820 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11303 Temporary Resource Number: 157508414006 15. Dimensions in feet: Length 36 x Width 28 16. Number of stories: One 17. Primary external wall material(s): Steel 18. Roof configuration: Cross gabled roof 19. Primary external roof material: Composition roof 20. Special features: Chimney, porch, fence 21. General architectural description: 820 Jefferson is a one-story, wood -framed house, rectangular in plan, with its primary facade facing west to Jefferson Avenue. The exterior is clad with white steel siding and the foundation is concrete. The roof is a cross gable with light gray asphalt composition shingles. There is a red brick central chimney. The front (west) facade has a projecting hipped roof porch, the north half of which is enclosed and has a south -facing clear -finished wood entrance door and a non -historic aluminum storm/screen door. The porch roof is supported on a single metal scrollwork post. The porch has a carpeted stoop one step above the sidewalk, and a black wrought - iron railing. The back door is located on the south elevation. A cantilevered fiberglass awning in a metal frame shelters this door, which opens to a concrete stoop and three concrete steps leading down to the back yard. The steps and stoop have a black wrought iron railing. The rear (east) side of the house was not readily visible but appears to have a gable roof at the north end. Windows on the house have been modified in size and location. They are aluminum sash and some have decorative metal shutters. A large "picture" window on the front porch faces west. The architectural style is similar to National Folk, gable front and wing family. However it differs in that the side gable of this house is the dominant feature rather than the front gable, and the porch roof is hipped rather than the shed roof more commonly found with this form. 22. Architectural style/building type: Other 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. 820 Jefferson Avenue is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood. The house is set close to Jefferson Avenue. The shallow front yard is enclosed by a low white wooden picket fence. The front yard contains a lawn with planter areas, a large maple tree and a very large spruce tree. Along this block, Jefferson Avenue slopes down to the south, and this property is set a few feet lower than the adjacent property to the north, 828 Jefferson (5BL11304). The rear yard is also enclosed with a white wooden picket fence. It has a lawn, small trees and shrubs and a brick paver patio. Concrete walks lead to the doors of the main house and the east outbuilding, which appears to be a garage converted to a secondary residence. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects: There is an outbuilding at the rear (east) end of the lot along the alley. It appears to be a garage that has been converted to a secondary residence. This small structure is wood framed with composition siding painted white, a gable roof with asphalt composition shingles, non -historic slider windows and a wood panel overhead garage door facing east to the alley. The entrance is not visible and presumably faces west. IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate: 1905 Actual: 2