters. Between the upper level windows is narrower vertical wooden siding. In contrast, the western portion of the front facade is sided in painted asbestos shingles on the main level. Two tall. narrow casement windows with multi-pane glazing and carved wood shutters are centrally located. The upper level of the western portion of the front facade displays vertical wide wood siding with scalloped bottoms. Two 6/6 double hung windows framed with carved wooden shutters are centrally positioned. Immediately to the left of these windows is a tall, narrow casement window with multi-pane glazing. East Elevation: Like the front facade, the east elevation of the Bartlett House also exhibits an eclectic mix of materials and architectural features. A single story bay window, complete with a large central plate glass window and two flanking tall, narrow casement windows with multi-pane glazing can be found on the lower right portion of the facade. The lower portion of the bay window is clad in painted asbestos shingles, and the roof of the bay window is covered in asphalt shingles. The rcniaiudet of the luwer level is covered in unpainted red and black brick on the main floor level. Continuing the precedent set on the main facade, soldier coursings distinguish where the wall meets the concrete foundation and help to frame an 8/8 double hung window, to the left of doe bay window, which is flanked on either side by tall, narrow casement windows with multi-pane glazing. As on the front elevation, three horizontal courses of wooden board and batten siding defines the second story and sep1rates the plain floor masonry from the east elevation's upper level. Above this division are two balanced 818 double hung windows, each framed by carved wood shutters. Between and on either side of each of these openings is vertical wooden siding, similar to that found on the primary facade. NPS Form 10.900-a OM8 Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic 11Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 lack Bartlett House Page 3 Gallatin County, Montana South (rear) Elevation: Like the north (front) and cast elevations, the south(rear)elevation is characterized by an eclectic mix of wall treatment materials as well as varied window fenestration, typified in the original design by the tall, narrow casement windows-a character- dcfming feature of the Tudor Revival Style. The south elevation breaks into eastern and western sections. The larger and more massive eastern section constitutes the main body of the residence. The western is comprised of the two-car garage on the lower level and living space above. With respect to the eastern portion of the rear elevation, the lower level is clad in board and batten wood horizontal siding, similar to that found on the other elevations, while the western portion of the lower level is sided in asbestos shingles. Window fenestration is varied. From right(east) to left(west) the lower level features a simple wooden door with tall, narrow multi-pane fixed window, flanked by two tall, narrow casement windows, also with multi-pane glazing. Moving to the left one finds a 6/6 double hung window, similarly flanked on either side by two tall, narrow casement windows with multi-pant glazing and two smaller multi-pane casements. A small 1960s addition of a kitchen bay window with tail, narrow non-historic plate glass windows, has replaced the original bay window with 6" x 6" glass blocks surrounding on three sides a small 212 fixed window.$ As on the other elevations, three courses of wide, horizontal board and batten siding, separates the lower level from the upper level. The remainder of the upper level exhibits vertical wooden siding and varied window fenestration, including two groupings of two tall, narrow casement windows with multi-pane glazing, a large central plate glass window and two Flanking tall, =::ow casement windows with multi-pane glazing, and one smaller multi-pane casement. The smaller western portion of the south elevation is clad in asbestos shingles and contains two, centrally-located, tall narrow multi-pane casement windows. The overhanging upper level is clad in vertical wide wood siding with scalloped bottoms and features three tall, narrow casement windows. «'eSt_E1 vatio The western elevation features two main sections; the southern portion, which includes the projecting portion of the main body of the residence, and the northern portion, which includes a two-car garage on the main floor and second story living space above. Due to its more functional character, the northern portion of the western elevation is more straightforward in terms of design and selected materials than the house's other elevations. With respect to the southern portion, the lower reaches display wide board and batten wood horizontal siding, similar to that found on the other elevations. Three tall, narrow fixed windows are grouped together on the lower level and, according to W illson's architectural drawings, have replaced a window with 6" x 6" glass blocks surrounding on three sides d small 2/2 fixed window, identical to the one originally found on the south elevation.' A corner entrance paneled door, complete with a transom window and covered with a simple (possibly non-historic) shed roof, can also be found on the lower level. As on the other elevations, three courses of identical siding, distinguish the lower level from the upper level. The remainder of the upper level features vertical wooden siding, similar to that found on other elevations, and one tall, narrow multi-pane casement window. Along with the window replacements already mentioned.this appear to be the only obvious non-htstnnc alicratiun to the residence. For original desien appearance reference Fred Willson Drawings. [bid. NPS -orm 10-7oc-a CM8 Approval No. 1024-0018 (8.86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Semice .National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section numher 7 lack Bartlett House Page 4 Gallatin County. Montana The northern portion of the west elevation is the most simplistic face of