1116 LaFarge Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL961.3 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description This house, with a modern garage to the rear, is situated on a nicely -landscaped, well -maintained, residential lot. A painted white picket fence parallels a concrete sidewalk along LaFarge Avenue to the west, and a low sandstone retaining wall extends along the south property line. The house is supported by a concrete foundation, and is built into a slight grade which rises from east to west. The house has a full basement, and there are three basement windows, with segmental brick arches, located on the south elevation. The house's exterior walls are red brick, laid in common bond with a row of headers every fifth course. The house is covered by a truncated hipped roof, with a projecting gable on the facade (west elevation). The roof is covered with black asphalt shingles, and has painted white boxed eaves. The projecting gable has one 2-light window, and is cladded with square -cut and variegated wood shingles. Two large single -hung sash windows, with stained glass lights in their upper sashes, are located at either end of the symmetrical facade. Windows on the secondary elevation are primarily 1/1 double -hung sash with painted white wood frames, wood lugsills, and segmental brick arch headers. In addition, a very small single -light fixed -pane window looks into the kitchen at the far north end of the east elevation. This window's historic purpose is unknown. Two stained dark brown wood -paneled entry doors open onto a wood porch which extends nearly the full length of the facade. Both of these doors display carved scrollwork in their top, bottom, and locking rails, and have painted black wood screen doors, also with carved elements. The porch is covered by a low-pitched hipped roof, supported by turned columns with scrolled brackets. Non - historic entrances at the east end of the south elevation consist of nine wood stairs which lead to a wood porch/ balcony. Two wood - paneled doors, with wood screen doors, lead from the balcony into the house's main level. A basement -level entry is located below. A Garage is located on the alley, east of the house. This building is supported by a concrete slab foundation and floor, and has wide, painted white, horizontal masonite siding, over wood frame construction. The roof is a low-pitched front gable, with black asphalt shingles and boxed eaves. Single 1xl horizontal sliding windows are located on the south and west elevations. A wood - paneled roll -away garage door opens onto the alley on the east elevation. A single, painted white and grey, wood -paneled door is located on the south elevation. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: This house was built in 1908, and was originally a square residence, measuring 26' by 26'. A 13' by 17' addition extended the building to the rear in 1912. The house's interior was renovated in the early 1980s. The garage was built in 1980 by Mr. Leary, with help from several neighbors. 23. Landscape or setting special features: The Leary Property is located on the east side of LaFarge Avenue in an old residential neighborhood, northwest of downtown Louisville. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects Garage IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate Actual 1908 26. Source of information: John Leary; Boulder County Directories Architect: nia Source of information: nia 27. Builder/ Contractor: Joseph and Philomina Jannucci Source of information: Louisville Times, April 30, 1980, p. 17. 28. Original owner: Joseph and Philomina Jannucci Source of information: Louisville Times 30. Original location: yes Moved no Date of move(s) nla