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Resource Number: 5BL851
<br />Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form
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<br />21. General Architectural Description
<br />Perhaps Louisville's largest historic brick residence, this handsome dwelling is
<br />supported by a sandstone foundation, which ranges in height from at grade at the
<br />northwest corner, to 3' above grade at the southeast corner. Seven concrete steps,
<br />on the south elevation, descend to a wood -paneled basement -level door, with an
<br />aluminum storm door. There are also two single -light basement -level windows, with
<br />segmental brick arches, located on the south elevation. The house's walls are red
<br />brick laid in running bond, with brown bricks at the corners creating a quoining
<br />effect. Painted dark green variegated wood shingles appear in the upper gable
<br />ends on the north, south, and west elevations, and in two large gabled dormers on
<br />the east elevation (facade). The building is covered by a tall moderately -pitched
<br />side gable roof, with a lower intersecting gable to the west. The roof has black
<br />asphalt shingles, and painted white boxed eaves. One red brick chimney is
<br />located just below the ridge on the west facing roof slope. One of the large gabled
<br />dormers on the facade features a glass -in -wood -frame door, with flanking sidelights,
<br />and a transom light, and opens onto a large balcony. This balcony also serves as
<br />the first story porch roof. The other dormer features two 1/1 double -hung sash
<br />windows, with stained glass Queen Anne lights in their upper sashes. One other
<br />gabled dormer, with a 1/1 double -hung sash window is located on the west
<br />elevation. A two-story canted bay, located on the north elevation, features a large
<br />fixed -pane window, flanked by 1/1 double -hung sash windows, all with stained
<br />glass Queen Anne lights, and with distinctive red and brown segmental brick
<br />arches. The second story of the canted bay features two 1/1 double -hung sash
<br />windows, also with stained glass Queen Anne lights. A flat -roofed, rectangular,
<br />bay window, with a large 1/1 single -hung sash window flanked by two 1/1 double -
<br />hung windows, is located at the north end of the east elevation. These windows
<br />feature stone lug sills, and red and brown brick segmental arches. Windows
<br />elsewhere are primarily 1/1 double -hung sash, with stone lug sills, painted white
<br />wood frames, and segmental brick arches. Two painted white wood -paneled doors,
<br />with stained glass transom lights, and with segmental brick arch headers, open into
<br />a wood porch on the facade. Non -original fluted columns, and engaged columns,
<br />support the flat porch roof, which also serves as the second story balcony. A large
<br />non -original turret is located at the south end of the porch. A wood -paneled door,
<br />with a segmental brick arch header, and with a wood screen door, is located at the
<br />west end of the south elevation. This door opens, from an enclosed rear porch, onto
<br />a concrete patio, covered by a grape arbor pergola. A painted white wood -
<br />paneled door, with a wood screen door, opens onto a concrete porch on the north
<br />elevation. Four Doric columns support a flat porch roof, which also serves as a
<br />second -story balcony. Another wood -paneled door, with a glass -in -wood -frame
<br />storm door, opens onto the balcony from the second story.
<br />A Garage / Artists Studio is located southwest of the house. The garage portion
<br />to the west is original, while the artist's studio to the east is an addition. Both
<br />buildings rest on a concrete foundation. The garage has painted beige stucco
<br />exterior walls, while the artist's studio has painted yellow horizontal weatherboard
<br />exterior walls. The garage is covered by a moderately -pitched gable roof, with red
<br />asphalt shingles and boxed eaves. The artist's studio has a much taller, steeply -
<br />pitched gable roof, with red asphalt shingles and boxed eaves. On 8-light
<br />industrial sash casement window is located on the garage's north elevation. A
<br />band of four very large single -light fixed -pane solar windows are located on the
<br />artist's studio's south elevation. A yellow fiberglass roll -away garage door opens
<br />onto the alley on the west elevation. Paired plywood doors access the artist's
<br />studio on the east elevation.
<br />29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions,
<br />alterations, or demolitions:
<br />This house was reportedly built in 1904-1905, by Louisville builder Herman H.
<br />Fischer. There have been no additions to the original building, however, the front
<br />porch has recently been reconstructed with a non -original corner turret and with
<br />fluted columns.
<br />• 23. Landscape or setting special features:
<br />This property is located at the southwest
<br />corner of LaFarge Avenue and Short Street.
<br />fl The large front yard is unfenced, and
<br />features a large pine tree located northeast
<br />of the house. Red brick posts with
<br />sandstone caps, and linked by a chain,
<br />ij. parallel the sidewalk along LaFarge. Steel
<br />pipe posts, connected by a chain,parallel
<br />the sidewalk along Short Street.
<br />24. Associated buildings, features, or objects
<br />Garage/ Artist's Studio
<br />IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
<br />25. Date of Construction:
<br />Estimate
<br />Actual 1904-1905
<br />Source of information:
<br />"Louisville Inventory of Historic Sites"
<br />26. Architect:
<br />unknown
<br />Source of information:
<br />nla
<br />27. Builder/ Contractor:
<br />Herman H. Fischer
<br />Source of information:
<br />"Louisville Inventory of Historic Sites"
<br />28. Original owner:
<br />Joseph and Mary (Di)Francia family
<br />Source of information:
<br />"Louisville Inventory of Historic Sites"
<br />30. Original location:
<br />Moved
<br />Date of move(s)
<br />yes
<br />no
<br />n/a
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