the entire residence. The main floor is comprised Of two large, paneled, wooden garage doors. The second story is covered in vertical wide wood siding with scalloped bottoms. No windows are found on this portion of the west elevation. lntcijor Features: The interior of the house features period detailing commonly found in early-twentieth-century expressions of Old English Sryles."0 In addition, an extensive use of polished Philippine mahogany for wall treatments, decorative doors, ceiling beams, built- in book shelves, recessed cupboards, caned window valances, and the central staircase is a significant, character-defining feature of the interior spaces. Impressive mahogany doors displaying distinctive hexagonal patterms in glass andior wood can also be found throughout the interior spaces. The main entry features an impressive, ascending mahogany staircase with grooved wainscoting, carved carriage, and a decorative balustrade with both turned and carved balusters. The living room contains red oak flooring, floor to ceiling mahogany wall paneling, matching beamed ceilings, and a central marble fireplace and hearth with a matching mahogany overmantel. The dining room features pegged, wide board flooring, painted plaster walls, recessed mahogany cupboards at the corners, brass drop- handled cabinetry, and a central hanging fixture of dark bronze finish. The basement features knotty pine wall treatments and built- in cabinetry. Outbuilding: The solitary outbuilding at 8 West Harrison is typical of twentieth-century English revival style architecture in the United States in that it was contemporaneous and designed to complement the house." Located directly south and west of the main residence and adjacent to an existing concrete driveway leading to the attach two-car garage, the 12' x IT, one-story shed features a square plan and is clad in wide, horizontal board and batten wooden siding similar to that found on the house. The lower half of the north elevation features colored brick masonry, which wraps around to cover a portion of the east elevation and closely matches that found on the main residence. A w(x)dcn door with wrought iron hinges and handle is found on the cast elevation. Framed 2/2 fixed windows are centrally located on the upper portions of the north and south elevatiotu. The hipped roof is clad in wooden shingles. Integrity: The Bartlett House retains a very high degree of integrity inside and out. The workmanship and materials from the original construction are very well preserved. Similarly, the defining elements of the original design, including the roofline, spatial relationships, historic fabrics, varied exterior surfaces, original masonry, and dominant chimney, remain in tact. Significant design alterations have been limited to non-character defining elevations-namely the south or rear elevation-and are generally limited to the small kitchen addition with non-historic fixed plate glass windows. A number of the original tall, narrow casement windows For an excellent description of common interior features of English Revival houses see i tilnssey and Slax%cft.49)Virtually all of the character-dcr►ning features called out by the authors cia be found in the Bartlett I louse. (Massey and Maxwell.47) NPS Form 10.900-a OMB Approval No. 1024.0018 (8.86) United States Department of[tie Interior National Park Service Piational Register of Historic -.Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Jack Bartlett House Page 5 Gallatin County Montana drawn in Willson's original architectural renderings were also replaced by larger 81 double hun_ •:•'-dews-mist likely for insulation or ventilation purposes-but these alterations were sensitive to the original small paned window designs in that they replicate fenestration rhythms and used the original openings. Thus. despite these changes, the house is very reflective of its historic appearance and character. Similarly, the site's landscaping, historic residential setting and general feeling of the neighborhood is also very much intact. Thus, there is a clear conveyance of the history associated with the site and its architect, Fred F. Willson. lack Bartlett House Gallatin County. Montana Name of Property County and State S. Statement of Significance Appiicab:e National Register Criteria A. C Areas of Significance:Architecture, Community Planning & Development Criteria Consideraflons(Exceptions)' n..a Penod(s)of Significance 1939-1949 Significant Person(s):Na Significant Dates 193940 Cultural Affiliation; n/a Architecl/Builder. Willson, Fred F., architect Narrative Statement of Significance The Jack Bartlett House qualifies for National Register listing under criterion A and C. The residence is historically significant for its association with Bozeman's steady economic and demographic evolution during its 1930-1950 Nationalization Phase of development.` Reflecting broad patterns of architecture, community pfannutg, and development in this pivotal era, the residence qualities for National Register listing under criterion A. The property also qualifies for Register listing under criterion C. as the representative work of regionally-significant architect Fred F. Willson, as well as being a unique representation of Tudor Revival architecture and the embodiment of the distinctive characteristics of ca. 1940 popular construction. lack Bartlett acquired vacant lots 1-6 Black 6 in Bozeman's Butte addition in late 1939 and immediately hired Bozeman's premiere architect, Fred F. Willson, to initiate the design for a new residence on the property." According to dates found on the original architectural renderings, drawings for the exterior elevations, floor plans, window, fireplace, stair, and interior cornice details were completed by Willson in December of 1939. By February of 1940, additional modifications to the house's interiors, including further living room and rumpus room fireplace refinements, as well as bay window, telephone niche, and beam mould details, were completed by the architect." Bartlett lived in the house until the fall of 1944, when he sold the property to the F. 1. Sabo family, who lived in the house throughout the 1940s and 1950s." Then in March of 1960, F. i. Sabo deeded the property to his wife, Dorothy,16 Local architect William Grabow was soon hired to make slight modifications to the floor plan and the non- t'James R.McDonald,Bozeman Historic Resourcc Surscy(Missoula,Montana.Privately Printed.1984), 13 and 108-1 t8 -'Gardner Waite,grantor,to John Bartlett,grantee, 1939,Film 84 page 343,OrantortGrantee Index.Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's ounce,fiallatin County Courthouse.Bozeman,Montana, t t For complete architectural drawings see Fred F.Willson."Residence for Dr Jack Bartlett. 1939-40'in Fred F.Willson Architectural Drawings,Manuscript Collections c_143, Number 35,Hwlingame%pecial Collections,Renne Library,Montana State t niversity,Bozeman,Montana,sheets 1-9 and additional unnumbered sheets. John D.Bartlett.grantor to F 1.Saba,grantee,September 30. 1944,Film 90 Page 84-85.GranlovGrantee Index,Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office,Gallatin County Courthouse,Bozeman-Montana_ I i'F.L Sabo,grantor,to Dorothy F.Sabo,gramcc,March 15, 1960.Film 133 Page 40,Granto6Grantce index,Gallatin County Clerk and Recordcr's Office,Gallatin County Courthouse,Bozeman,Montana. NPS Form IC-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 lack Bartlett House Page I C.allitin C'nnn s' 'innrrin, character-defining west and south elevations of the property, adding a small addition to an existing kitchen area," Following these changes, members of the Sabo family continued to occupy the house until 1987, when the property was sold to James L. Isch,'g Seven years later, Isch deeded the property to the property's present owners. Carson and Dede Taylor.'9 Jack Bartlett and Bozeman's Nationalization Phase: The 1930-1950 Nationalization Phase of Development was a critical era of growth and development for Bozeman, Montana. The Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, World War 11, and the post-war era: all had substantial and lasting impacts on the community." Like other places across the nation, Bozeman faced many challenges following the Stock Market Crash of 1929 hut, for the most part, the town of nearly 7,000 fared comparatively well. Local newspaper headlines on January 1, 1930 optimistically prociaimcd: "All signs point toward continuance of prosperity . . . Nothing in the present situation that is menacing or pessimistic . . . Agriculture in better condition than ever,",' Several factors contributed to this positive outlook. As in years past, an abundance of water in the region caused agriculture in the Gallatin Valley to flourish at a time when most farmers and ranchers were ravaged by natural disasters and financial ruin. Drought stricken cattle from other regions were brought into the Bozeman area and, by 1932, local dairy farmers were constructing a S_15,000 cooperative creamery that was expected to double the farm population of the county.'—' The success of the local farm economy is further evidenced by the development of the Gallatin Valley Auction Yards and Vollmer slaughterhouse complex in die mid 1930s.2' Ironically, that same year, local newspapers lamented the fact that in other parts of the nation the gross income of American farmers was less than half of the returns for 1929.=4 William Grabow."Residence Alteration:Mr.and Mrs.Sabo-Plan and Elevations(January 1962)"in Fred F.Willson Architectural Drawings,Manuscript Collections 42143.Number 35,Burlingame Special Collections,Renne Library,Montana State University, Bozeman,Montana,sheets 1.9 and additional unnumbered sheets. ,A - Dorothy F.Sabo,grantor to James L.Isch,grantee,April 15,1997,Film 96.Page 3897,GrantorlGranice Index,Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office,Gallatin County Courthouse,Bozeman,Montana. t James L Isch.grantor,to Carson Taylor,grantee,August 19, 1994,Film 147.Page 69.Grantor+Grantee Index,Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder';Office,Gallatin County Courthouse,Bozeman,Humana. -iFor a general discussion of Bozeman during the period see Phyllis Smith,Dozetnan and the Gallatin Villc% A History(Ilelcna: Falcon Press, 1996).255-286. - Bozeman Daily Chronicle,January 1, 1931). 1 _-Locals Survived Depression Better than Most,"BSIi.ctttan Daily Chronicle Cemenmal Fditinn.Timsday.March 29. 1993.16. "See 4talcolm Story, interview by author,7 June 1993.Bozeman, Montana, tape recording in possession of the author, Bozeman, Monntru. and Anthony Ciatkc and Lewis Uhlrich,interview by author,7 July 1993,Bozeman,4funtana,tape recording in possession of the author.Buzeman, Moncma. Ste also"Vollmer Slaughter House Necessity in Everyday Living,"Bowman Daily Chronicle 26 March t956,8 -�C'Locals le) NPS Form 10-900-a OHO Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of tilt Interior National Park Service i""ational Rebister of HistoricPlaces Continuation Sheet Section number 8 lack Bartlett House Page r,nllotin rnnnty, Mnntann When Montana's economy was at its lowest point, Bozeman witnessed a new relationship with the Federal government which further bolstered the local economy. While drought conditions continued to hinder agricultural pursuits and forced many Montana counties to seek federal assistance during the Depression years, many area farmers and related businesses. such as the Montana Flour Mills Company, profited by providing flour and cereal products for Roosevelt's New Deal assistance programs. Flourishing agribusiness, coupled with the presence of MSC's Agricultural Extension Serice, made Bozeman the principle actor in Montana's New Deal farm policy activity and underscored Bozeman's role as the "de facto capitol of rural Montana."13 Thanks in large measure to its growing role in New Deal Farm policy, as well as the fact that many unemployed students were flccking to Bozeman, Montana State College expanded dramatically during the period. having obvious ripple effects on the town and its built environment. In 1932, MSC had 1,056 students, many of whom were attracted to Bozeman because they could not find jobs. By 1939, student population had jumped nearly sixty percent to 1,801 students. °This dramatic increase helped to further bolster Bozeman during the worse years of the Great Depression and generated increasing opportunities for local housing and business development. 