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Resource Number: 5BL7983 Temporary Resource Number: 157508415007 rear yards and mature landscaping. Small, carefully maintained single-family residences predominate. Most of the houses are wood framed, one or one and one-half stories in height, featuring white or light-colored horizontal wood or steel siding, gabled or hipped asphalt shingled roofs and front porches. While many of the houses have been modified over the years, most of the historic character -defining features have been preserved. 804 La Farge is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood. The main house is close to LaFarge and has a shallow, landscaped front yard. A narrow side yard to the south is paved with stone pavers. The south side yard and rear yard are enclosed by chain link fence. The rear yard has a lawn. The secondary residence has a stone patio to its north, which is separated by a wooden picket fence from the main house rear yard. 9. Changes in Condition: None. 10. Changes to Location or Size Information: None. 11. Changes in Ownership: Same ownership as 2000 inventory form. 12. Other Changes, Additions, or Observations: Further research has yielded new information about the history of 804 La Farge. The house at 804 La Farge was the primary residence of the Peter and Savina Zarini family, and it was in the Zarini family for 77 years, from 1906 to 1983. The Zarini parents and their children and grandchildren also owned and/or lived in at least the following other houses that were close by in Jefferson Place: 712 Spruce (5BL926), 801 Spruce (5BL11320), 817 Spruce (5BL8027), 808 La Farge (5BL7985), 822 La Farge (5BL7991), and 825 La Farge (5BL7993). Peter Zarini actually purchased the houses on either side of 804 La Farge (801 Spruce and 808 La Farge) and thereby provided living space for his children and their families. Additionally, Peter's brother Joseph and his large family lived in the same block, at 824 La Farge (5BL7992). According to Boulder County online property records, Jefferson Place developer Charles Welch conveyed Lot 17, part of which is part of this property, to "M. Ridell" in 1882. Unfortunately, no information could be found regarding M. Ridell. It also could not be determined from the online records whether this transaction included Lot 18, which is part of the property at 804 La Farge. In 1888, M. Ridell conveyed part of Lot 17 to Peter Fiechtl, who owned the property to the south at what is today 801 Spruce. Today, 801 Spruce still includes part of Lot 17. Another early owner of this property was Lois (also stated to be Louis) Hauser. Specific information about Hauser could not be located, other than the facts that he was working as a coal miner in Louisville in 1885 and as a barkeeper in Peltier's Saloon in Louisville in 1892, and that he died in 1893. The County gives 1900 as the date of construction for 804 La Farge. The survey record done on 804 La Farge in 2000 estimated that this house was built in circa 1904. This is a reasonable conclusion based on the evidence, as the house does not appear on the 1893 or 1900 Sanborn maps, but does appear on the 1908 Sanborn map. The house also appears in the correct location on the 1909 Sanborn map. It is additionally documented that the family of Peter and Savina Zarini moved here in 1906. Last, property records indicate that a lien statement was recorded with respect to this property in 1903, with McAllister Lumber as the presumed lien holder, which could suggest that house construction was taking place. The period of 1900-1904 is a reasonable estimate for the date of construction of this house. Peter Zarini was born in Cimbro, Lombardy, Italy in 1871, while Savina Ferrari was born just a few miles away in Casale Litta, Lombardy, Italy, also in 1871. The image of a certificate relating to Peter's two-year service from 1886 to 1888 in the Italian Royal Army Infantry is in the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum. Peter and Savina were married in Italy in 1889 and came to the US in the early 1890s. Peter came to join his older brother, Joseph, who had purchased 824 La Farge in 1890. Savina followed a few years later. Peter is listed in the 1892 Louisville directory as "Zorena, Peter"; by 1896, his surname was listed as "Zarini." Some members of the family, such as Peter's son Ernest and his nephew Peter, later took on the variation of "Zarina" as their surname. 2