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Resource Number: 5BL7975 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description The Ferrera House is supported by a concrete foundation, with single -light hopper basement windows. The concrete adjacent to the building's south elevation is incised with the initials "J.J.", and the date "9/4/1954." The house's exterior walls are blue color undulated asbestos shingle siding, over wood frame construction. The side gable roof has boxed eaves, and is covered with black asphalt shingles. A red brick chimney is located on the ridge. A canted hipped -roof bay, located on the south elevation, has one single -light fixed -pane window, flanked by two single -light casement windows. Two band of three 3/1 or 4/1 (ribbon style) double -hung sash windows are located on the east elevation. A single -light fixed -pane "picture" window on the facade (west elevation) is flanked by narrow 1/1 double -hung sash windows. Windows elsewhere include 1/1 double -hung sash, and single -light fixed -panes, all with painted white wood frames and surrounds. A 6-step concrete porch, covered by a fiberglass hood with white wrought iron supports, covers the southern 2/3s of the facade. A stained natural brown entry door, with three stepped lights, and with an aluminum storm door, opens onto the porch. The house's rear entrance is located on the east elevation, where a painted white wood -paneled door, with an aluminum storm door, opens onto a concrete porch and sidewalk. f: 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: Boulder County Assessor records list 1920 as this building's date of construction. A hand written note on the property's appraisal card, dated circa 1956, indicates that the building has been moved twice. In earlier years, Sanborn insurance maps, dated 1893, 1900, and 1908, all show this lot as undeveloped. The building does not appear to have had any additions within the past fifty years. The large house and garage at 600 i LaFarge Avenue - which front toward Elm Street at the rear of the lot - were apparently constructed in the late 1960s. 23. Landscape or setting special features: The Ferrera property is located on the east side of LaFarge Avenue. The house is set back approximately ten feet from a wide concrete sidewalk which parallels LaFarge. A planted grass backyard, and side yard, are to the east and south of the house. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects House and Garage @ 600'/: Front Street IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate ca. 1920 Actual Source of information: Boulder County Assessor records 26. Architect: n/a Source of information: n/a 27. Builder/ Contractor: unknown Source of information: n/a 28. Original owner: unknown Source of information: n/a 30. Original location: yes Moved yes Date of move(s) unknown