11)anks to the continued success of the local agricultural economy and the ongoing benefits of Montana State College's expansion during the 1930s, Bozeman's population increased steadily during the Great Depression. According to United States Census Reports, local population was 6,855 in 1930. By 1940, that population had risen nearly 21 d to 8,665 local residents, not including students.:' Another indicator of Bozeman's continuing growth during its Nationalization Phase of Development was the valuation of Building Permits. 1n 1932, for example, the total value of local building permits was a less than impressive $98,883. By 1940, the total building permit valuation had grown more than four times to$428,780, a solid indication that local growth and development accelerated toward the end of the decade. During the same period, a total of 555 more light meters and 1129 gas meters were added in Bozeman.'' Such surprising development prompted Bozeman's mayor, August H. Lake to boast in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle of his community's "sound, steady business world." Lake went on to assert that: the city of Bozeman leads the nation in home-owned homes. The records here show that 56% of all the homes here are owned by the occupants. The average according to government statistics is 48 This, in a measure accounts for the wide publicity Bozeman has gained the country over as a city of beautiful homes for it goes without saying that the man who owns a home takes pride in its appearance. And in this respect, Bozeman lives up to its reputation.`9 (S1cDonald 198.1, 112) Office of the Reeistrar,"Registrar i Kepon to the Presidenr.Summary of Student Statistics 19934 through 1958-9, zcman- Muntana State College,Mauch 196n).7-8 and 52.53 Compare Copulation statistics recorded in Polk'c Roseman(M(tntana)Cily Director tsalt Lake City R I. Polk and Co.of Muntana. 1933). I 1-13 and Polk''Bozeman lGatlatin Countv,Slontanal City yirectory{Salt Lake City-R.L.Pulk and Co,or Montana. 1942), I I.14, -HCompare building and construction statistics recorded in Ibid. " -As Yc Soss.So Shall Ye Rcap' The Home is the Foundation ofSuciety."an advertisement written by the City Improvement and Ilousing Committee of the Buzeman chamber of Commerce in The Bozcman Daih Chronicle."May 7, 1939.6 NPS form is-goo, (8.86) CMS Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National furl:Service rational Register of :f historic Places Continuation Sheet Seciion number 8 Jack Bartlett House Page 3 To further these positive trends in local development, the mayor and his supporters initiated "a campaign to further increase home ownership and home improvements, modernization, and remodeling of business buildings . , ,"" In the Fall of 1939,just months- after the start of this ambitions, community-wide endeavor, Jack Bartlett hired architect Fred Willson to design his new home at 8 West Harrison Strut. Jack(John Donnington) Bartlett was born March 10, 1909 in Chicago, where his father was a doctor. Following the death of his father in France during World War 1, Jack and his family returned to Helena, Montana, where his mother, Ethel Booker Bartlett, had been raised. In 1928, a young Bartlett came to Bozeman, Montana, to attend Montana State College in Mechanical Engineering, a program of growing importance at the formerly agricultural-dominated land grant college." While at MSC, Bartlett was involved in the Sigma Chi Fraternity, "Scabbard and Bladc," and also served as "Commissioner of Dramatics" on the Student Senate, In 1931, Bartlett eloped to Idaho with Rae Ancenev, daughter of the owners of the impressive Flying D Ranch, without informing,college authorities. For this action he was expelled from Montana State College." That same year. Bartlett's mother and sister, Bettie, moved to Bozeman. 'Together the three purchased the Bungalow Drug at la West Main Street with famity savings. The Bungalow opened in 1912 as a confectionary and drugstore and "(it) quickly became a gathering place for generations of young people, who dawdled over root beer floats, Green Rivers, and banana splits."" Period photographs advertised the establishment as the "largest ice cream parlor in the west."3" The ongoing success of Bartlett's investment is evidenced by the fact that in 1935, he hired local architect Fred F. Willson to redesign the Bungalow's storefront in the Art Deco Style.35 Jack and Rae Bartlett had three children by 1936 and were divorced by 1939. Jack got custody of the children and, craving the respectability that a large traditional home would give them, hired local architect Fred Willson to design a residence in the Tudor Revival Style. Proceeds from the Bungalow, a stil'►-thriving downtown business, helped finance the ambitious Depression-era project, and the Bartlett family worked collaboratively with Willson on the design. According to Bettie Bartlett, Jack Bartlett and Fred Willson chose the character-defining Philippine .Mahogany woodwork for the interiors, and the upstairs "suite" was designed for the mother and sister. The rumpus room for the children and extra bedrooms for a nanny in the basement suited the extended family's needs. 'The four bathrooms were unusual for the time and Bettie Bardett remembers a carpenter's wife ,n "Campaign will Urge Building,Rebuilding of Humcs in Borsm:tn."Ba�rrian Chmnicle,May 7, 1939. 1, ]1 (McDunald. 116) 3-1 Telephone Interview with Bettie Bartlett,Big Fork Montana by Dedc Taylor,July 19.1999, For additional Biographical information see obituaries fuund in die Nava[Califrrniat Rerist *. I I December, 1%9,and the Saint Helena lCalifnmial Register. I 1 December, 1969. (Smith.273) J(1bid,244) 'Fred Willsan Job List; 1935,lob Q3517,.