701 705 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11294 Temporary Resource Number: 157508492001(701 Jefferson) Temporary Resource Number: 157508492001 (705 Jefferson) The property in question is outside of the boundaries of the Sanborn Maps that were done for Louisville in 1893, 1900, and 1908 (they focused on the downtown business district and La Farge Avenue only). Only 701 Jefferson, not 705 Jefferson, appears in the correct location on these lots on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville. However, this does not mean that 705 Jefferson was not standing in 1909. Rather, it was probably considered to be the second house on a parcel owned by one family (the Ferguson/Beveridge family) that had 701 Jefferson as the primary residence. The 1909 Drumm's Wall Map was drawn to only show the primary structure on a parcel. With one extended family residing in these two houses next to one another, the structures were probably viewed as being on one parcel and not two. Both houses do appear on the Methodist Church Map that was made in 1923-25. Two other structures stand behind 701 Jefferson and 705 Jefferson. One of them appears to be a small residence that faces Pine Street and has the number "627" on it. Boulder County gives 1966 as the date of construction for one of these improvements. No other information could be found about the histories of these buildings. Later owners, after this property left the Beveridge/Ferguson family in 1966, were Herschel Martin, Marilyn De Griselles, and the current owner, Scott Thomas. Other addresses used for 701 Jefferson under Louisville's old address system were found to be 204 Jefferson (shown in directories from 1916 to 1930) and 210 Jefferson (used in directories from 1932 to the late 1930s). Other addresses used for 705 Jefferson under Louisville's old address system were found to be 208 (shown in directories from 1918 to 1928), 210 (in 1930), and 218 (used in the 1932 and 1935 directories). 36. 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 (including the photos for this report). Freeze, Samuel. Map of Boulder County, 1881. Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, Colorado, 1909. Methodist Church Parish Map of Louisville, Colorado, circa 1923-25. Sanborn Insurance Maps for Louisville, Colorado, 1893, 1900, and 1908. "In Memoriam" for James R. Ferguson. Boulder Camera. Boulder, Colorado, May 13, 1892. Louisville, Colorado cemetery records, accessed at http://files.usgwarchives.org/co/boulder/cemeteries/louisville.txt Archival materials on file at the Louisville Historical Museum. VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No X Date of designation: NA Designating authority: NA 37A. Applicable Local Landmark Criteria for Historic Landmarks: A. Architectural. (1) Exemplifies specific elements of an architectural style or period. 6