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Title

Historic building inventory record reports 1985-2010

Date

1985-2010

Call Number

780

Description

Thirteen boxes of written and photographic documentation of buildings within the City of Boulder that are 50 years and older.

Summary

BOXES 1-10: Photographs separated from the 1985-2002 inventory reports. Organized by street address.
The 1985-2002 reports include a brief historical background, architectural description, and a statement of significance for buildings and houses of historical significance in Boulder, Colorado. They have been digitized and are available online as PDFs. All of the photographs are stored in the ten boxes in the Document Storage Room at the Carnegie Branch Library. The paper reports are in a long term off-site storage facility. The CDs with the PDF files of these reports are stored in the last photograph box in the Document Storage Room.
BOX 11: University Hill Commercial District, 2008 Resurvey forms with photographs. The buildings included in this district are on the 1000-1200 blocks of 13th Street, and the 1200-1300 blocks of Pennsylvania Street. Not fully cataloged. Reports and photographs have not been digitized.
BOX 12 and BINDER 12a: Post-World War II Residential, 2009-2010 survey forms, photographs and a CD. (There are ten folder files on the CD: Baseline, Edgewood, Flatirons Park, Highland Park, Interurban Park, Martin Acres, Park East, Sunset Hills, Table Mesa, and Wagoner Manor. The forms in the box have additional streets: Alpine, Aurora, Bates, Berea, Berkley, Bluebell, Brooklawn, Butler, Christmas Tree, Circle, Colgate, Columbine, Darley, Dartmouth, Dover, Eaton, Evans, Fairfield, Fuller, Gilpin, Grinnell, Hartford, Hillsdale, Inca, Ingram, Ithaca, Judson, Kenwood, King, Kohler, La Grange, Lashley, Mariposa, Martin, Miami, Morgan, North, Orman, Regis, Stanford, Stephens, Sunset, Talbot, Vassar, Willowbrook, Yale and various numbered streets 19th through 45th.) A binder of photographs that corresponds to the surveyed properties is also available in binder 12a. Not digitized.
BOX 13: A slim box of miscellaneous reports (CU's Brackett, Cockerell, and Crosman Halls) and maps that show the location of accessory buildings. Not digitized.

Terms of Use

RIGHTS: Materials in this collection may be used freely for any purpose, with attribution to the Carnegie Library for Local History, Boulder. No duplicated materials may be deposited or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Format

Documents.
Photographs.

Author

Boulder (Colo.). City Planning Department.

Subjects

Historic districts--Colorado--Boulder
Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder
Dwellings--Colorado--Boulder
University Hill (Boulder, Colo.)
1000 block of 13th Street (Boulder, Colo.)
1100 block of 13th Street (Boulder, Colo.)
1200 block of 13th Street (Boulder, Colo.)
1200 block of Pennsylvania Street (Boulder, Colo.)
1300 block of Pennsylvania Street (Boulder, Colo.)
Boulder (Colo.)--Buildings, structures, etc

Pages

2443 6th Street historic building inventory records
2443 6th Street historic building inventory records
Call Number 780 6th 2443
Date 1996-2005
Contents 2 reports (5 p.), 3 photographs (2 scanned as jpegs)
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story shingled dwelling on stone foundation. Front-facing gambrel roof with shingled, pedimented, vented gable end with block modillions and triple window. Flared eaves overhang first story. Front porch inset under upper story of house supported by squared posts and brackets on top of solid shingled wall with wood slat rail. Off- center door; double-hung windows with wood surrounds. Shed dormers on north and south sides; brick center and end chimney., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 garage built pre-1931., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is an example of the Dutch Colonial style popular in Colorado from about 1900-1925, but relatively rare in Boulder. Characteristics include the gambrel roof form, the flared eaves, shingle wall cladding, and classical details., DATE BUILT: [ca. 1898]., STYLE: Dutch Colonial Revival.

