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Resource Number: 5BL8031 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description The Guenzi House is located at the southwest corner of Walnut Street and Lee Avenue, in the eastern part of Louisville. In addition to the house, the property also consists of two garages, both located east of the residence. The house is a single -story wood -frame dwelling, supported by a low concrete foundation. The house's exterior walls have been cladded with horizontal aluminum siding, and the roof is an intersecting hip and gable, grey asphalt shingles and boxed eaves. A red brick chimney is located on the interior of the west elevation. Windows on the house are 1/1 and 2/2 double -hung sash, with painted white wood frames and surrounds, and with aluminum storm windows. Two painted white wood -paneled doors, with aluminum storm doors, open onto concrete sidewalks on the house's north and west elevations. A two -car Garage is located west of the house. This is a wood frame structure, supported by a concrete slab foundation and floor. The garage's exterior walls are painted white horizontal masonite siding, and the roof is a moderately -pitched front gable, with green asphalt shingles and boxed eaves. There is one lxl horizontal sliding window, located on the south elevation. A painted white wood -paneled door, with nine upper sash lights, and with a wood screen door, opens onto a concrete stoop, on the east elevation. A painted white wood -paneled roll -away garage door opens toward Walnut Street on the building's north elevation. A much older single -car Garage is located just to the west of the larger garage. This structure has a wood timbers on grade foundation, and painted white horizontal weatherboard walls, with 1" by 4" corner boards. The roof is a moderately -pitched front gable, with green asphalt shingles over lx wood decking and 2x wood rafters. There are no windows. Paired, painted white, vertical wood plank garage doors open toward Walnut Street on the north elevation. A single, painted white wood -paneled door is located at the south end of the east elevation. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: Boulder County Assessor records indicate that this house was constructed in 1910. Sanborn insurance maps are not available for this area of Louisville. The single -car garage appears to date from the 1920s or 1930s. The two -car garage is much newer. It probably dates to the 1970s or 1980s. 23. Landscape or setting special features: This property is located at the southwest corner of Walnut Street and Lee Avenue, in the eastern part of Louisville. Miners Field baseball park is located across Lee Avenue to the east. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects Two Garages IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate 1910 Actual Source of information: Boulder County Assessor records 26. Architect: nia Source of information: nia 27. Builder/ Contractor: unknown Source of information: nia 28. Original owner: unknown Source of information: nia 30. Original location: Moved Date of move(s) yes no nia