609 LaFarge_small Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL11282 Temporary Resource Number: 157508435009 III. Architectural Description 14. Building plan (footprint, shape): Irregular plan 15. Dimensions in feet: Length 33 x Width 25 16. Number of stories: Two 17. Primary external wall material(s): Plywood/particle board horizontal siding 18. Roof configuration: Front Gabled Roof 19. Primary external roof material: Asphalt composition roof 20. Special features: Porch, balcony, garage, fence 21. General architectural description: 609 LaFarge is a wood -framed house, irregular in plan, situated on a deep and narrow mid -block property comprised of portions of two different lots. The primary facade faces east to LaFarge Avenue. The front (eastern) portion of the house is the front of the original one-story L-shaped plan cottage. There is an enclosed hip -roofed porch at the front entrance. The west end of the original building has been expanded to two stories. The foundation is concrete. Exterior walls are clad with non -historic composition siding painted white, with simple white painted wood trim. The roof is covered with light gray asphalt shingles. The front, one-story portion is a cross -gable; the gable facing the street contains a triangular fixed window painted dark blue -gray. The two-story portion is a front gable. There are non -historic skylights on the south sides of the one-story and two-story roofs. The enclosed front porch has non -historic fixed wood, full -height wood windows, painted white, along its full width. There is a full -glass, wooden storm door sash painted dark blue -gray. The entrance door to the house, inside the porch enclosure, is a wood 4-panel door, painted dark blue -gray, with an upper glass light. Just north of the porch there is a small historic projecting bay double -hung wood window under a small cross -gable roof projection. Windows on the single -story portion are white -painted wood sash with white aluminum sash storm -screen units. The north side has two historic wood double hung 2/2 divided light windows and a non -historic round fixed light. Windows on the south side are not clearly visible due to foliage. The two-story portion is non -historic. Its first floor was not viewable from the street. Window sashes are white, possibly constructed of vinyl or clad aluminum. The east side has a pair of casements and one fixed window. The north side has a shed -roofed projection with one small window facing east and a large window facing north. The south side has two sets of triple side -by -side slider windows. The west side features a shed -roofed enclosed porch with brown aluminum slider or casement windows, and one full -height fixed window, as well as a trapezoidal fixed window set within the gable. There appears to be a second story balcony on the west side, and patio doors and windows on the first floor, and an outdoor wooden deck. 22. Architectural style/building type: No style 23. Landscaping or special setting features: Landscaping or special setting features: Landscape or special setting description: 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. 609 LaFarge is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood. Its second -story addition is at the rear of the house, so the one-story scale at the street has been preserved. A small front yard with small trees and shrubs is enclosed with a low white -painted wood picket fence. Wooden paths lead to the front door and north side door. A narrow side yard north of the house 2