Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2025 03 17

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SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting the following: • Landmark designation. • Alteration Certificate to rehabilitate the exterior chimney. • A Preservation and Restoration Grant of up to $4,250.00. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Information from Bridget Bacon, Louisville Historical Museum For several decades, this was the home of Joseph ("Joe") and Bertha Malcolm and was the location of Joe's insurance business. Today, it is the residence of their grandson and his wife. 600 Pine is located in the Pleasant Hill Subdivision, which was platted in 1894. John A. Williams owned the property from 1904 until 1919 and was believed to have had the house constructed. There is evidence that Williams rented out the house to Royal Thompson, who was employed at the Louisville Milling & Elevator Co. (now known as the Louisville Grain Elevator), and his wife, Lulu Belle Thompson. In 1919, Joe Malcolm purchased the property. It is still owned by members of the Malcolm family, ninety-four years later. Joe grew up in Nebraska and served in the Spanish-American War around 1899-1900. At the time of his death in 1975, he was the last surviving Spanish- American War veteran in Boulder County. Joe and his wife, Bertha, moved to Louisville in 1903, where Joe had a barber shop on Main Street. From about 1920 until 1955, Joe had an insurance business, which he ran out of his home at 600 Pine. Joe was president of the Louisville School Board for twenty-one years and was active in other organizations as well, including the Louisville Lions Club and the Order of the Easter Star. Bertha is also remembered for all that she did for the Louisville community. She became very active in the Saturday Study Club, a women's organization that brought culture to Louisville and managed the small library. Records indicate that she was also involved in the Pioneer Club, which overlapped in membership with the Saturday Study Club. Bertha died in 1966 at the age of 84, and Joe died in 1975 at the age of 97. Joseph W. Malcolm, Jr., born in 1918, served in the Marine Corps for over thirty years. His obituary stated that he was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, specializing in tanks and amphibious tractors. He received the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. Records indicate that he and his wife, Claire, made their home in Boulder. In 1978, following the deaths of his parents, the then -owner of 600 Pine, Joseph Malcolm, Jr., conveyed 600 Pine to his son, Joseph W. Malcolm III, and his wife, Victoria Malcolm. They are the current owners. ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY: The PaleoWest Historic Context, Stories in Places, lists 600 Pine as a Queen Anne -style structure, likely due to the gable facing Pine Street, which has scalloped -shaped shingles, Folk Victorian ornamentation, and bargeboard. The gable also creates a sense of asymmetrical massing from the Pine Street view. Its Queen Anne stylings are less ornate or apparent than other examples of Queen Anne in Louisville, such as 741 Lincoln Avenue or 1045 La Farge