Structural Analysis for the NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY PASSENGER DEPOT 820 FRONT STREET BOZEMAN, MONTANA JULY 2013 SUBMITTED TO: Department of Planning and Community Development Courtney Kramer 20 East Olive Street Submitted by: Bozeman, Montana 59771 Funding Provided by: CTA Architects Engineers 411 East Main Street, Suite 101 Bozeman, Montana 59715 (406) 556-7100 Northern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot – Bozeman, Montana Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Property Information ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Project Objectives & Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 2 General ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Images ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Site and Building Assessment ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Research ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Construction Drawings ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Stakeholder Meeting............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Public Outreach ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 CURRENT IMAGES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Photographs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Current Floor Plans .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 A-1: First Floor - Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... A-2: Basement – Existing Conditions .................................................................................................................................... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Significance Statement .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Benefits of Original Construction ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Summary of Findings – Adaptive Reuse ................................................................................................................................ 11 Zoning ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Building Size ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Current Use ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Building Suitability of Spaces ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Summary of Findings – Immediate Repairs Required ........................................................................................................... 12 Summary of Findings – Work Required ................................................................................................................................. 12 Site .................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Roofing & Roof Drainage ................................................................................................................................................... 12 Masonry ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Soffits and Knee Braces/Brackets ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Windows & Doors .............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Interior Finishes ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Handicapped Accessibility ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Page i Table of Contents Northern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot – Bozeman, Montana Structure ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Mechanical System ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 Electrical System ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 Environmental Hazards ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Construction Cost Estimate ................................................................................................................................................... 14 CONTEXTUAL HISTORY .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 A Contextual History of Railroad Business, Operations, and Landscape .............................................................................. 15 Prologue ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Station Location And Setting: The Northern Pacific In Bozeman ........................................................................................... 15 Freight Business and Freighthouses ................................................................................................................................. 18 The Business Of The Station In The 1910s .......................................................................................................................... 20 Passenger Travel .............................................................................................................................................................. 20 Express and Mail ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 Telegraphy ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 The Trains Of The Passenger Station ................................................................................................................................... 22 Scheduled Trains............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Extra Trains ......................................................................................................................................................................