720 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11296 Temporary Resource Number: 157508426010 19. Primary external roof material: Asphalt 20. Special features: Porch, fence 21. General architectural description: 720 Jefferson is a one-story, wood -framed residence, rectangular in plan, with a front -facing gable roof. The primary facade faces west to Jefferson Avenue. The exterior is clad with light buff -colored brick. Gable siding is vertical white siding, possibly steel. Roofing is brown asphalt shingles and eaves are closed. Windows are bronze anodized aluminum sliders. The front entrance has a concrete stoop under a gable -roofed open porch, with a solid wooden door of natural finish, and an aluminum storm/screen door. South of the front door is a large "picture" window. The back door faces east and opens to a concrete stoop, sheltered by a small projecting gable roof. 22. Architectural style/building type: Other 23. Landscaping or special setting features: Jefferson Place Subdivision is a historic residential neighborhood adjacent to downtown Louisville. The subdivision is laid out on a standard urban grid of narrow, deep lots with rear alleys. Houses are built to a fairly consistent setback line along the streets with small front lawns, deep rear yards and mature landscaping. Small, carefully maintained single-family residences predominate. Most of the houses are wood framed, one or one and one-half stories in height, featuring white or light-colored horizontal wood or steel siding, gabled or hipped asphalt shingled roofs and front porches. While many of the houses have been modified over the years, most of the historic character -defining features have been preserved. 720 Jefferson Avenue is of more recent construction, having replaced an earlier historic house on the property. Although it blends well with the neighborhood in size and scale, it differs in its more contemporary appearance and its brick veneer construction. This house is set further back from the street than others in the neighborhood. Its front yard is open to the street, featuring a lawn, raised planter beds, a large tree, shrubs, and a concrete walk to the front porch. The back yard has a lawn and a raised planter. The back yard is deep and narrow and enclosed with chain link fencing. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects: Shed with brown vertical board siding and a gambrel roof with green asphalt shingles. IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate: Actual: 1993 Source of information: Louisville building permit file 26. Architect: Unknown Source of information: NA 27. Builder/Contractor: Fleming Construction Source of information: Louisville building permit file 28. Original owner: Melchior (first owner of existing non -historic house) Source of information: Louisville building permit file 29. Construction history (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions): The current house on the property was built in 1993, replacing an earlier historic home that had been constructed around 1900. The historic home was demolished in 1993. The current house has not been altered since its construction. 30. Original location X Moved Date of move(s): V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Domestic, Single Dwelling 2