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Early views of Boulder, Colo., looking toward the Flatirons. All three views show scattered buildings on the southwestern edge of the city. The earliest view shows the Chautauqua Auditorium under construction in 1898.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Side-gable roofed brick dwelling with stuccoed walls and paired, double-hung windows in each gable end. Gabled porch supported by tapered piers on short brick pillars. Solid brick porch walls atop raised stone foundation. Concrete porch floor and stairs. Door has been moved to side. Two sets of paired windows with 4/1 lights and brick sills on front., Corbelled brick end chimney. Raised stone foundation with basement windows with concrete sills., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Although somewhat altered, this house reflects popular Bungalow style details such as its brick walls; gabled porch with brick walls and pillars topped by tapered wood piers; raised stone foundation; and stuccoed gable ends., DATE BUILT: 1923., STYLE: Bungalow.

Photographs of fires in Boulder County in 1969.

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.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Side gable roofed brick residence with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters. Brick walls with stuccoed gable ends. Central, front gabled dormer with overhanging eaves, exposed rafters, and decorative beams. Dormer is stuccoed and has four 4/1 light windows. Porch inset under eaves has solid brick walls with concrete trim. Wood porch floor., Center, paneled and glazed door. 4/1 light windows with brick wills. Squared, stuccoed, above ground bay on north. Raised stone rubble foundation. Brick chimney., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This home is a good example of the Bungalow style popular in the University Hill neighborhood of Boulder during the 1920s. Typical elements of the style include the gabled roof; central front dormer; brick, stone, and stucco walls materials; and the multi-over-single light windows., DATE BUILT: 1923., STYLE: Bungalow.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Large, regularly coursed, rusticated stone dwelling. Projecting, polygonal, two-story tower on facade. Massive elliptical arched porch entrance with solid stone walls and pillars. Balcony above porch has wrought iron railing. Front gable end is shingled, features Palladian window and sawtooth cut vergeboards, and has pent roof enclosure. One- and-a-half story conical tower on north., On north and wouth, walls are gabled and have shingles and Palladian windows. Multi-paned oriel window on south. Building is constructed of red snadstone, with lighter stone trim lintels, and beltcourses. Stone chimneys., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This residence is significant for its high artistic values reflected in its design and craftsmanship. The house is notable for its stone construction, its wide elliptical entry arch, its wrought iron trimmed balcony, the large projection, two-story polygonal tower of the facade, and its gable ends with singles and Palladian windows., The masonry, which is reflected in the regularly coursed, rusticated stone walls, stone arch, and window trim and belt courses, is of the highest quality. The house retains a high degree of historic integrity of both materials and setting. It is an outstanding example of Late Victorian architecture in Boulder., DESIGNATION: Local Landmark, National Register Eligible., DATE BUILT: 1885., STYLE: Romanseque Revival.

This folder contains documents pertaining to the designation of the George Norlin house at 907 12th Street as an historic landmark. 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: Side gable roofed brick house with projecting front gabled entrance bay. Entrance bay has central door with stone tab trim, to right of which is small window with stone sill. Windows are flat arched, with brick sills and 8/8 lights. Center brick chimney. Brick has been painted on walls., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: There are several English/Norman Cottage style homes in the University Hill neighborhood, and this is one of the more vernacular examples of the style., DATE BUILT: 1937., STYLE: English/Norman Cottage.

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.