841 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11307 Temporary Resource Number: 157508484001 26. Architect: Unknown Source of information: NA 27. Builder/Contractor: Unknown Source of information: NA 28. Original owner: Jane Carlton Source of information: Boulder County property deed 29. Construction history (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions): The entire property was homesteaded in 1896 and the original house was built some time between 1896 and 1904. The 1950 Boulder County appraiser card shows the original house. In 1959, the house was extensively remodeled and expanded to the west. The front (east) and eastern 17 feet of the original house were retained. The card notes that materials "from the old house" were used in the addition. Possibly at the same time, the original front porch was enclosed, a brick veneer wainscot added, windows replaced in enlarged openings, and siding replaced. In 1979, a permit was issued for partial brick veneer. In 1981, a 16x14 addition was constructed on the south side of the house. The roof connection to the garage was built in 1986. In 1998 the property was re - platted as Mossoni Place, with 841 Jefferson as Lot 1 and 620 Walnut (5BL11321) to the west, as Lot 2. At the west end of the original property, a small secondary residence was built in 1959 and an adjacent alley was vacated in 1973. That house has the address 620 Walnut and is now on a separate parcel, although currently still under the same ownership. 30. Original location X Moved Date of move(s): V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Domestic, Single Dwelling 32. Intermediate use(s): N/A 33. Current use(s): Domestic, Single Dwelling 34. Site type(s): Urban residence 35. Historical background: This building is part of Jefferson Place, the first residential subdivision in Louisville. The property at 841 Jefferson was associated with two families, the Carlton family that helped found the Methodist Church one block away at 741 Jefferson (5BL924) and the Italian Mossoni family. The house, which was extensively remodeled and expanded in 1959, has a connected history with that of 620 Walnut (5BL11321), located just to the west. 841 Jefferson also has a connected history with that of 833 Jefferson (5BL11305), the next parcel to the south. Jane Carlton was a common owner of the properties in the 1890s. Jane Carlton owned the property at 841 Jefferson by 1893 and the property at 833 Jefferson by 1895, when she conveyed 833 Jefferson to her son-in-law, Fred Marriott. Marriott was married to Jane Carlton's daughter, Jennie. In 1896, Jane Carlton made a declaration of homestead with respect to this property at 841 Jefferson. Jane Carlton acquired this property from R.S. Vanolinda, who acquired it from Jefferson Place developer Charles Welch in 1889. Rebecca Smith Vanolinda (1863-1940) arrived in the US from England in circa 1877 and married Charles Vanolinda in 1881. Records show that they had children. According to the 1885 Colorado state census, the family was living in Louisville and Charles Vanolinda was a coal miner. It is not clear whether they were living in this location at that time. Jane Trimble Carlton (1849-1942) was the daughter-in-law of Thomas Carlton, who was the major force behind the founding of the Methodist Church nearby at 741 Jefferson (5BL924) in Jefferson Place. She was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England and married David Carlton in 1868. Some records indicate that she came to the US in 1881. 3