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Resource Number: 5BL7981
<br />Temporary Resource Number: 157508426007
<br />groove siding below the current aluminum siding. The roofing was replaced in 2010, at which time 2 layers of
<br />cedar roofing shingles were removed. A railroad rail serves as a structural beam supporting the first floor. It is
<br />visible in the basement.
<br />Louisville building permit files contain permits from 1988 and 1989. The scopes of work were unspecified. The
<br />owner/contractor was listed as Mondragon.
<br />Photographs dating from 1948 and the 1960 show that the street elevation was modified twice. In 1948, the
<br />elevation closest to the street featured one simple, central door and no windows. By the 1960s, the door had
<br />been moved to the south on that same elevation, with an adjacent bank of windows. By 2000 (probably in
<br />1989) the entrance was moved to its current location in the southernmost bay, and its former opening converted
<br />to a window. The shed -roofed bay in the corner of the "L" plan was an open porch in 1948, enclosed in its
<br />current configuration by the 1960s. The house had asbestos siding in 1948 and in the 1960s. When extensive
<br />work was done in 1989, presumably the asbestos siding was removed and the current aluminum siding
<br />installed, but the original wood tongue and groove siding still exists below.
<br />Landscape or special setting description: Jefferson Place Subdivision is a historic residential neighborhood
<br />adjacent to downtown Louisville. The subdivision is laid out on a standard urban grid of narrow, deep lots with
<br />rear alleys. Houses are built to a fairly consistent setback line along the streets with small front lawns, deep
<br />rear yards and mature landscaping. Small, carefully maintained single-family residences predominate. Most of
<br />the houses are wood framed, one or one and one-half stories in height, featuring white or light-colored
<br />horizontal wood or steel siding, gabled or hipped asphalt shingled roofs and front porches. While many of the
<br />houses have been modified over the years, most of the historic character -defining features have been
<br />preserved.
<br />729 LaFarge is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood.
<br />9. Changes in Condition: None.
<br />10. Changes to Location or Size Information: None.
<br />11. Changes in Ownership: Current owner is Kristi L. Graham-Gitkind, 729 LaFarge, Louisville CO 80027
<br />12. Other Changes, Additions, or Observations:
<br />Further research has yielded more information about the ownership and use of the building.
<br />The north half of Lot 10 (737 LaFarge 5BL7982) used to be part of 729 La Farge. It was conveyed by its owner,
<br />Thomas Taylor, to the owner of 737 LaFarge , by 1906. The actual date is unknown, since both parties had died by
<br />then.
<br />This parcel was owned by William Hart for 17 years. Next, it was owned by the Taylor family from England for 45
<br />years, followed by the Chiolino family, an Italian/French family, for 23 years.
<br />Lots 8 and 9 were among the very first lots sold by developer Charles Welch in Jefferson Place, according to online
<br />County property records. In January 1881, William Hart acquired Lot 9, then acquired Lot 8 six months later. In a
<br />Rocky Mountain News article from 1883, Hart is referred to as being the manager of the Louisville Co -Operative
<br />Store, but nothing else about him could be located. The Co -Operative Store is believed to refer to the Miners Trading
<br />Co. building that was located at the northwest corner of Pine and Main. Property records show that Hart ended up
<br />owning a few different properties in Jefferson Place and may not have actually lived at this address.
<br />The survey record for this property from 2000 concluded that the house was built in circa 1890, which makes sense
<br />because an L-shaped structure appears in the correct location on the 1893 Sanborn map (and on the 1900 and 1908
<br />Sanborn maps, and the house also appears on the 1908 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville). The County lists 1900 as
<br />the year of construction, which is strongly believed to be incorrect based on the evidence of the 1893 Sanborn map.
<br />In 1898, the property was acquired by Thomas Taylor. According to the 1900 federal census, Thomas (born 1856)
<br />and his wife, Lizzie (born 1867) had eight children: George, Annie, Thomas Jr., Mary, Alice, Lela, Lizzie, and Robert.
<br />Based on the identities of the other families listed on the same page of the census record, the Taylor family was
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