721 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11297 Temporary Resource Number: 157508427004 19. Primary external roof material: Asphalt 20. Special features: Porch, fence 21. General architectural description: 721 Jefferson is a one-story, wood framed house with horizontal vinyl siding, predominantly white with gold -colored gable siding and four courses of gold -colored siding at the base. The house is basically rectangular in plan, with small additions on the south and west sides. The roof is front gabled with light green asphalt shingles and boxed eaves. The primary facade faces east to Jefferson Avenue. The front entrance is in the center of the facade, with a simple concrete stoop and a concrete step. A yellow fiberglass porch awning in a black metal frame shelters the stoop. Two black metal posts support the awning frame. The front door is a natural finish wood door with three small, horizontal upper lights, plus an aluminum storm/screen door. Most of the windows are historic white painted wood double hung with aluminum storm/screen sash. The south side of the house has a small enclosed addition and a concrete patio with a shed roof on exposed white painted wood rafters on three wood posts. A solid, natural finish wood door and aluminum storm/screen door, lead into the house from the patio. The west side of the house has a low -slope gable -roof addition with an aluminum slider window and a fiberglass awning. There is a fixed aluminum window in the west gable. 22. Architectural style/building type: Other style: wood frame front gable 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. 721 Jefferson Avenue is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood. It is set at the northeast corner of a large, double lot, mid -block property. The front yard is small and grassy, open to the public sidewalk, with a large tree. The front yard has two concrete walks, one leading to the front porch and another, with two steps at the City walk, leading to the shed/car port addition. There is a low concrete retaining wall or curb at the front yard along the public sidewalk. The chain link fenced back yard has a lawn and three large trees, and a gate to the alley. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects: There are two dilapidated sheds in the back yard adjacent to the alley. The northern shed has a shed roof with wood board decking and no roofing material. The shed walls are covered with green roll asphalt. A wood board door opens to the south. The southern shed is collapsing. It is constructed of horizontal wood board walls with wood board roof decking and no roofing material. It has a wood board door on the south side. Stored in the back yard there are four large historic wood doors with metal pulls that appear similar to livestock brands. IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate: Actual: 1905 Source of information: Boulder County 26. Architect: Unknown Source of information: NA 27. Builder/Contractor: Unknown Source of information: NA 28. Original owner: Source of information: 29. Construction history (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions): 2