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2444 6th Street historic building inventory records
2444 6th Street historic building inventory records
Call Number 780 6th 2444
Date 1996-2005
Contents 2 reports (5 p.), 4 photographs (2 scanned as jpegs)
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-half story brick dwelling on stone foundation. Front-gabled roof with shingled gable end with round arched vent and paired double-hung windows. Pent roof. Projecting front porch with hipped roof supported by Doric columns; balustrade. Off-center door; windows with segmental brick arches and stone sills on first story; paired double-hung windows with crown detail and dentil trim on second story., Roof has smaller gable on north side and shed dormer on south side. Two brick chimneys., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 garage built pre-1918., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is an example of the Edwardian Vernacular style popular in Boulder at the turn of the century. Characteristics of the style exhibited in this dwelling include the combination of stone, brick, and shingle wall materials, the variety of windows, and the classical details., DATE BUILT: 1903., STYLE: Edwardian Vernacular.

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2447 6th Street historic building inventory records
2447 6th Street historic building inventory records
Call Number 780 6th 2447
Date 1996-2005
Contents 2 reports (5 p.), 3 photographs (2 scanned as jpegs)
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story red brick and weatherboard dwelling on concrete foundation. Flat roof with overhanging boxed eaves and pent roof supported by thin metal posts and rail across porch. Center door; fixed, sliding and casement windows, with brick sills on ground floor. Exterior staircase leads to second story on north side., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 garage built ca. 1942., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Alterations have destroyed the historical integrity of this dwelling., DATE BUILT: 1909., STYLE: Modern., ORIGINAL OWNER: Alma Clark.

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2449 6th Street historic building inventory record
2449 6th Street historic building inventory record
Call Number 780 6th 2449
Date 1996
Contents 1 report (2 p.), 1 photograph.
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story stucco and wood dwelling on stone foundation. Gable ends on original portion are half-timbered. Side-gabled roof with overhanging eaves and exposed brackets; shed-roofed dormer addition spans facade. Projecting front porch has battered wood posts on top of stuccoed piers, wood rail, and concrete steps., Center door, paneled and glazed; double-hung windows with divided upper sashes on original portion (second-story addition has casement windows). Brick chimney., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Alterations have diminished the historic integrity of this house., DATE BUILT: 1923., STYLE: Craftsman., ORIGINAL OWNER: William Warmington.

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2455 6th Street historic building inventory record
2455 6th Street historic building inventory record
Call Number 780 6th 2455
Date 1996
Contents 1 report (2 p.), 1 photograph.
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story dwelling with Kellastone and wood exterior on top of raised stone foundation. Front-gabled roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters; projecting front porch with exposed brackets and small pediment supported by four battered posts on top of weatherboard-clad wall. Center door, paneled and glazed (new) and double-hung windows with divided upper sashes. Brick center chimney., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is representative of the bungalow style popular during the early twentieth century in Boulder and notable for its Kellastone siding, gabled roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters, double-hung windows with divided upper sashes, and projecting porch with brackets., DATE BUILT: 1925., STYLE: Bungalow.

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2528 6th Street historic building inventory records
2528 6th Street historic building inventory records
Call Number 780 6th 2528
Date 1996-2005
Contents 2 reports (5 p.), 3 photographs (2 scanned as jpegs)
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story frame dwelling on stone foundation. Dwelling originally had drop siding, now has nonhistoric horizontal siding. Gabled-L roof form with overhanging eaves. Projecting front porch with hipped roof supported by new wrought iron posts and rail; cement floor. Off- center door with multiple lights; double-hung windows with wood surrounds. Brick chimney., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 garage built pre-1931., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is a somewhat altered representative of Vernacular Wood Frame architecutre, and is notable for its simple gabled-L design., DATE BUILT: 1890., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

