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Louisville Historical Museum <br />Department of Library & Museum Services <br />City of Louisville, Colorado <br />February 2012; updated June 2023 <br />Uaf c�tiy <br />Louisville <br />COLORADO u SINCE 1878 <br />1005 La Farge Ave. History <br />Legal Description: Lots 1 & 2, Block 4, Barclay Place <br />Year of Construction: 1903-1931 (see discussion below) <br />Architect: Unknown <br />Previous addresses used to refer to this property: 502 La Farge and 504 La Farge, under Louisville's old <br />system of addresses that changed in the late 1930s. Also, in the 1952-53 Louisville directory, 1005 La <br />Farge is given as the address of the business, and 1005 %2 is given as the address of the residence. <br />Summary: This property was used for a combination of residential and commercial purposes from the <br />early 1900s until at least the 1950s. It was the site of the Allera residence and grocery store, then a <br />residence and doctor's office used by three different physicians and one chiropractor. Although La Farge <br />Avenue was primarily made up of residential buildings, this address is one of at least six La Farge <br />properties that historically were non-residential. <br />Development of the Barclay Place Subdivision; Allera Ownership of Lots <br />The Barclay Place subdivision in which this house sits was platted in 1897. <br />In 1903, John Allera (1882- 1905) married Domenica "Kate" Fenolia (1884-1936). She had grown up <br />nearby at 920 La Farge. Her parents, Batista Fenolia and Louisa Buffo Fenolia, who had been born in <br />Italy, still lived there. Also in 1903, John Allera purchased these lots from the developers of Barclay <br />Place. It is likely that this location was chosen in part because of its proximity to Kate Allera's parents' <br />home. The 1904 Louisville directory lists the couple as living in Barclay Place, which would likely have <br />been at this location, since they didn't own other real property. <br />Information about John Allera's origins could not be located, but it is believed that he was born in Italy <br />or of Italian parents. <br />John and Kate Allera had two sons, Joseph and John. In December 1905, John Allera died of unknown <br />causes when his younger son was just five days old. <br />1 <br />