2004 Architectural Survey
of Old Town Lafayette Perimeter
Intensive Survey Report
May 28, 2004
Prepared by:
Cathleen Norman
PreservaUon PubIshng
459 South Routt Way
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 985-2599
Prepared for:
City of’ Lafayette
1290 South Public Road
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 665-5588
Prepared by:
Cathleen Norman
Preservation Publishing
459 South Routt Way
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 985-2599
A Cooperative Project Conducted by:
Lafayette Historic Preservation Board
City of Lafayette
Colorado Historical Society
Preservation Publishing, Cathleen Norman, principal
Photographs: clockwise from upper right: 800 Dounce Street, 210 South
Public Road, 200 East Cannon Street, 315 East Elm Street.
Photographers Carole D. Cardon and Cathleen Norman
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Thanks to:
Lafayette Mayor
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Chris Berry
Lafayette Mayor Pro Tern— Andy Proctor
Lafayette City Council
Becki Beckharn, Kerry Bensrnan, Dan Cartin, Frank Phillips, Kim Andresky
Lafayette City Administrator
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Gary Kiaphake
Lafayette Historic Preservation Board
Jan Baulsir. Dana Coffield. Kenneth Foote, Rhea Gavounas. Dick Greenfield, Pat
Halsey. Michelle Murphy, Vicki Trumbo, Ann Wold
Lafayette P1 anning Department
Staff Liaison Karen Westover
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Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation,
Dan Corson, Intergovernmental Services Director
Chris Geddes, National Register Historian
Preservation Publishing
Project consultant Cathleen Norman, M. A.
Photographer Carole Cardon
Researcher Brenda Weissmann
Lafayette Historical Society
Glenda Chermak. Jim and Beth Hutchison
CLG Grant # CO-03-019
This project was initiated by the Lafayette Historic Preservation Board and funded by a
grant from the Certified Local Government program administered by the Colorado
Historical Society.
The activity which is the subject of this material has been financed in part with Federal
funds from the National Historic Preservation Act, administered by the National Park
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior and for the Colorado Historical Society.
However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of
the U.S. Department of the Interior or the Society, nor does the mention of trade names
or commercial products constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the
Department of the Interior or the Society.
This program receives Federal funds from the National Park Service. Regulations of
the U.S. Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in
departmental Federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national origin,
age or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in
any program, activity, or fucility operated by a recipient of Federal assistance should
write to: Director, Equal opportunity Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849
C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Survey Area
North Survey Area
South Survey Area
MapKey
Research Design
Survey Methodology
Historic Context
North Survey Area
South Survey Area
Architectural Character
Survey Findings
Survey Conclusions
State Register Properties
Local Landmark Properties
Recommendations
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Appendices
A. Survey Log Ordered by Address
B.
Survey Log Ordered by State ID
C. Previously Recorded Properties
D. Lafayette Registcr of Historic Places
Historic Residents/Owners
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Introduction
Lafayette. Colorado is a city ol’ more than 23.000 people in eastern Boulder County. It is
one of several communities that developed in the late nineteenth century to support
mining in the northern Colorado coal fields. The citys historic core, known as “Old
Town Lafayette.” consists of the 1 889 plat and several late I 800s and early I 900s
additions. Beginning in the 1950s. the city began expanding beyond Old Town with
residential subdivisions.
The 2004 Architectural Survey of the Old Town Lafayette Perimeter is the third survey
conducted in Lafayette. The 1999 Architectural Survey of Old Town Lafayette
documented and evaluated 210 properties in the I 8-block area east of Public Road
between Baseline Road and Cleveland Street. The 2001 Architectural Survey of West
Lafayette examined 205 l)rope1ties in the 20-block area west of Public Road.
