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Resource Number: 5BL7984 Temporary Resource Number: 157508414012 COLORADO CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY Cultural Resource Re-evaluation Form 1. Resource Number: 5BL7984 2. Temp. Resource Number: 157508414012 OAH P 1405 Rev. 9/98 2A. Address: 805 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027 Basement apartment is 805-1/2 LaFarge. (Previous address prior to 1939: 317 LaFarge. Louisville addresses were changed in 1939. LaFarge is sometimes spelled La Farge. Alternate addresses may be 805 La Farge and 317 La Farge.) 3. Attachments 4. Official determination (check as many as apply) (OAHP USE ONLY) X Photographs _ Determined Eligible X Site sketch map _ Determined Not Eligible X U.S.G.S. map photocopy _ Need Data _ Other _ Nominated _ Other _ Listed Contributing to N.R. District Not Contributing to N.R. Dist 5. Resource Name: Historic name: Eberharter/Smith Store Current name: Reis House 6. Purpose of this current site visit (check as many as apply) Site is within a current project area X Resurvey X Update of previous site form(s) Surface collection Testing to determine eligibility Excavation Other Describe: This property is within the Jefferson Place Subdivision in Louisville, which is being evaluated for historic district potential in 2010 — 2011. This resurvey is part of the historic district evaluation process. 7. Previous Recordings: Architectural Inventory Form 2000, as part of "Old Town" Louisville Historical Building Survey by Carl McWilliams of Cultural Resource Historians. 8. Changes or Additions to Previous Descriptions: The physical condition of the building has not changed since 2000, although trim and windows are now painted tan rather than pale green. Additional description information is as follows. The north side has three small windows with awnings. The west side second floor of the original building has a wood sash window with a metal awning. There is a hipped -roof one-story addition on the west side of the house, with one four -light window and metal awning, a wood natural -finish door on the south side, and an opening on the north side of the addition that may be a door or window. Construction History: In the 1930s the basement under the store and the adjacent house (801 LaFarge 5BL852) was excavated by hand. The two basements were, and continue to be, one continuous basement. The building's facade has had three different appearances. Prior to 1931 it had a false -front storefront with a pediment centered on the parapet. From 1931 until sometime between 1950 and 1956, the profile of the false front was changed to an eclectic Mission style profile and a large canvas awning was added to the east store windows. By 1956, the false front had been removed and the store was converted to a residence similar to its current appearance. Metal siding was installed in 1984. 1