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Resource Number: 5BL961.5 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description Situated on a prominent corner lot in downtown Louisville, this commercial building features a tall one-story rectangular plan. The structure is supported by a stone foundation, covered with painted concrete pargeting. The building's primary exterior walls - facing toward Main and Pine Streets on the west and south elevations - are comprised of pale blue pressed metal, in a faux stone pattern. The building's original north elevation was also cladded with pressed metal. The east (rear) elevation wall is cladded with rti 1 painted pale blue vsiding. e ca wood Parapet walls extend well above the roof lines on the west and south elevations. The parapets are decorated with distinctive cornices, with dentil courses, and with a cannonball finial located at the north end of the west elevation. A recessed corner storefront entryway, topped by a gabled pediment, opens onto the concrete sidewalk at the corner of Main and Pine Streets (southwest corner of the building). Paired, stained natural brown, glass -in -wood - frame entry doors, each with one large oval light, and topped by a single transom light, opens onto a brick paved floor in the recessed entryway. A large, single -light fixed - pane storefront display window, with painted purple wood frames and surrounds, and covered by a burgundy color canvas awning, is located on the west elevation, to the north of the corner entry. Windows along the south elevation include two 28-light fixed -panes, four 1/1 double -hung sash, and one single -light fixed -pane with a rounded arch, all with painted blue wood frames and surrounds, all topped by distinctive segmental cornices, and all with burgundy color canvas awnings. Two signs extend from the building's wall, above the corner entry, advertising "Karen's Country Kitchen", and "Bakery, Gifts, Dining." Additional sign's advertising the business are located on the west and south elevations. Two service entrances are located on the building's east (rear) elevation. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: This lot was originally built on in 1894. The extant building evidently dates to 1905. At some point, during the early years of the twentieth century, the building was extended toward the alley to the east. More recently, the building has been connected to 702 Main Street next door to the north. Both building's are now part of Karen's Country Kitchen. 23. Landscape or setting special features: This building is located at the northeast corner of main and Pine Streets, in Louisville's downtown commercial district. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects nia IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate Actual 1905 Source of information: Previous cultural resource survey, conducted by Steve Whissen, ca. 1982; Boulder County Assessor records. 26. Architect: unknown Source of information: nia 27. Builder/ Contractor: unknown Source of information: nia 28. Original owner: unknown Source of information: nia 30. Original location: Moved Date of move(s) yes no nia