Like the two earlier efforts. the Old Town Lafayette Perimeter survey is a two-part
project consisting of a reconnaissance survey followed by an intensive survey of selected
properties. Conducted from December 2003 through March 2004, the reconnaissance
examined and evaluated 199 properties. For each property, a photograph was taken and
architectural and historic information gathered. The intensive survey, which took place
from March through May 2004, further documented and evaluated 32 selected properties
with an Architectural Inventory Form.
The three survey projects were initiated by the Lafayette Historic Preservation Board to
identify properties within the city’s historic core that could be eligible for listing in the
National Register or State Register or for designation as a local landmark. The Lafayette
Historic Preservation Board (HPB) assists Lafayette’s city government in preservation
efforts. The board reviews applications for local landmark designation and performs
design review for alterations of designated landmarks. Other HPB projects include
putting survey information on the HPB wehsitc, preparing the “Then and Now” photo
exhibit on display throughout City Hall, and producing walking tour and history
brochures on various aspects of Lafayette.
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Survey Area
The Old Town Lafayeue Perimeter survey examined a North Survey Area and South
Survey Area, as shown on the maps on the following pages. Streets are oriented on an
east-west rectilinear grid.
North Survey Area
The seven-block North Survey Area lies north of East Baseline Road. It consists
primarily of the First Union Addition in the 300 500 blocks between East Baseline
Road and East Elm Street. The north edge drops northward toward creek drainage. The
area is characterized by unpaved streets, several large cottonwoods, and houses with
irregular setbacks. The Lafayette School complex occupies the 100 300 blocks of East
Baseline Road. Various coal mines were located north and east of this neighborhood,
including the First Union, Excelsior, Mitchell, Haywood, and Columbine Mines.
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Historic houses are located along the north side of East Baseline Road and concentrated
in the 400 blocks of East Oak and East Elm Streets. In-fill consists of a number of Ranch
style houses built in the 1950s and the 1960s. The north side of East Elm Street consists
of new residential construction and three historic houses relocated here in the late 1990s.
Beyond the north and east edges of
the North Survey Area lies
undeveloped agricultural acreage
preserved as open space by the City
of Lafayette. View north from 700
block of Dounce Street.
Photograph by Cathleen Norman,
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South Survey Area
The fifteen-block South Survey Area. bounded by South Public Road. East Cannon
Street, East Emma Street, and South Finch Avenue, contains 177 properties. This area
slopes slightly downward from west to east. It occupies the southern portion of the 1889
Lafayette Plat, and also includes the 1906 Industrial City Addition, Hodgson Addition,
and several smaller subdivisions consisting of two or three parcels.
The North Survey Area bordered several industrial operates. The Simpson Mine was
located immediately east and the Strathrnore Mine south and southwest. The Simpson
Camp was located in the 700 block of East Chester Street. The South Survey Area was
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crossed by the Colorado & Southern rail line that ran diagonally through the southeast
corner ol’ Lafayette (see map on page 1 2).
This area contains primarily residential properties, most of which are historic. Several
commercial properties are located at the west end of East Cannon. East Chester, and East
Emma Streets, in the 100 blocks adjacent to South Public Road.
The South Survey Area is characterized by smaller
homes on tree-li ned streets. View east from East
Cannon Street and South Public Road.
Photograph by Catlileen Norman, 2004.
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Research Design
The purpose of a research design is to define the scope of the survey and to define a set of
expectations prior to the start of the project.
Research Questions
Research questions focused upon the nature and integrity of existing historic resources
that are associated with the growth and development of Lafayette as reflected by the
properties in the North and South Survey Areas. Primary questions attempt to determine
how existing resources provide information about development: ‘Which buildings are
important to historic themes, such as transportation, agriculture, settlement and town
building, or coal mining’? What is the state of integrity of these buildings and how many
remain?
Other questions sought to identify broader influences on the resources: How have
economic and social conditions affected the area and its historic resources? How have
local, state, and national events and trends impacted the survey area?
