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Resource Number: 5BL8036 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description 23. Landscape or setting special features: The Old Louisville Inn is located at the The Old Louisville Inn is an L-shaped wood-frame structure, Li':1 southeast corner of Front and Spruce Streets, at supported by a low concrete foundation. Two 3-light hopper the east end of downtown Louisville. The windows penetrate the foundation near the east end of the north building fronts directly onto a wide concrete elevation. The exterior walls are painted blue horizontal wood sidewalk paralleling Front Street to the west. A .,.1.!•.:••: siding, with painted white 1" by 4" corner boards. The building nicely landscaped planted grass lawn, with a is covered by a hipped roof with flared eaves, with an intersecting brick paved public sidewalk and seating area,is gable roof to the east. The roof is covered with black asphalt located to the north of the building. A paved shingles, and features painted bright green boxed eaves, with an alley, and the Burlington Northern Railroad .? extended overhang. Two red brick chimneys are located tracks are behind the building to the east. respectively on the north and south facing roof slopes. Small gabled dormers, with painted blue fishscale shingles, are located 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects A on the north and west elevations. The building features a Ma distinctive entry at the northwest corner. Here, a stained brown wood-paneled led door, withleaded-glass . ............... ---------....::::-•--• ........ ....... Pthree rounded lights, is set -------------------=-�•:�:�:�:jx�:��:::��:_.::::::: ::z:::::::: below an intersecting gable with a painted bright green dentil course. A neon sign above the entry door advertises the "Old IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY Louisville Inn." Another entrance, located on the north elevation, features a single-light glass-in-wood-frame door, with a leaded 25. Date of Construction: glass transom light, topped by a painted bright green wood • Estimate cornice, with a dentil course. Two single-light fixed-pane windows Actual 1906 penetrate the wall on the building's west elevation. These windows are decorated with flower boxes, and are covered by Source of information: bright green canvas awnings. Above these two windows, a band Boulder County Assessor; Sanborn maps of six leaded glass transom lights are topped by a painted bright green wood cornice with a dentil course. Windows on the north elevation include one set of paired 1/1 double-hung sash, one set 26. Architect: of paired 1/1 double-hung sash with transom lights,one 2/1 single- n/a light fixed-pane window, with two transom lights, and two small 1/1 double-hung sash windows. All windows on the north Source of information: elevation have painted white wood frames and surrounds,and they n/a are predominantly covered with painted bright green dentil courses. Windows on the secondary elevations - to the east and south-are 1/1 double-hung sash, with painted white wood frames 27. Builder/ Contractor: and surrounds and wood cornices. Two service entrances are unknown located on the east elevation. The first of these is a painted white solid wood door, with a painted white wood screen door, which Source of information: iii opens onto seven non-original wood steps. Above this door, a n/a painted blue vertical wood plank door, side hinged with metal strap hinges, is no longer in use. The other service entrance, located near the south end of the east elevation, is comprised of a 28. Original owner: painted blue solid wood door. • E.J. "Nick" DiFrancia 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, Source of information: alterations, or demolitions: Mehls, Steven. Colorado Historical Sanborn insurance maps indicate that this lot was first developed Society, Historic Building Inventory in the years prior to 1893. The 1893 and 1900 Sanborn maps Record, 7/28/1985. both depict a wood frame dwelling at this location. The 1908 Sanborn map provides evidence that the extant building was 30. Original location: yes constructed between 1900 and 1908. Boulder County Assessor • • Moved no records list 1906 as the building's date of construction. There Date of move(s) n/a have been no subsequent additions. ii