-Store Front-Bungalow-i Bartlett." See also Man Cohen,"20 hest Main Street," Montana Historical and Architectural lnvcntot},, 1955_ The storctiont featured stripes of dark and light beige cararra glass,and red%ithin the recessed entr% way. Three colors orcricaustic tile covered the doorstep to the drug store,with the name of Elie establishment inlayed Each window comprising the storefront featured transom decals advertising"Fountain.""Films,""Gilts,--Candy."and"Lunch" A distinctive neon An Deco sign reading"Bungalow"also graced the storefront. 4P5 Form 10-9C0-a 048 Approvat No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service �(ational Register of I-F-fistoric Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 lack Bartlett House Page 4 C;21btin C'nunty <Annr-inn commenting that the family must have kidney problems to need so many toilets," Clearly, the Bartlett house was unusually large for a Depression-cra residence-an indication that the family, and probably the broader community in which they lived, were confident in Bozeman's continued growth and development. Such widespread morale was still apparent at the outset of the new decade when the Bozeman Chronicle predicted that 1940 would be "the best year for commercial enterprise since 1929 . . . 'if the war continues.'-` The paper gave several reasons for making this optimistic claim, asserting that: (For) the western part of the United States the war in Europe seems to offer a double stimulation to business. Our wheat and cattle and copper and timber and wool are already finding a better market, in part at least, as the result of the conflict. During the sturuner season we should see greatly increased western travel, since "going abroad" will be most definitely not the thing one does in the coming year, `if the war continues."3' As predicted, Bozeman's economy continued to expand, especially after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. Mechanisms were already in place to provide the nation's armed forces with locally produced agricultural commodities, such as flour, wool and meat. Major local employers, such as Montana Flour Mills and the Bozeman Canning Company operated at maximum capacity during the era." Unfortunately for the Bartlett family, not everyone prospered to the extent that some of Bozeman's major employers did. In the early 1940s, the Bartlett family found it more difficult to pay the mortgage payments on their newly constructed residence-a fact that was perhaps due in part to declining college enrollments during the War years and the corresponding drop in patronage at the Bungalow Drug. Soon, the family sold the business to Doc Young and lack enlisted in the Royal Air Force and later in the U.S. Air Force. Bettie worked as a secretary at MSC and the children went to live with their mother. The Bartlett house was sold to F. 1. Sabo in 1944. The end of the war and the return of veterans brought ever-increasing activity to Bozeman. The effects of the 1944 G.1. Bill of Rights stimulated further growth at the college and in the housing industry. Local responses to shortages in housing supply prompted the development of wood products industries such as the Idaho Pole plant, which was established in 1946, and the pulpwood industry, started at Gallatin Gateway in 1947. Together these and other developments helped ensure the continuing expansion of Bozeman and its institution of higher learning, Montana State College. Thus, throughout its Nationalization Phase of development, Bozeman's economic vitality was quite healthy relative to other areas in Montana. This fact translated into a general continuation of Bozeman's physical evolution during the 1930-1950 period. Taking place right at the heart of this fairly dynamic era, the construction of the Bartlett house is reflective of local development 1'(Banicit, 19,)9► ..Welcome to 1940,"Pmeman Chronicle,January' 1940,2 �NJ 'See.I'ur example.C.R.McClave to\.B.Halter,21 December 1943.A.M.Ifulter Papers,Manuscript Collect 80.Montana Historical Socicty,Ilocna,%lontana. NPS Form 10-900-a 0148 Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior N-itional Park Service National legister of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Jack Bartlett House Page 5 C:-illitin rainy Mnnrinn r trends and, more specifically. the abiding optimism and prosperity that characterized at least a segment of this ever-growing college community. Fred Willson and 13ozcm;in's Nationalization Phase Radically new manifestations of architectural form derived from the nation's growing industrial culture, and gave a decidedly different character and appearance: to numerous local properties during Bozeman's Nationalization Phase. At the same time, however, others - including Jack Bartlett - were attracted to the appeal of less urban and more picturesque ideals. The result was a marked contrast in the local built environment between the more forward-looking and Cosmopolitan statements of the Art Deco and Sloderne styles and more nostalgic and rural expressions of architectural character.`° in testimony to his diverse talents as an architect, Fred F. Willson successfully catered to both prevalent tastes during the 1930s and 40s. Born in Bozeman on November 11. 1877, Fred F. Willson was the only son of Brigadier General Lester S. and Emma Weeks Willson, pioneers who came to Montana in 1867, After attending the Bozeman Academy, Willson completed his junior year at the Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, then enrolled at Columbia University. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1902, Willson became "the first native son of the Treasure State to return . . . to practice architecture," when he accepted a position in the Helena office of prominent architect, Charles S. Haire." In 1904, Willson spent two years in Europe, studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and traveling. He returned to the United States in 1906. and worked for a time in New York City, where he was associated with architects Theodore C. Visscher and James Burley. Later that year. Willson returned to Montana to oversee the Butte office of his mentor, who now headed the firm of Link& Haire. Willson returned permanently to Bozeman in 1910 and opened his own office. During his years of practice, Willson was active in state and national architectural organizations; he served on the state board of examiners for licensing architects and as regional director for the American Institute of Architects.