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1000 Aurora Avenue historic building inventory record
1000 Aurora Avenue historic building inventory record
Call Number
780 Aurora 1000
Date
1991-2001
Contents
2 reports (4 p.), 1 photograph.
Description
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Side gable roofed brick building with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters. Center door with shed hood supported by triangular knee braces. Concrete stoop. Flanking door are large windows with center glass panels, transoms and sidelights. Brick sills. Other windows are multiple light casement windows. Raised stone foundation. Stone chimney. Basement level windows and basement level entrance on front., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This building is significant for its association with the development of University Hill, having served the local neighborhood as a grocery store from 1924-1942., STYLE : Bungalow (Vernacular Masonry)., DATE BUILT : 1924., Reports completed in 1991 and 2001.
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1040 Aurora Avenue real estate appraisal card.
1040 Aurora Avenue real estate appraisal card.
Call Number
880-Aurora-1040
Date
1937-1961
Contents
1 report (2 pages) : 30 cm. x 23.5 cm.
Description
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.
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Fire Station no. 2
Fire Station no. 2
Call Number
207-1-53
Date
1935-1972
Contents
3 photographs.
Description
Views of Boulder Fire Department Station no. 2 at 1010 Aurora Avenue, 1935 and 1972.
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Fire Station No. 2 in Boulder, Colorado with fire fighters
Fire Station No. 2 in Boulder, Colorado with fire fighters
Call Number
141-11-86
Date
1919
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
View of Fire Station No. 2 at 1010 Aurora Avenue (actual photo is reversed and is corrected here), with two fire trucks (the one on the right is a 1915 White) and a 1914 Ford automobile in front. Each vehicle contains fire fighters, listed below. See also 226-1-30 for scanned photo. (Tangen photo #4882)
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1000 Aurora Avenue real estate appraisal cards.
1000 Aurora Avenue real estate appraisal cards.
Call Number
880-Aurora-1000
Date
1929-1958
Contents
2 reports (4 pages) : 30 cm. x 23.5 cm.
Description
Real estate appraisal cards, compiled by the Boulder County Assessor, used for taxation purposes. The date span reflects the earliest and latest entries made on the cards.
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Aurora Avenue, looking west, photographs
Aurora Avenue, looking west, photographs
Call Number
208-2-41
Date
[1930-1950]
Contents
2 photographs.
Description
Two views looking West from Aurora Avenue.
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Fire Station No. 2 in Boulder, Colorado with fire fighters lantern slide
Fire Station No. 2 in Boulder, Colorado with fire fighters lantern slide
Call Number
072-5-67
Date
[1919]
Contents
1 slide (scanned at 141-11-86)
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Fire Station No. 2 (Boulder, Colo.)
Fire Station No. 2 (Boulder, Colo.): White fire truck
Call Number
226-1-30
Date
1919
Contents
5 photographs (1 view)
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Catholic Church of Boulder newspaper clippings, [undated]
Catholic Church of Boulder newspaper clippings, [undated]
Call Number
766-1-1
Date
undated
Contents
5 p.
Description
Newspaper clipping about Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Mount St. Gertrude Academy catholic girls school, and Father Agatho.
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Schoolland Slide Collection
Schoolland Slide Collection: Early fire department
Call Number
601-4-7
Date
[1885]-1969
Contents
4 slides.
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Fire Station no. 2 (Boulder, Colo.) landmark designation papers, 1979-1987
Fire Station no. 2 (Boulder, Colo.) landmark designation papers, 1979-1987
Call Number
760-6-7
Date
1979-1987
Contents
1 folder.
Description
This folder contains documents pertaining to the designation of Fire Station no. 2 at 1010 Aurora Avenue as a historic landmark (L-79-8). Included are historical and biographical notes.
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Fire Department
Fire Department: Stations and engines. photographs, [1940-1970]
Call Number
511-4-6
Date
[1940-1970]
Contents
23 photographs, 21 views (8 digitized).
Description
Photographs of City of Boulder Fire Department stations and fire engines.
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Fire Station No. 2
Fire Station No. 2: combination wagon
Call Number
226-1-22
Date
[1908-1914]
Contents
2 photographs (1 view)
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1040 Aurora Avenue historic building inventory record
1040 Aurora Avenue historic building inventory record
Call Number
780 Aurora 1040
Date
1991
Contents
1 report (2 p.), 1 photograph.
Description
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Original portions of house include brick walls, stone foundation. Gabled hood with triangular braces. Off-center door is paneled and glazed. Double-hung windows with 5/1 lights and brick sills., STYLE : Vernacular masonry, side gable., DATE BUILT : 1924.
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General municipal election, 1963 Nov. 5
General municipal election, 1963 Nov. 5
Call Number
511-4-9
Date
1963
Contents
60 photographs (15 digitized).
Description
Photographs of City of Boulder municipal buildings, properties, roads, and projects in need of improvement. Photos were taken before the general municipal election of 5 Nov. 1963, in which voters were asked to increase the city sales tax.
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1010 Aurora Avenue historic building inventory record
1010 Aurora Avenue historic building inventory record
Call Number
780 Aurora 1010
Date
1986-2001
Contents
3 reports (7 p.), 2 photographs.
Description
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story red brick building with hipped roof with flared, overhanging eaves. Wood cornice. Small front dormer with shaped gable has decorative cast stone coping and window surround with tabs, as well as stone sill with bands of brick underneath. Central, paneled and glazed double doors with multi-light transom. Upper story has 1/1 double-hung windows with rusticated stone lintels and narrow stone still course., Above entrance is sign reading "B.F.D. No. 2." Two single door entrances flank double door entrance and have paneled and glazed doors with heavy stone lintels. Symmetrical facade., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This building is significant for its association with the growth and development of the fire.department in Boulder and with the University Hill neighborhood. The building was erected in 1908 and was utilized by the fire department of 50 years. The building maintains high historic integrity and reflects both the Foursquare style popular during the early twentieth century in the U.S. and the technical aspects of firefighting during the same period., STYLE : Foursquare., DATE BUILT : 1908., DESIGNATION : Local landmark, National Register eligible.
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Mount Saint Gertrude Academy landmark designation papers 1984
Mount Saint Gertrude Academy landmark designation papers 1984
Call Number
760-8-4
Date
1984
Contents
1 folder.
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Boulder Fire Department: Fire stations.
Boulder Fire Department: Fire stations.
Call Number
226-2-45
Date
[1950-1959]
Contents
10 photographs (8 views).
Description
Photographs of the original locations Fire Station No. 1, Fire Station No. 2, and Central Fire Station.
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