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Resource Number: 5BL8014 Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form (Page 4 of 5) VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No xx Date of Designation: nia 38. Applicable National Register Criteria xx A. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; xx B. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; xx C. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; D. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield information important in history or prehistory; Qualifies under Criteria Considerations A through G (see Manual). Does not meet any of the above National Register criteria. 39. Area(s) of Significance: Architecture; Community Planning and Development; Health I Medicine 40. Period of Significance: 1905 - 1950 41. Level of Significance: National: State: Local: xx 42. Statement of Significance This building is historically significant, relative to National Register Criterion A, for its association with residential development in Louisville during the early 1900s. The building is also significant, under National Register Criterion B, for its association with Dr. Charles F. Wolfer, a notable individual, who made a significant contribution to Louisville's socioeconomic development. Finally, the house is architecturally significant, under National Register Criterion C, for its representation of the Craftsman style of architecture. 43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance: This building displays a relatively high degree of historical integrity. The structure's appearance was modified to some extent when it was converted to professional office space circa 1970. It still conveys a sense of its historic significance, however.