Architectural questions included: What are the prominent architectural styles and
building types of the two survey areas? What construction materials were used and what
is the quality of craftsmanship? Are there buildings that were architect designed? If so,
who designed them? Arc these buildings the work of a master? Who were the prominent
local builders?
Finally, questions also investigated building use: Arc there diverse building functions in
the area? How have the buildings evolved during the twentieth century’? How did the
character of the area evolve during the twentieth century? Is there a cohesive collection
of historic buildings that constitutes the elements of a local or National Register historic
district?
Anticipated Results
It was expected that 5 to 10% of the 32 properties would be found eligible to the National
Register or State Register, and up to 50% would he eligible for designation to the local
landmark program.
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Survey Methodology
The 2004 Architectural Survey of the Old Town Lafayette Perimeter was conducted
according to the guidelines from the Colorado Culiural Resource Suri’e Manual
published by the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) at the
Colorado Historical Society (Cl-IS). The survey took place from December 2003 through
May 2004. The comprehensive survey consisted of an intensive inventory of 32
properties. The 2004 Survey employed the same methodology used in the 1999 and 2001
Architectural Surveys of Old Town Lafayette
a reconnaissance survey followed by an
intensive survey of selected properties.
Project Participants
The survey was performed by preservation consultant Cathleen Norman, M. A., and
photographer Carole Cardon. Karen Westover of the Lafayette P1 anning Department
provided assistance in acquiring ownership records from the Boulder County Tax
Assessor, selecting properties, de1ning the survey boundaries, and preparing the survey
maps. She also administered the Certified Local Government (CLG) grant. Dana
Coffield, chair of the Historic Preservation reviewed draft survey reports. Dan Corson at
the OAHP/CHS coordinated the CLG grant and Chris Geddes at the OAHP/CHS
reviewed survey products.
Boundary definition/scope of work
The project boundaries were de1ned and refined during the Reconnaissance Survey. The
North Survey Area consisted of the 300—700 blocks of East Baseline Road, East Oak,
East Elm, and East Dounce Streets. The South Survey Area was bounded by South
Public Road, East Cannon Street, East Emma Street. and South Finch Avenue. During
the reconnaissance. 32 properties were selected for intensive survey.
Previously recorded properties
A file search was conducted of properties within the survey area previously recorded by
the CHS. OAHP staff member Lovella Learned-Kennedy provided this information as a
report. This search revealed that eleven properties located within the survey area had
been previously recorded, listed in Appendix C.
Photography
Reconnaissance Survey
Survey photography began in January 2004 with the reconnaissance photography. The
photographer, Carole Cardon. worked from an address list compiled from Boulder
County Assessor’s data. For each of the 199 reconnaissance properties, she shot one
black and white, 35 millimeter photograph processed as a 4” X 6” print. Two sets of
photographs were printed. A photograph log was compiled with roll number, frame
number, property address, and camera direction. This information was used to generate
photograph labels. Photo labels, produced in Microsoft Excel, provided a temporary ID,
SmithsonianlCHS ID. property address. photographer’s name, date, roll number and
frame number, camera direction, and storage location of negatives. Survey photographs
were labeled and placed in archival photo pages. Negatives were placed in archival
storage pages, then stored with the photo logs and contact sheets at the Lafayette Public
Library.
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Intensive Survey
The reconnaissanec photographs were used br the Architectural Inventory Forms. In
March 2004. Cathleen Norman shot additional photographs of the 32 selected properties,
which were labeled and stored as described above.
Iii entory Form Preparation
The Architectural Inventory Forms were produced from a Microsoft Access database.
Information collected during the reconnaissance survey was integrated into the forms for
the 32 selected intensive properties. This information included property ownership data
acquired from the Boulder County Assessor’s office in electronic formal
owner’s
name and mailing address, property legal description, addition/subdivision name and
date, property construction date, and square footage.
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The estimated construction dates from the Assessor’s records were used. The 1955
1975 Assessor’s Cards and photographs, archived at the Boulder Carnegie Library, were
used to determine alterations that had occurred during this period.