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2529 6th Street historic building inventory records
2529 6th Street historic building inventory records
Call Number 780 6th 2529
Date 1996-2005
Contents 2 reports (6 p.), 3 photographs (2 scanned as jpegs)
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story clapboard dwelling on concrete block and stone foundation. Hipped roof with east-facing gable with variegated shingle pattern and dentil trim; south-facing shed dormer. Off-center door reached by new enclosed porch; double-hung windows with wood surrounds. Metal chimney., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 shed built pre-1931., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: An example of Vernacular Wood Frame architecture, commonly found in Colorado from 1860 on, this house is notable for its clapboard siding, hipped roof with shed dormer, and gable end with decorative shingles., DATE BUILT: [ca. 1900]., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

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2530-2532 6th Street historic building inventory records
2530-2532 6th Street historic building inventory records
Call Number 780 6th 2530
Date 1996-2005
Contents 2 reports (5 p.), 3 photographs (2 scanned as jpegs)
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story frame dwelling on stone foundation. Gabled-L roof form, with shed roof at rear. Vented gable end. Covered corner porch has stuccoed walls and wood posts, with paneled and glazed door on side; double-hung windows. Associated with this house (reached by sidewalk) is 2530 6th Street, a smaller dwelling built in 1918 in the Classic Cottage style with hipped roof with hipped dormer and hipped front porch roof supported by wood posts., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 dwelling built pre-1931., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Although the addition of non- historic siding and the porch enclosure have diminished the historic integrity of this dwelling, it still stands as an example of vernacular wood frame architecture. This particular house is an example of the gabled-L roof form., DATE BUILT: [ca. 1900]., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

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2535 6th Street historic building inventory record
2535 6th Street historic building inventory record
Call Number 780 6th 2535
Date 1996
Contents 1 report (2 p.), 1 photograph.
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story frame dwelling on concrete and stone foundation. Exerior of shiplap siding with shingled gable ends. Hipped roof with shed-roofed dormer on south side; brick center chimney with metal top. Gable end on facade has unusual window vent, and shingled pent roof with dentil trim above windows. Enclosed porch at southeast corner, with central, glazed door on exterior. Double-hung windows, with wood surrounds., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is an example of Vernacular Wood Frame architecture commonly found in Colorado after 1860, and reflected in the shiplap siding, hipped roof, and lack of details which distinguish a particular style., DATE BUILT: 1904., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

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2540 6th Street historic building inventory record
2540 6th Street historic building inventory record
Call Number 780 6th 2540
Date 1996
Contents 1 report (2 p.), 1 photograph.
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story frame dwelling on stone foundation; some cut stone on facade. Gabled-L roof form, with dropped shed roof over porch. Porch now enclosed with multi- paned windows and paneled and glazed door. Double-hung windows with horizontally divided sashes. Metal chimney. Chain-link fence around property., DATE BUILT: 1910., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

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2541 6th Street historic building inventory records
2541 6th Street historic building inventory records
Call Number 780 6th 2541
Date 1996-2005
Contents 2 reports (5 p.), 3 photographs (2 scanned as jpegs)
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-quarter story clapboard dwelling on stone foundation. Hipped roof with shed dormers on north, south and west sides. Front-facing gable is shingled, with decorative pointed arch supported by brackets above multi-light window. Off-center door, paneled and glazed, with crown detail. Concrete stoop. Original corner porch now part of house, with transomed window on facade. Brick center chimney. Corner lot., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 garage built pre-1931., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is somewhat altered, but exhibits details popular at the turn of the century, including a hipped roof, clapboard siding, and shingled gable with decorative verge board., DATE BUILT: [ca. 1898]., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

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2548 6th Street historic building inventory record
2548 6th Street historic building inventory record
Call Number 780 6th 2548
Date 1996
Contents 1 report (2 p.), 1 photograph.
Description ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story multi-gabled dwelling constructed of wood on top of stone foundation. First story of weatherboard, with shingled gable ends (in variegated pattern) on second story. Corner porch with wood posts and rail, with second- story balcony; off-center, paneled door with fanlight. Double- hung windows with wood surrounds; limited fenestration on north side. Metal chimney. Picket fence around property., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Alterations have destroyed the architectural integrity of this dwelling., DATE BUILT: [ca. 1900]., STYLE: Neo-Victorian.

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