+2 Considered to be one of Montana's most prolific and talented twentieth century architects, Willson was "an architect of long experience and distinguished record . . ." who was "widely known professionally in the Pacific Northwest."" According to the Encyclopedia of Northwest Biography, Willson "designed many of the State's notable buildings . . ." including civic buildings, hotels, apartment buildings, a theater, schools, industrial structures and residences_" The Encyclopedia went on to note that "(1)n For discussion of the style see Janes C,Massey and Shirley Starwell,"Art Dew and international Styles."Old f louse Joumal (`larch-April 1992). 56-60 and Richard Longstrcth,The Buildings of brain Street A Guide in American Commercial Architecrurc (Washington,D.0-National Trust For Historic Preservation,1987),1149,4649,and 63.65. t"See Winfield Scott[)owns,Fricycloyedia of Northwest BiovMhv(New York:American Historical Company.Inc..1941).35-6 +-For additional discussions of Willson's biographical background scc Tom Stout,Montana Its Ston and Biocranhv.Vol.It. (Chtcav_o and Ncw York The American f listorical Society, 1921).319-?O,Robert Gcorge Raymcr.Montana:The Land and the Pennlc (Chicagu and Ncw York-The Ixwis Publishing Company, 19301.221-222:and. PeterCaushey."The Stan Who Designed Buzeman's Buildings."Bozeman nails Chronicle.Monday.Jammmy 4, t02,p._ (Do%%ns 1941),35. See also Architect Dies:hinumed by All." 1956,Vertical Files,Gallatin County Historical Society,Buzemat. Montana .14(Downs 1941),36. NPS Form 10-9110-a OMB ADoroval No. 1024-3018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 7 ational ;Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Jack Bartlett House Page 6 Grillnrin frninrx kinntana his work" Willson "combined a wide and accurate scholarship, embracing all schools of architecture, with a functional adaptation of design to the needs of modern iiic, revealing an informed taste and versatile creative powers."'s Throughout Bozeman's late Civic. Progressive and Nationalization Phases of Development, Willson's work produced diverse architectural manifestations in virtually every popular style of the day.' Over time, Willson expanded his business interests into areas other than architecture. He owned 640 acres in the Powder River area, was president of the Bozeman Investment Company, and a director and stockholder of the Willson Company." An examination of Willson's Job List reveals that throughout Bozeman's Nationalization Phase, the architect's efforts were primarily directed toward nonresidential projects, Profitable commercial remodels, such as a contract to redesign all of the Safeway Stores in Montana and, with increasing frequency, projects involving governmental facilities for city, county, state and federal entities made up the bulk of Willson's workload during the period." Most of Willson's commercial designs during the period tended to reflect the forward-looking appearance of the Art Deco and Art Moderne movements. Several of Willson's storefront remodels in the era embraced less traditional appearances, including: Bartlett's Bungalow Drug at 14 West Main Street (1935). Frank Hocy's Bozeman Sheet Metal Works at 26 South Grand Avenue (1936), and Chester Roecher's Dnlc store at 118 East Main (1940)."Completely new Main Street facades, such as that of the Park Pool Hall Building at 9 East Main Street (1937)and the Hathorn Building at 29-43 West Main Street (1942) similarly embodied Willson's trendy tendencies in public architectures" Thanks to the availability of FDR's Public Works Administration monies, W ilison also designed several notable Art Deco C'vic buildings in Bozeman during the Depression years. These landmarks included the three-story Gallatin County Courthouse (1936) at 311 West Main Street, and the large 1936-37 Art Deco Addition to the original 1902 Gallatin County High School at 404 West Main Street. In 1939, the year Willson initiated the design of the Bartlett House, he also designed three Art Deco elementary schools: Irving School at 611 South Eighth Avenue, Hawthorne School at 102 North Rouse Avenue, and Longfellow School at 516 South Tracy Avenue. The new facilities featured streamlined architectural features, such as smooth wall surfaces, soft or rounded comers, flat roofs and horizontal bands of windows that create a distinctive streamlined or wind-tunnel appearance, as well as minimalistic ornamentation and poured-in-place concrete construction. As such, these depression era landmarks were symbolic expressions of the progressive efficiency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. V'Ibid. '°(McDonald.A-11)Willson's local buildings include notable examples of the Neoclassical,Colonial Revival,Neu-Gothic, Mission Revival,Tudor Revival,Renaissance Revival,Prarie School,CratUrnan,Chateauesque,Jacobethan,International.acid Art Deco Stiles 41[Stout,pp_319.201 iSee Fred Willson Job List 1930.19-10 `See Fred Willson Job List: 193-.job 43517"Store Front-Bungalow-J.Barrett". 