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Detailed architectural descriptions were written from photographs and validated in the
field.
Research of historic property residents and property owners relied upon the 1916, 1926.
1936, and 1956 Polk Directories. The Boulder County Assessor’s Records were
consulted for ownership.
Footprints were drawn from recent sketch maps acquired from the Boulder County
Assessor’s Office.
Evaluation
The survey properties were evaluated first for architectural integrity, and those that were
altered substantially were removed from further consideration. Intact properties were
evaluated for architectural significance, as examples of specific architectural styles,
building types, or construction methods. Thirty-two selected properties. listed in the
Survey Logs in Appendices A and B, were evaluated. Evaluations and recommendations
for National Register, State Register, or local landmark designation are included in this
report and on individual forms.
Public Participation/Notification
Several efforts informed the general public during the duration of the project. A news
article describing the project was published in the January 14— 20, 2004 issue of the
Lafavene Nei’s. A flier describing the project was posted at the Lafayette City Hall,
Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette Senior Center, and Lafayette Miner’s Museum. The
flier was also provided to residents encountered during photography and fieldwork. An
article appeared in the March 2004 issue of the Lafayette city newsletter describing the
project. Results of the reconnaissance were presented on April 5, 2004 to members of the
Historic Preservation Board and to the public. Final publicity is planned in the form of
another article in the city newsletter and a follow up article published in the Lafayette
News. The project will conclude with a public presentation of the survey results at the
June 15, 2004 meeting of the Lafayette City Council.
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Historic Context
The survey area reflects general trends of Lafayette’s history. Coal mining was the
impetus for the Lowns settlement and subsequent growth. and the 1889 to 1958 coal
mining era serves as a major period of historic significance. The Lafayette townsite was
platted by Mrs. Mary E. Miller in I 888 aller she discovered a rich coal seam on her ranch
in east Boulder County. The town was re-platted in 1889 and incorporated on January 6,
1 890. Lafayette expanded as a residential community for miners working at the nearby
coal mines. It also served as a supply town for the surrounding mines, coal camps, farms,
and ranches.
Many of Lafayette’s historic residences and commercial buildings reflect the early
mining history. Miners and other workers lived in small frame cottages or lodged in twostory hoarding houses. Merchants and mine managers resided in slightly larger homes.
Businesses in the commercial district on East Simpson Street operated in false—front
buildings and provided retail goods, services, and entertainment for the miners and their
families.
The original plat lay on an east-west axis with the streets terminating at the Simpson
Mine and Cannon Mine at the east edge of town. In 1907, several additions were platted
in West Lafayette. The 1999 Architectural Suri’ev of Old Town Laftivette Siiri’ev Report
and the 200] Arcliiteciiiral Surrey of West La/hi’tte Siii-vev Report provide detailed
historic contexts for the original Lafayette plat and for West Lafayette.
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Company houses. such as these Columbine Mine Camp ca 1930, were sold to private owners.
A number were moved into the town of Lafayette.
(Lafayette Public Library)
As coal mines closed in the vicinity, the operations sold the company houses to private
individuals for as little as $80. These were moved into towns in the northern Colorado
coal fields, as well as transported to Denver, Boulder, Westminster, and elsewhere.
Several of these small frame dwellings were moved to the North and South Survey Areas.
During the 1930s and early 1940s, growth slowed in Lafayette and elsewhere in Colorado
and the U.S., due to the Great Depression and World War II. A steady decline in the
demand for coal further eroded Lafayette’s economy. Natural gas became available in
Colorado in 1928 and gradually replaced coal for residential and commercial heating.
The Northern Colorado Power Company plant west of town, which consumed Lafayette
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coal to produce electricity, decreased output and finally closed in the late I 940s. The last
local coal mine closed in 1958.
