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Resource Number: 5BL8009 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description 724 / 728 Main Street is a double -storefront commercial building, historically comprised of two separate buildings. The one-story wood frame buildings rest on concrete foundations, and have stuccoed exterior walls. Both the foundations and walls are painted bright yellow. Each of the two buildings has a front gable roof, with grey asphalt shingles. The gable ends are hidden behind tall parapet walls, with distinctive stepped gables which rise well above the roof lines on the facade (west elevation). A glass -in -steel -frame door enters into 724 Main Street, near the south end of the facade, while a solid wood door, with a single light, opens into 728 Main Street, near the north end of the facade. Windows on the facade include two large single -light fixed -pane storefront windows, and one large 2-light storefront window. The windows at 728 Main Street feature wooden kickplate areas, with painted brown and yellow recessed panels. A painted yellow solid wood door, and a painted yellow and brown wood -paneled door, are located on the south elevation. There are also three boarded window openings on the south elevation. Two small lxl horizontal sliding windows are located on the east elevation. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: These two lots were originally built on prior to 1893. The 1893 and 1900 Sanborn maps depict two small buildings here, labeled Office and Dwelling. By 1908, as depicted on that year's Sanborn map, the building at 728 Main Street had been extended to the alley, and housed a billiards hall and bowling alley. 23. Landscape or setting special features: This property is located on the east side of Main Street in downtown Louisville, between the Melting Pot Restaurant to the north, and the Boulder County Annex building to the south. The buildings front directly onto a wide concrete sidewalk which parallels Main Street. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects nia IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate ca. 1890 Actual Source of information: Sanborn maps; Boulder County Assessor records 26. Architect: nia Source of information: nla 27. Builder/ Contractor: unknown Source of information: nia 28. Original owner: Austin family, William and Robert (possibly) Source of information: "The Louisville Downtown Historical Walking Tour" Ibrochurel. 30. Original location: Moved Date of move(s) yes no nia