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Resource Number: 5BL8019 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description The Bredesen House is 1-;2--story wood frame dwelling with a rectangular plan. Located on a corner lot, the building is supported by a low concrete foundation, and has painted pale blue horizontal weatherboard exterior walls, with 1 " by 4" corner boards. The intersecting gables roof is covered with green asphalt shingles, and the roof eaves are boxed. One red brick chimney is located on the exterior of the south elevation. A canted hipped - roof bay window, with three 1/1 double -hung sash windows, is located on the north elevation. Original windows elsewhere on the building - visible on the north and south elevations - are primarily 1/1 double -hung sash, with painted blue wood frames and surrounds. Windows in the east end of the building are included within an addition, are primarily lxl horizontal sliders, with painted blue wood frames. An enclosed front porch extends the full length of the facade, on the west elevation. A white metal storm door is located at the exterior of the porch, while a white metal door leads from the porch into the house's interior. The exterior door is located in the center of the facade, and is flanked on either side by bands of fixed -pane windows. The rear entry is located on the east elevation. A white metal door, with a painted blue wood screen door, located here, opens onto a wood porch which extends the full length of the elevation. The porch is covered by a flat roof, which also serves as a second story balcony. A Garage is located near the alley, east of the house. This is a rectangular -shaped wood -frame building, with a concrete slab foundation and floor. Its walls are painted blue plywood, and its roof is a moderately -pitched front gable, with corrugated metal over lx wood decking and 2x wood rafters. A band of four lxl horizontal sliding windows is located on the west elevation. A single lx1 horizontal sliding window is located on the north elevation. A metal roll -away garage door is located on the south elevation. A single, painted blue and white, wood -paneled door, with a wood screen door, is located on the west elevation. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: Boulder County Assessor records list 1900 as this house's date of construction. This date may not be precise, but is probably accurate within a few years. Sanborn insurance maps are unavailable for this lot and block. An addition to the rear (east elevation) of the original building predates the 1950s. 23. Landscape or setting special features: This property is located at the southeast corner of Main and South Streets, north of downtown Louisville. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects Garage IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate ca. 1900 Actual Source of information: Boulder County Assessor records 26. Architect: n/a Source of information: n/a 27. Builder/ Contractor: unknown Source of information: n/a 28. Original owner: unknown Source of information: n/a 30. Original location: Moved Date of move(s) yes no n/a