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Resource Number: 5BL8046 Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description This handsome brick Bungalow was constructed in 1928 to house Louisville's Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Office. The building is supported by a stuccoed concrete foundation, topped by a beltcourse, comprised of three rows of projecting brick stretchers. There is at least a partial basement, with 9-light hopper basement windows. The exterior walls are red brick, laid in common bond, with a row of headers every seventh course alternating with brick courses laid as stretchers. Painted cream color stucco appears in the upper gable ends on the east and west elevations, and in the front porch roof. The building is covered by a moderately -pitched front gable roof, with brown asphalt shingles, and exposed rafter ends with fascia. A red brick chimney, with a corbelled cap, is located on the south facing roof slope. The building's facade fronts toward Main Street on the east elevation. A stained natural brown glass -in -wood -frame door, with flanking 8-light sidelights, opens onto a concrete porch which extends the full length of the facade. The porch features red brick half -walls, and tapered brick piers, which support the gabled porch roof. A flight of nine, curvilinear, concrete steps, flanked by brick kneewalls, descends from the porch, to the sidewalk at Main Street. An original enclosed rear entry porch is located on the west elevation. A painted brown wood - paneled door, with a white wood screen door, enters the enclosed rear porch at the west end of the building's south elevation. This door opens onto a distinctive concrete porch, flanked by a curvilinear red brick kneewall with brick pedestals. The building's windows are predominantly 6/6 and 8/8 double -hung sash, with painted white wood frames and surrounds, and with exterior wood screens. Most windows also feature brick slipsills, laid as rowlocks, and brick lintels, laid as soldiers. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: This building was constructed in 1908 to serve as the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph office, and as a residence for the office's manager. There have been no additions and no noticeable alterations subsequent to the 1928 construction. 23. Landscape or setting special features: This building 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 1928 Source of information: Boulder County Real Estate appraisal card 26. Architect: nia Source of information: nla 27. Builder/ Contractor: Rome Perrella Source of information: "Louisville Telephone Exchange." Louisville Historian, (published by the Louisville Historical Commission, #30, May 1995.) 28. Original owner: Rome Perrella Source of information: "Louisville Telephone Exchange." 30. Original location: yes Moved no Date of move(s) nla