733 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11301 Temporary Resource Number: 157508427002 20. Special features: Porch, fence 21. General architectural description: 733 Jefferson is a wood -framed one-story building, generally rectangular in plan, of residential scale and appearance although it is currently used as a preschool. The primary elevation faces east to Jefferson Avenue. The roof is a front gable with boxed eaves and tan/gray asphalt shingles. The foundation is concrete masonry. Exterior siding consists of dark maroon horizontal composition board siding at the base and on the gables. Between these two locations the walls are clad with vertical composition siding in some locations and smooth composition panels with vertical battens in other locations. There is a projecting shed -roofed bay on the southeast corner and one or two additions to the west end. Along nearly the full length of the north side there is a raised, open porch/walkway with painted wood board decking, a white wood picket railing, white wood panel and batten soffit, and a shed roof on wooden posts. From the concrete entrance walk, four wooden steps lead up to the porch/walkway. At the west end of the walkway there is a wooden accessibility ramp. There are two entrances to the building from the walkway. One faces north at the east end of the walkway, and one faces east at the west end. Both are non -historic white painted wood doors with nine upper lights and lower wood panels. Windows on the east facade are historic white painted wood sash double hung with non -historic white aluminum storm/screen sash and white wood decorative shutters. The rest of the building has aluminum slider replacement windows. 22. Architectural style/building type: No style 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. 733 Jefferson Avenue is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood. Its dark paint color is relatively unusual in Jefferson Place, as is its somewhat elevated height above grade. Now used as a preschool, it still maintains a residential appearance. The front yard has three large trees and a semicircular raised masonry planter adjacent to the front facade of the building. A curved concrete walk leads to four wooden stairs up to the covered entrance porch/walkway. There is sandstone flagstone paving along the north side of the building leading to a ramp at the west end of the porch/walkway. West of the building is a play area enclosed by white painted wood board fencing. The play area has some grass, two trees, a covered patio, and assorted playground equipment. The westernmost section of the property is an asphalt parking lot adjacent to the alley. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects: Various items of playground equipment and fixed seating for small children IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate: ca. 1900 Actual: Source of information: Boulder County property records and 1900 census 26. Architect: Unknown Source of information: NA 27. Builder/Contractor: Unknown Source of information: NA 28. Original owner: John Stoiber (assumed to be first owner of the house on the property) Source of information: Boulder County property records 29. Construction history (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions): 2