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Resource Number: 5BL958 Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description The Moffitt House is a roughly rectangular -shaped, one-story, wood -frame dwelling. The building is set well back from the curb on a lot on the west side of Main Street, at the south end of downtown Louisville. The building is supported by a concrete foundation (possibly with stone underneath), and the exterior walls are cladded with non -original white vinyl siding. The intersecting gables roof is covered with asphalt shingles, and has boxed eaves. There are no chimneys. A concrete porch, covered by a shed roof, held up by painted white turned columns, covers the middle three bays on the facade (east elevation). A painted green wood - paneled door, with two slender upper sash lights with rounded tops, and with a distinctive wood screen door, opens onto the porch at its south end. A secondary entrance is located on the building's west (rear) elevation. At this location, a painted white wood -paneled door, with a painted green wood screen door, opens onto a concrete porch, covered by a shed roof. The house's windows are single and paired 1/1 and 2/2 double -hung sash, with painted green wood frames and surrounds. A large Garage is located near the southwest corner of the lot. This building features a concrete slab foundation and floor, unpainted concrete block walls, and a low-pitched saltbox roof. 4-light hopper windows are located on the garage's west, south, and east elevations, all with painted white wood frames and surrounds. Two white metal roll -away garage doors are located on the north elevation. A single, painted white, wood -paneled door is located at the east end of the north elevation. Vehicle access to the garage is from the asphalt paved alley to the west. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: Boulder County Assessor records indicate the oldest part of this building (the part to the south) was constructed in 1880. As originally built, this was a front -gabled structure, which was oriented east to west. The building originally was extended to the east, and fronted directly onto the sidewalk along Main Street. The front end of this part of the building, which had a false -front facade, was removed in the 1960s. Sanborn insurance maps provide evidence that the north end of the extant building was constructed between 1893 and 1900. 23. Landscape or setting special features: This property is located on a large lot on the west side of Main Street at the south end of downtown Louisville. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects Garage IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate Actual 1880 Source of information: Boulder County Assessor records 26. Architect: n/a Source of information: n/a 27. Builder/ Contractor: George Giles (possibly) Source of information: Conarroe, Carolyn. The Louisville Story, Louisville: Louisville Times Inc., 1978. 28. Original owner: John Moffitt (probably) Source of information: Boulder County Directories 30. Original location: Moved Date of move(s) yes no n/a