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Louisville Historical Museum <br />February 2012 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1005 La Farge Ave. History <br /> <br />Legal Description: Lots 1 & 2, Block 4, Barclay Place <br /> <br />Year of Construction: 1903-1931 (see discussion below) <br /> <br />Architect: Unknown <br /> <br />Previous addresses used to refer to this property: 502 La Farge and 504 La Farge <br />system of addresses that changed in the late 1930s. Also, in the 1952-53 Louisville directory, 1005 La <br />Farge is given as the address of the business, and 1005 ½ is giv <br /> <br />Summary: This property was used for a combination of residential and comm <br />early 1900s until at least the 1950s. It was the site of the All <br />ifferent physicians and one chiropractor. Although La Farge <br />Avenue was primarily made up of residential buildings, this addr <br />properties that historically were non-residential. <br /> <br />Development of the Barclay Place Subdivision; Allera Ownership of Lots <br /> <br />The Barclay Place subdivision in which this house sits was platt <br /> <br />In 1903, John Allera (1882- -1936). She had grown up <br />nearby at 920 La Farge. Her parents, Batista Fenolia and Louisa <br />Italy, still lived there. Also in 1903, John Allera purchased th <br />home. The 1904 Louisville directory lists the couple as living i <br /> <br /> <br />ed that he was born in Italy <br />or of Italian parents. <br /> <br />John and Kate Allera had two sons, Joseph and John. In December <br />causes when his younger son was just five days old. <br /> <br />In 1909, Kate Allera opened a grocery store on Main Street in or <br />1910, she had a store built at what is today 1005 La Farge, <br />home. It seems likely that this enabled her to not have to pay r <br />