The end of World War 11 saw a sharp increase in the market for local housing as soldiers
returning from the war married and settled down in Lafa etie to raise families. Houses
were built on the remaining vacant lots in Old Town Lafayette. such as the east ends of
East Chester and East Cannon Streets. Soon, new residential subdivisions were platted
and annexed to the city. Lafayette residents found employment in Boulder, Denver, and
at the U. S. Atomic Plant (Rocky Flats) that opened in the early 1950s in northeast
Jefferson County. Boulder County’s high tech industry spurred Lafayette’s residential
growth as well, beginning with the IBM plant that opened in Niwot in the early I 960s.
Today. little physical evidence remains of the coal mining industry that dominated east
Boulder County for more than a half century. The coal tipples. slag heaps. and other
industrial structures have been removed. The historic neighborhoods and business
districts in Lafayette and other former coal mining towns are the only remnants of what
was once a significant force in the Boulder County economy.
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Soutt Survey Area
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North Survey Area
The North Survey Area lies north of East Baseline Road in the northeast corner of Old
Town Lafayette. The neighborhood began in 1893 with the Excelsior Place subdivision,
eight blocks of twelve 30’ X 125’ lots platted by the United Coal Company. This
subdivision included a temperance clause similar to that of the original Lafayette plat
“no spirituous, wine or malt liquors shall be sold or given away as beverages on the
premises.” It also retained subsurface mineral rights for the coal company and absolved
the firm of any damages for buildings: “And a further exception and reservation is made
that the United Coal Company, its heirs and assigns, shall not he liable or responsible for
damages or compensation on account of the remnant of surface support in working the
mines beneath.” Development in the Excelsior Place subdivisions occurred only in the
two southernmost blocks, the 600 and 700 blocks of East Baseline Road and East Dounce
Street.
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Beyond the east edge of the North
Survey Area lie several
agricultural ol)erationS. View east
from east cud of East Elm Street.
Photograph by
Cathleen Norman, 2004.
In 1904, the First Union Addition was deeded to the town by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. The First Union neighborhood consisted of eight blocks comprising the 300,
400, and 500 blocks of East Baseline Road. East Oak Street, and East Elm Street. The
Lafayette School was built west of the First Union Addition
a two-story red-brick
building erected in 1904 in the 100 block of East Baseline Road on land donated by the
Union Pacific Railroad. (This building has been replaced by a larger facility).
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The neighborhood is characterized by unpaved roads and the undeveloped acreage at the
edges. Most of the residential properties are small in size.
As elsewhere in Lafayette. many residents were coal miners. Nearby coal mines included
the First Union, Mitchell, Gladstone. and Excelsior. Businesses in the First Union
neighborhood included the Monarch Steam Laundry at 411 East Oak Street operated by
Jenny and Roy Crawford. Jack and George Lewis opened the Home Dairy at 409 East
Oak Street and in 1937 purchased the Monarch Laundry next door and converted it into a
creamery, which they operated
through 1954.’ The house at
406 East Oak Street originally
served as a dairy building and
ice house for the Lewis’s
business. (Appendix E
contains a listing of historic
residents and property owners
in the North and South Survey
Areas.)
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Home Dairy at 409 East Oak Street, circa 1952.
Photograph from Boulder County Tax Assessor
James D 1-lutchison. editor. Treeless Plain to Thrii’i,i’ City
Lafayette lIistorical Society. 1990.
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Lafm’eue Centennial, IMQ
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1989. Lafayette:
Throughout the history of the First Union Adclition, house moving has been a tradition.
The following houses were identified as having been moved into the North Survey Area:
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409 East Baseline Road
503 East Baseline Road
boarding house from the Gladstone Mine
311 East Oak Street
from the Canfield Mine (according to
County Tax Assessor Card)
400 East Oak Street
401 East Oak Street
from Arvada
402 East Oak Street
403 East Oak Street
rear addition is assay office from the
Simpson Mine
404 East Oak Street
405 East Oak Street
from Firestone
406 East Oak Street
from Superior
507 East Oak Street
507 East Elm Street
Waneka House from the intersection of U.S.
