Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2013 03 18

Home Browse Search

Resource Number: 5BL 8000 Temporary Resource Number: 157508405005 3 Listings in the 1900 census indicate that the Henry and Edith Porta family was living at 925 La Farge, next to the Damiana family at 917 La Farge. It is believed that later, however, this branch of the Porta family also lived at 917 La Farge. By 1920, Henry and Edith had a number of children, but it cannot be determined which of the two houses they were living in; they could have lived in both. Based on available records, the nine children of Henry Sr. and Edith Porta were known to be William, Della, Henry Jr., Lillian, Arthur, Charles, Albert, Virginia, Elaine, and Evelyn. An address indicated in several directories as being that of the residence of the Porta family, and the only one on the west side of the 900 block of La Farge, was 426 La Farge (under Louisville’s old address system). However, it appears that there may have been just one address used for both 917 La Farge and 925 La Farge. It is possible that this was because Porta family members may have resided in both houses that were right next to each other. Other addresses for the Portas on the west side of the 900 block of La Farge were 410 (in 1936) and 915 (starting in 1943). It was not until 1946 that two different addresses for 917 and 925 La Farge were given in the directories (and to add to the confusion, these two addresses were 915 and 917). In 1942, Albert (1910-2002) and Helen Porta became the owners of 925 La Farge. Albert, whose nickname was “Boots,” was the son of Henry Sr. and Edith Porta, and the brother of Henry Porta Jr. who by the 1940s settled next door at 917 La Farge. Information about the life and career of Albert Porta can be found in the report on 925 La Farge from the 2000 survey. He was also a World War II veteran, having served in the Navy. Sources of Information Boulder County “Real Estate Appraisal Card – Urban Master,” on file at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder County Clerk & Recorder’s Office and Assessor’s Office public records, accessed through http://recorder.bouldercounty.org. Directories of Louisville residents and businesses on file at the Louisville Historical Museum. Census records and other records accessed through www.ancestry.com .