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Resource Number: 5BL8045 Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description This modest wood -frame commercial building features a rectangular plan, and is supported by a low concrete foundation. The exterior walls are cladded with narrow horizontal wood siding, although the north elevation wall has been covered with non -historic vertical wood siding. The roof is a moderately -pitched front gable, with grey asphalt shingles and boxed eaves. One red brick chimney is located on the exterior of the west elevation. The building has a false -front facade, with a gabled pediment, which fronts toward the sidewalk along Main Street, on the east elevation. The facade is symmetrical, with a centered recessed entryway. Within the entryway, a glass -in -wood - frame door, and two flanking sidelights, are topped by three frosted glass transom lights. The recessed entry opens onto a 3-step concrete porch, flanked by black wrought iron railings. Two wood benches are located on a small concrete patio which extends to the sidewalk along Main Street. Two large fixed -pane storefront windows, with frosted glass transom lights, flank the front entrance. A painted white solid wood door, opens onto a concrete sidewalk, at the far west end of the south elevation. A historic entry door, on the building's west (rear) elevation, has been filled in. One single -light window is located on the west elevation. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: This building was constructed in 1905 for use as a doctor's office by Dr. Charles F. Wolfer who lived in the house next door to the south. There have been no additions, and only minimal exterior alterations, subsequent to the original construction. 23. Landscape or setting special features: This property is located on the west side of Main Street in downtown Louisville. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects nia IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate Actual 1905 Source of information: Boulder County Assessor records; Sanborn maps, 1900 and 1908. 26. Architect: nia Source of information: nia 27. Builder/ Contractor: unknown Source of information: nja 28. Original owner: Dr. Charles Wolfer Source of information: Conarroe, Carolyn. The Louisville Story, Louisville: Louisville Times Inc., 1978. 30. Original location: Moved Date of move(s) yes no n/a