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This folder contains newspaper clippings about the Mapleton Hill neighborhood in Boulder. The clippings were compiled by the Reference Staff at the Boulder Public Library.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-half story wood-frame dwelling on stone foundation. Weatherboard on exterior. Side- gabled roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters; vented and shingled gable ends; shed dormer on facade. Covered porch spans facade; supported by thick wood posts (2 engaged)., Wood slat rail and iron handrail. Center door, paneled and glazed; double-hung windows, some with divided upper sashes. Brick and metal chimney., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is an example of the Bungalow style, popular from 1900-1930 in Boulder. Characteristics of the style reflected in this house include the gabled roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters, the front shed dormer, and the prominent front porch., DATE BUILT: 1909., STYLE: Bungalow., ORIGINAL OWNER: Julia M. Zener.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Two-story brick dwelling on stone foundation. Hipped roof with overhanging, enclosed eaves; projecting front porch with hipped roof supported by squared wood columns; wood porch floor. Center door with transom flanked by double-hung windows with segmental arches; bay window on south side. Stone wall around property., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: An example of the Foursquare style, popular around 1900. Characteristics incluse the basic square plan, the hipped roof with overhanging eaves, and the projecting front porch., DATE BUILT: 1905., STYLE: Foursquare.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story frame dwelling with side gabled roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters; concrete foundation. Board and batten siding. Wood shingle roofing. Center brick chimney. Central entrance with flared gabled hood with wavy verge boards above entrance. Casement windows. Bay windows on west and north have hipped roofs. Concrete stoop., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Alterations to this house have diminished its historic integrity., DATE BUILT: 1924., STYLE: Modern.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-half story wood-frame dwelling on stone foundation. Side-gabled roof with projecting front dormer with grouped windows. Covered porch at southeast corner with three posts (2 engaged); wood floor and rail. Off- center door, paneled and glazed, with double-hung windows on original portion (some windows altered on facade). Bay window on south and north sides. Hedge in front of property., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is an example of Edwardian Vernacular architecture, popular in Colorado at the turn of the century. Notable elements include the steeply pitched gabled roof, the shingled front dormer, the squared bay window, and the porch with squared wooden columns and balusrade., DATE BUILT: 1906., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story stuccoed duplex on concrete foundation. Flat, clay-tiled roof with parapet. Entrance to 2438 5th Street is off-center and paneled and glazed; concrete stoop with iron handrails. Entrance to 2440 5th Street is on north side. Double-hung windows with 6/1 lights, some grouped, with wood surrounds., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 shed built ca. 1942., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: An example of the Mediterranean style built in Colorado during the 1920s. Characteristics include the stuccoed exterior, clay tiles on the parapet roof, and general lack of ornamentation., DATE BUILT: 1924., STYLE: Mediterranean.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-half story brick and frame dwelling on stone foundation. Front gabled roof with gabled side dormers (new). Gable ends are vented and shingled in a variegated pattern (some fishscale). Projecting front porch with pediment above entry; Doric columns and balustrade. Off-center door, paneled and glazed, with sidelights and segmental brick arch. Double-hung windows, one with leaded transom on facade. Attached garage at rear., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This is a somewhat altered representative of the Edwardian Vernacular style, as reflected in the multiple roof gables; the asymmetrical massing; combination of stone, brick, and wood shingled walls; and classical details., DATE BUILT: [ca. 1909]., STYLE: Edwardian Vernacular.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-and-a-half story wood framed dwelling on stone foundation. Intersecting gables with overhanging, enclosed eaves. Entry at intersection of gables is through enclosed porch at southwest corner. Casement windows on facade with bay window on west side. Brick chimney., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Alterations have diminished the historic integrity of this residence., DATE BUILT: 1911., STYLE: Vernacular wood frame.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Window filled corner tower; half- timbering. Palladian dormer windows. Stone sills and lintels. Two types of 45 degree corner bricks on bay window. Hipped roof, deep porch with pairs of white wood columns and trim. Enclosed porch., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 garage built 1910., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is a focal point of the neighborhood, commanding visual attention through its location, massing and unsuual window-filled tower., DATE BUILT: 1902., STYLE: Edwardian Vernacular/Foursquare., ORIGINAL OWNER: Walter M. Buckingham.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Hipped roof, symmetrical brick residence with widely overhanging, flared eaves; cornice with dentils; wooden frieze. Series of three pedimented, shingled dormers with 8/1 light windows flanked by pilasters. Hipped roof, central, projecting porch with classical columns atop solid brick walls with stone trim. Central segmental arched entrance with double paneled and glazed door. Bay windows flank entrance porch with dentiled cornices and hipped roofs., Above porch is inset balcony with classical columns and shingled walls. Flanking balcony are multi-over-single-light windows flanked by pilasters. Stone sills and belt courses; stone foundation. On south is hipped roof side porch with column supports. Brick and stone walls. Corbelled brick chimneys., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house is a well preserved examle of the Colonial Revival style, as reflected in its symmetrical facade, multi-over-single light windows, and classical details. The substantial house displays high artistic values in the ornamentation of its windows, its classical cornice, the prominent porch with columns, and the pedimented dormers., DESIGNATION: National Register Eligible., DATE BUILT: [ca. 1899]., STYLE: Colonial Revival., ORIGINAL OWNER: John Gardiner.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: One-story wood-framed dwelling on concrete foundation. Hipped roof with painted brick chimney and asphalt shingles. Side entry with concrete stoop, now covered with aluminum awning with wrought iron supports. Original double- hung 6/6 light windows now divided horizontally, with wood surrounds. Secondary awning added to patio area on south side., CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY BUILDINGS : 1 garage built pre-1940., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This house reflects stylistic influences dominant after the period of significance for the Mapleton Hill district and its date of construction is later than the period of significance. Therefore, the house is not a contributing element within the district., DATE BUILT: 1940., STYLE: Modern.