928 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11310 Temporary Resource Number: 157508405003 18. Roof configuration: Front gable 19. Primary external roof material: Asphalt 20. Special features: Porch, chimney, fence, carport 21. General architectural description: 928 Jefferson is a one-story, wood frame house, L-shaped in plan, with its primary elevation facing west to Jefferson Avenue. The foundation is concrete. The original, northern wing of the house has a front -facing gable roof with gray asphalt shingles, boxed eaves, and wood gable trim with a curved profile at the eaves. The exterior is clad with white rectangular composite shingles. Front gable siding is vertical, cream -colored wood bead board with a scalloped profile at the base. There are two exterior chimneys: a red brick chimney on the south wall of the south wing, and a painted brick chimney on the north wall. The front entrance has two concrete steps leading up to the front porch, which is covered by a fiberglass awning in a black wrought iron frame and posts. The front porch has a black wrought iron railing. The entrance door is solid, clear -finished wood, centered on the front elevation. There is a large, wood sash "picture" window flanked by four small windows vertically stacked on both sides. Typical windows on the house are wood sash single -hung replacement windows, some with decorative black shutters. A projecting wing on the south side of the house is set back from the street and has a side -gabled roof. The front (west) side of this wing has a full - width porch enclosed with fiberglass panels, with a shed roof in a black wrought iron frame. On the back of the house is a gable -roofed addition with board and batten gable siding and a back door leading to the yard. 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. 928 Jefferson Avenue is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood. It is located on a mid -block parcel of 2-1/2 lots, which is larger than many other properties in Jefferson Place. In front of the house along Jefferson Avenue, there is a lawn with four large, mature trees. Pruned juniper shrubs are planted in front of the entrance porch. A concrete walk flanked by light red -colored concrete pavers leads to the front porch, and to a planted area and an enclosed porch that is set back further from the street at the south wing of the house. The back yard is fenced with a 6-foot wood fence on the north side and a chain link fence on the south side. There are small lawns east of the main house. The garage is in the northeast corner of the property. A secondary residence and carport are in the southeast corner. It has a small yard fenced with white picket fencing. The garage, secondary residence and carport open to an asphalt drive along to the alley. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects: A secondary residence with the address 928-1/2 Jefferson Avenue is located in the southeast corner of the property. It is probably used as a rental. This is a one story, wood frame building with a front gabled roof with gray asphalt shingles and exposed rafter tails, white asbestos shingles, white board and batten gable siding, non -historic steel windows painted brown, and a brown painted wood door with a 9-light window opening to the alley. On the north side of the building there is an attached carport with a metal shed roof on wood posts with decorative wood brackets. The garage at the northeast corner of the property has a gable roof with gray/green asphalt shingles, white asbestos shingle siding, windows with shutters, a large 6/2 divided light window facing west to the yard, and a 16-panel wooden overhead garage door opening east to the alley. IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate: ca. 1903 Actual: Source of information: Boulder County property records 26. Architect: Unknown Source of information: NA 2