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2 <br /> <br /> <br />HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: <br />Information from Historian Bridget Bacon <br />This property is part of Barclay Place, which was platted in 1897 . The lot was originally developed in 1903 . It is not clear when the house was built or when it reached its <br />current size, but the current house matches that pictured in the 1948 assessor’s photo. <br />The building is currently owned by the applicant’s parents, Robert Qualls and Judy <br />Cresswell . The applicant intends to move into the house. There is an accessory building at the rear (west side) of the lot that is not part of this application. <br /> <br />Early Owners; Allera Family, Owners 19 03-1943 <br />John and Kate Allera bought the property in 1903, and were living on it by 1904. They had two sons before John died in 1905. Kate opened a grocery on the property in 1910, just south of the existing home, which she ran until her death in 1936. <br /> <br />The store and home at 1005 LaFarge in 1929. <br />Kate’s son, John, then lived at 1005 LaFarge until 1943. He and his wife, Elma Kinister, <br />were both teachers at Louisville High School. The store seems to have been <br />demolished, and the original house expanded to the south, sometime between 1936 and 1945 . John and Elma sold the house in 19 43. <br />Doctor’s Office, 1945 -1956 <br />During these years, the property was owned by three different doctors and a <br />chiropractor. It was during this period that the accessory structure next to the garage was built, which served as a doctor’s office. The longest lasting tenant during this period was Dr. Walter Bock and his family, from 1948 to 1955. <br />