1936,Job 993610:"Bozeman Sheet Metal Works Shop-1 loey";and.19.10,job 04025,"Store Front Alt-Ruecher Drug Co." See Fred Wilson Job List, 193 7,job a3710"Park I'M Hall Building,Story-Vandenhwk"and Fred Willson Job List 1942.Jab #4206"Alterations to[tie I lathorn Building-- NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024.0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service ational Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Jack Bartlett House Page 7 f:allntin Cnnnt:g, tdnnrann By the mid 1930s, Willson was again designing buildings for Montana State College,just as he had done in the 191Os and 1920s.51 Perhaps in an attempt to appeal to the conservative, anti-New Deal sentiments of Montana State College President Alfred Atkinson, both landmarks that he designed in this era were largely derived from nostalgic English architectural influences and markedly less urban in character than his modernistic Art Deco PWA projects.s- Willson's 1935 Quadrangle, for example, is a complex of three Jacobethan style brick buildings facing into a landscaped courtyard planted with evergreens and deciduous trees." Ingeniously adapting the English Revival style's associations with rural setting to create one identifiable architectural area in a non- traditional, urban setting, the Quadrangle promoted a sense of romantic domesticity valued by increasing numbers of locals. By 1939--the same year that Willson designed the Bartlett House--he was again drawing upon English architectural traditions with the design of his Jacobethan Style Student Union Building, xhich bore a close similarity to the Quadrangle. Both taciiities featured a steeply-pitched roof, brick cladding, and a prominent cross-gabled entrance with cast stone detailing. While the public face of Willson's architecture tended to take on a more modern appearance in the first half of Bozeman's Nationalization Phase, his private residences - including the Bartlett House- were, like the Quadrangle and Student Union Buildings, decidedly more nostalgic and picturesque in character. A mark of the architect's creative diversity and sensitivity to the established character of Bozeman's residential neighborhoods, Willson designed "period houses" for several of Bozeman's entrepreneurs, including a Neo-Chateauesque residence for department store owner James Chambers at 616 West Story Street (1932) and similarly styled residence for flour mill owner Eugene Graff House at 504 West Cleveland Avenue 11933-34):- Like ttie Bartlett House, both clearly express romantic European stylistic references and feature large landscaped gardens in Lire rear yards. Willson's interest in the Bartlett project and choice to design a unique representation of Tudor Revival architecture stems from several notable factors. First and foremost, the architect had an established relationship with the Bartlett Family. According in Jack Bartlett's sister, Bettie. Willson had been schoolmates with her mother, Ethel. It will also be recalled that in the mid-1930s, Willson had been hired by Jack. Ethel, and Bettie Bartlett to redesign the Bungalow Drug, which they jointly owned." As significant, Willson's residential projects during the 193Os were, almost without exception, large impressive homes for prominent local families living in Bozeman's more affluent south side neighborhoods. According to local resident Grace Young, the West Harrison and Test Cleveland Street neighborhood was "where die professional people were" during the Depression, and 'IOn campus,Willsun's designs include Hamilton Hall(1910),the Chemistry Building(1920).Roberts Hall(1922).the l Icating Plant(1922). Herrick Hall(1925).the Quadrangle(1935)and the original section of the 1939-1940 Student Union Building. For backeround details on Montana State Colleges development in the 19303�see Robert Rydell,Jeffery Satford,and Piece Mullen.In the Peones intcrest(Bozeman:Montana State University Foundation, 1992),46.64. Fur a description of%illson's Quadrangle see"MSC's New Resident Hall Only One of its Find in U.S_.- The Weekly Fxnonertt. -'h September. 1935•p 3• 511(110cDunald. 1131 55(Bartlett, 1999) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-001B (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number R lack Bartlett House Page 8 r;rillitin ('rntnry hAnnrana Ott: economic climate of the era simply "didn't bother them."56 The Bartlett house was of an impressive scale and was situated in a prominent location, as were most of Willson's residences during the period. Ultimately, an analysis of Willson's domestic buildings during the era indicates a definite infatuation with English Revival architecture. Although Willson dabbled in various styles of homes during Bozeman's Nationalization Phase of Development, he drew upon English architectural influences time and time again. Many of his residential designs were closely affiliated with the nostalgic Tudor Revival Style, The Charles Anceney House at 704 South Willson Avenue (1929), the John Ketterer House at 703 West Koch (1931), and the Harry Healy House at 509 West Cleveland Street(1935) are but three examples of Willson's ongoing infatuation with English Revival architectural style during the 1930s.57 The Architectural Significance of the Bartlett House Retaining a tremendous degree of historic integrity on both the exterior and the interior, the Jack Bartlett Residence is a unique and architecturally significant representation of Tudor Revival architecture in Bozeman. Certain design features of the building, as well as its manor-like scale, eclectic use of materials, and time of construction make it an unusual, late expression of a popular local residential style." Virtually every other example Tudor Revival Houses in Bozeman feature the classic identifying features of a steeply-pitched and usually side gabled roof as well as a facade dominated by one or more prominent, half-diubered cross gables. Similarly, most local examples of the style are smaller in scale and more cottage-like in appearance-perhaps owning to the fact that the majority were designed and constructed during the depths of the Great Depression. The 150' x 150' lot dimensions of the Bartlett House are also unusually lame for Bozeman's historic residential neighborhoods. In addition to these character-defining features, the Bartlett house features a very diverse assortment of building materials. Most local examples of the Tudor Revival Style are dominated by one principle wall cladding, such as stucco, brick, stone, or wood. In contrast, each exterior facade of the residence features a mixture of several different facing materials, including: wide horizontal board and batten siding, decorative wooden vertical siding, brick, and asbestos shingles. Together with the wide assortment of window types, these diverse wall treatments lend a substantial amount of texture to each elevation. Equally