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Views of tombstones in Columbia Cemetery, also known as Pioneer Cemetery and Park Cemetery. They mark the graves of Virgil Berkey, Clara Landstrom, Mary Pendleton, William Stimson, and Luella E. Thomas. Several of the photos show grave markers made by the Boulder Marble and Granite Works. The bases of the Landstrom, Berkey, Pendleton and Stimson tombstones are all similar in marble work.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Side-gabled with front-gabled porch. Overhanging eaves; exposed rafters. Stone walls, irregularly coursed. Wrap-around porch has short tapered piers resting on stone supports; stone wall; concrete floor and steps. Paneled and glazed door; stone threshold; concrete lintel. 3/1 and 4/1 light windows; flat arches; concrete lintels and sills., Concrete beltcoursing. Stone foundation with basement-level entrance on south elevation; basement-level windows. Side door on north elevation. Outside, end, stone chimney on south. New picket fence., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This building is an example of Bungalow style architecture, which was very popular in Colorado from about 1900 to 1930. This building features overhanging eaves with exposed rafters; multi-light windows; and a side-gabled roof., DATE BUILT: 1924., STYLE: Bungalow.

A real estate appraisal card, compiled by the Boulder County Assessor, used for taxation purposes. The date span reflects the earliest and latest entries made on the card.