City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 01 15 SP

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PaleoWest Archaeology (PaleoWest) prepared this historic context to help the City of Louisville, Colorado (City) understand its residential development from the time of Louisville's founding in 1878 to the present day. The preparation of three historic contexts —a Residential Context, Commercial Context, and Agriculture, Mining, and Railroad Context —is one of many goals of Louisville's 2015 city-wide Preservation Master Plan. Although Louisville contains historic and modern multi -family housing, this Residential Context focuses on single-family residences. By connecting personal stories with observed patterns in residential architecture, the context aims to foster the Louisville community's understanding of and support for historic preservation of older residential buildings. What is an Historic Context? An historic context is a narrative for understanding a place's history and identity. It is a tapestry of personal stories, architectural descriptions, economic analyses, and collective visions of a community's past, present, and future. An historic context promotes accurate, personal recounting of history and provides information that supports City decision -making The Goals of an Historic Context Are To: 1) Summarize historical trends in settlement and architecture; 2) Identify architectural forms and styles that represent different time periods, geographic areas, industries, and ethnic groups; 3) Identify gaps in information about architectural forms, styles, and distributions; 4) Prioritize future documentation of buildings; 5) Identify the architectural elements and qualities that make some buildings significant; and 6) Understand the kinds of modifications that are and are not compatible with significant historic buildings The Historic Context Process To initiate this historic context, PaleoWest and the City hosted a public input session on March 3, 2017. That evening, we gathered information about what some Louisville residents feel is important for their community identity. We heard that members of the community are enjoying the present (e.g., events, shops) and looking forward to the future (e.g., Downtown East Louisville), while feeling a strong connection to the past (e.g., backyard gardens, family histories, and favorite old houses). It seems that the clearest path to preserving significant historic buildings in Louisville is continuing to strengthen the community's personal connections with them. PaleoWest gathered additional information for the historic context from a variety of sources, including the Louisville Historical Museum (LHM) iii