notable to the exterior decoration of the Bartlett House, are the interior features: especially the extensive use of polished Philippine mahogany for wall treatments, decorative doors, ceiling beams, built-in book shelves, recessed cupboards, carved window valances, and the central staircase. Impressive carved mahogany doors displaying distinctive hexagonal patterns in glass and/or wood can also be found throughout the interior spaces. These extravagant interior finishes complement the somewhat pretentious statement made by the overall scale and setting of the residence. `See Grace Yuung Interview,by Dcdc Taylor,July 19.1999. ySee Slanhew Cohen,`Historic Resources of Bozeman,11-lontarta."National Rcatster of Historic Places Inventor,-Nomination Form(Helena State Iistoric Preservation otrice, 19X7)for.Montana Historical and Architectunl Inventories related to these properties. For a discussion of the Tudur Revival Style and its chantcter-defining features see Virginia and Lee t1cAlesur,A Field t iunde to American I louses,(New York:Alfred A.Knopf. 1984).355-371,James C.Slassey and Shirley nimwell,"American Houses in told English Styles,"Old-I luusc Joumal 19:5(SeptemberJOctobcr 1991),4549:and Mark Alan I(ewitt,"The Other Proper St)le:Tudor."Old House Journal 25:2(.Sf(archlApnl 1997),30-37 In this instance,the steeply-pitched gabled enumce,overhanging second story,the massive chimney. tan,narrow casement windows.patterned brickwork,and varied cave-line heights are the most nhvirim expressions of the Tudor Revival Style NP5 Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (S-M) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Jack Bartlett House Page 9 r:all-itin rmint: kinntann The Bartlett House is also somewhat unusual for the time in which it was constructed. The house is clearly one of the latest examples of Tudor Revival Architecture in Bozeman, a fact that may help to explain is somewhat less traditional appearance, as well as the use of asbestos shingles on the exterior elevations. Similarly, the 1939 design is a rather late example of Fred Willson's residential work. As noted above, the bulk of the architect's efforts during Bozeman's Nationalization Phase were non-residential in character. For example, of the 1-3 contracts Willson had between 1938 and 1941, less than 14% involved private residences." Throughout the 1940s and on toward Willson's retirement in the 1950s, the overall number of projects he designed also declined considerably, making this property one of the few representative examples of Willson's later residential designs found in Bozeman. S�SCe Fred Willson Job(At for 1939-1941. NPS Form 10-9OO-a OM8 Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service rational Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Jack Bartlett House Page 10 (7-I1vtin rminn, 4lnnt2nn COnclusiOn: Like many residences on Bozeman's more affluent south side, die Bartlett House projects an appearance of stability and dignified prosperity. Few houses, however, evoke Medieval Europe's romantic associations with rural setting and whimsical design as successfully as dtis unusual and well-preserved example of Fred Willson's architectural prowess. This fact, combined with its aftiliatior. with broad pattenLs of architecture, community plarnino, and hiuorical evolution in Bozeman's pivotal 1930-1950 Nationalisation Phas.-of development. make the Jack Bartlett House ` significant reference point iP.Boz .man's diverse built environment. lack Bartlett Molise Gallatin County. lviontana Name of Prr;perty County and State 9. Major Bihliographic Rcl*Crcne.,, See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file(NPS): Primary Location of Additional Data: —Preliminary determination of individual listing(36 CFR 67)has X State Historic Preservation Office been requested. _Other State agency —Previously listed in the National Register _Federal agency _oreviously determined eligible by the National Register _Local government designated a National Historic Landmark _University recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # _Other--Specify Repository recorded by Historic American Engineering Record# 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property: less than one UTM References: Zone Easting Northing 12 496130 5057040 Legal Location(Township,Range&Section(s)):SW IANW IANW;4 Section 18. Township 2 South, Range 6 East, M.P.M. Verbal Boundary Description Lots 1-6. Block 7. Butte Addn, City of Bozeman Boundary Justirication The boundary is drawn, based on legally recorded boundary lines, to include the land surrounding the btulding that has been historcally associated with the building and conveys the property's historic setting.. 11. Form Prepared By name:title: Derck Strahn with research by Dede Taylor and Ann Butterfield organization: Bozeman City/County Planning Office date: summer 1999 street& number: PO Box 640 telephone (406)582-2372 city or town: Bozeman state:MT zip code: 59715 Property Owner nameltitle: Carson & Dede Taylor Street&number 8 W. Harrison - telephuric.406-385-2430 city or town: Bozeman state:MT zip code:59715 MPS Form 10-900-a CMB Aaprovat No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Intcnor National Parh Sen•ice � - ational IE egister of Historic -Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Jack Bartlett House Page I Gallatin County, Montana Bibliography Primary Sources: Bartlett.Bettie.Telephone Interview by Dede Taylor, 19 July 1999,Bozeman,`.lontana, Typed notes in possession of the author, Bozeman, Montana. Bartlett. John D.. grantor. to F. i_ Sabo, grantee. [Microfilmed Warrany Deed] September 30, 1941. Film 90 Page 84-85. GrantoNGrantee Index. Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office. Gallatin County Courthouse. Bozeman, Montana, Gaike, Anthony and Lewis Uhlrich. Interview by author, 7 July 1993, Bozeman, Montana. Tape recording in possession of the author, Bozeman, Montana. Grabow, William, "Residence Alteration: Mr. and Mrs. Sabo-Plan and Elevations (January 1962)." Fred F. 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