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Interior and exterior views of the house at 720 11th Street. This building was designed by David H. Holmes, built in 1922, and Alpha Chi Omega sorority moved into the home in the fall of 1925.

Photographs of the H. Reginald Platts house at 750 11th Street, ca. 1972-1974. Includes interior shots.

This folder contains documents pertaining to the designation of the Ekeley house at 703 11th Street as a historic landmark (LM 92-2). Included are historical and biographical notes.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story cross-gable roofed residence with wood shingle roofing. Lower walls are composed of evenly-coursed, narrow, rough faced stone; upper story has stuccoed walls. Projecting front gbled bay has stucco and half- timbering, as do side gable ends. Wooden belt course. Upper portion of front gabled bay projects slightly over lower and has brackets underneath., Small, gabled hood over entrance has stucco, half-timbering and exposed rafters. Stone porch walls. Inset door with stone lintel is glazed with multiple lights. Casement windows are rectangular, have four lights, and are placed in strips along the facade. Windows have shared stone sills. On south is one-story, shed roofed, open porch with stone walls and supports. Stucco and stone chimneys. Very large yard with mature landscaping., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is significant for its high degree of historic integrity and its high artistic values. The house is one of the best examples in Boulder of the Tudor Revival style, with its stone and stuccoed walls; cross- gable with stucco and half-timbering; tall, narrow windows with four lights placed in multiple groups; and gabled hood over inset entrance. The residence is also notable for its large yard with mature landscaping., DESIGNATION: National Register Eligible., DATE BUILT: 1919., STYLE: Tudor Revival., ARCHITECT: John B. Ekeley., ORIGINAL OWNER: John B. Ekeley.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story brick residence with symmetrical facade with restrained ornamentation. Hipped roof with heavy tile roofing and overhanging eaves. Central, round arched entrance with cast stone archivolt and stone medallion at center of arch. Metal lantern above entrance. Arched transom and door with six lights. Small, rectangular casement windows with metal grilles flank entrance., Flanking these are large, round-arched windows. This pattern is repeated on second story, where end windows have balconets. Full-height brick chimneys on north and south. Interior retains many original details, including a wrought iron stairway railing and cast stone fireplace., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is a restrained example of the Eclectic Italian Renaissance style, with a symmetrical facade with hipped, tile roof; entrance with cast stone arch and medallion; and tall windows with arches and decorative grillework., DESIGNATION: National Register Eligible., DATE BUILT: 1927., STYLE: Mediterranean., ARCHITECT: Glen H. Huntington., ORIGINAL OWNER: H. Reginald Platts., CONTRACTOR/BUILDER: John Nelson.

Gustav Lundborg's one-story "Kobblehurst" home design beside a view of the home with the Flatirons in the distance. This house is located at 755 11th Street. (See 070-1-38 for a view of the floorplan only.)

This folder contains documents pertaining to the designation of the David Hull Holmes house at 720 11th Street as a historic landmark (L-90-2; 89-13). Included are historical and biographical notes.

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.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-half story brick dwelling with clipped side gable roof. Overhanging eaves and exposed rafters. Gable ends are stuccoed and have half-timbering. Center front dormer with clipped gable, stucco, and two windows. Full-width porch supported by stone piers topped by short, squared, wooden columns. Wood porch floor; stone steps. Center door. Brick chimney. Stone foundation., DATE BUILT: 1917., STYLE: Bungalow., ORIGINAL OWNER: Charles H. Sievers.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-half story side gable roofed brick residence. Center entrance with decorative wooden crown with dentils supported by classical columns. Flanking entrance are triple windows with eight lights and stone sills. Uncovered porch with wrought iron railing. Two gabled, shingled dormers with paired 6-light windows on front and rear., Gable ends are brick and have two 8-light windows. Decorative course of brick above basement level; concrete foundation., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is a well-preserved example of the residences constructed during the 1920s in this neighborhood. The brick house features a central entrance with ornate crown supported by classical columns, triple multi-light windows, and two gabled dormers on the facade., DATE BUILT: 1925., STYLE: Colonial Revival., ORIGINAL OWNER: Ralph Joyce.