920 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11309 Temporary Resource Number: 157508405007 arrangement of landscape mulches and gravels of different colors, with red colored concrete edging, small shrubs, and a small area of concrete paving. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects: There is a storage shed in the northeast corner of the property, with a tan asphalt shingled shed roof and tan asbestos shingle siding. The shed opens east to the yard. IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate: 1890s (altered ca.1940s) Actual: Source of information: Louisville directories 1896, 1898, and 1904 26. Architect: Unknown Source of information: NA 27. Builder/Contractor: Unknown Source of information: NA 28. Original owner: John and Sarah La Roche Source of information: Boulder County property deed 29. Construction history (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions): The exact dates of construction and early evolution of the house are unclear. An early house on lot 16 (the southern of the two lots comprising this parcel) may have been built as early as 1893. More construction occurred in 1907, when either the existing house was expanded to the north, or it was torn down and replaced with the current house. The somewhat unusual roof configuration of adjacent gables facing the street suggests that the original house was expanded rather than entirely replaced. Also, the 1948 Boulder County Assessor card notes two different foundation types, and notes that 3 rooms have a subfloor but others do not, which also implies that the house was expanded at an early date. By 1948, the house had asbestos shingle siding. It is possible, but unlikely, that this was the original siding. Between 1948 and 1950, the windows were replaced in modified openings and the "picture" window facing Jefferson was added. A small, enclosed addition on the west side was built at an unknown date after 1948. The Louisville Building Department has permits on file for a patio cover in 1974, an attached garage addition in 1975, and another permit for a garage in 1986. However, Mr. Ray Domenico, who grew up in the house, advised that the garage was built in ca. 1994, replacing a previous carport that collapsed in a snowstorm. He also stated that the porch roof was replaced in 2010. 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 920 Jefferson was primarily associated with two Italian families, the Ferrari family (for over forty years) and the Domenico family (for over sixty years). Members of the Domenico family still 3