287 and South Boulder Road
509 East Elm Street
Cernich Housemoved from 301 West
Baseline Road
513 East Elm. Thomas House
moved from Waneka Pointe at 10432 South
Boulder Road
The house at 311 East Oak Street
was moved from Canfield Mine,
according to the Tax Assessor
record. Photograph by Cathleen
Norman, 2004.
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From First Union Neighborhood on tile Move. Dana Coffield and Doug Conarroe, taken from
interviews with Bill Kellett and Jack Lewis and From Treeless Plain to Thriving City.
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The house at 309 East Elm
consists of a railroad mail car
with gabled rear addition.
Photograph by Cathleen
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Photograph by Cathleen Norman, 2004.
Waneka 1-louse, moved to 509
Elm Street in 2001. Photograph
by Cathlcen Norman, 2004.
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South Survey Area
The South Survey Area occupies the southeast corner of Old Town Lafayette. East
Cannon Street. East Chester Street. and the north side of the 00 and 200 blocks of East
Emma Street were platted in 1 889 as part of the original Lafayette plat. The 200 500
blocks of East Emma Street were subsequently absorbed into the Lafayette townsite or
platted as a subdivision by J. Hodgson. The 500 600 blocks of East Chester and East
Emma Streets were platted as the wedge-shaped Industrial City subdivision in 1906 by
John Barnd.
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(In 1907. Barnd and his law partner, James Miller, platted the expansive Industrial City
No. 2 west of South Public Road and south of West Emma Street. This acreage was part
of the holdings of the Miller family, who had founded Lafayette and owned a cattle ranch
and the Strathmore Mine south of Lafayette. The Industrial City subdivisions also
included the temperance clause and provisions for underground mining.)
Like the North Survey Area, this neighborhood was in proximity to several coal mines.
The large Simpson Mine operated immediately to the east and the Simpson Camp was
located in the present-day 700 block of East Chester Street. To the south were located
the Cannon. Willoughby. Senator, and Cambro Mines: to the southwest was located the
Strathmore Mine.
As elsewhere in Lafayette, many residents were miners. Some of the houses were moved
into this neighborhood from coal camps. Scattered through the neighborhood were a few
slightly larger houses, such as 200 East Cannon Street, that were residences of mining
engineers, merchants. or professional men. (Appendix E contains a listing of historic
residents and property owners in the North and South Survey Areas.)
The Simpson Camp was located in the 700 block of Chester Street, just east of the
South Survey Area. As the mine operation declined, company houses were sold to
private owners. Some of the Simpson Camp houses were moved into Lafayette.
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Denver Public Library Western History Collection.
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were relocated to the South Survey Area from
the Simpson Camp.
Photo by Ca role D. Cardon, 2004.
Growth has continued since the mid twentieth century, most typically construction of
Ranch style houses on the remaining vacant lots. A number of duplex residences have
been erected in recent years. The neighborhood has a more urban character than the
North Survey Area, with wide, paved, tree-lined streets. Yet, remnants of historic
Lafayette linger, for example in the form of various outbuildings that remain in the rear
yards of a number of the houses.
The South Survey Area is characterized by small homes on tree-lined
streets. View east from East Emma Street and Gough Avenue.
Photo by Cathleen Norman, 2004.
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Architectural Character
The North and South Survey Areas contain properly types similar to elsewhere in Old
Town Lafayette. Typical are frame dwellings with front-gabled. side—gabled. or gabled—L
roof forms. Residences display modest, ii any, ornamentation. Some have front porches.
A few porches have turned wood posts. balustrades, and/or decorative brackets. Most
have plain wood posts or wrought iron supports. As mentioned previously, a number of
the dwellings resemble photographs of miiers’ houses built at the mine camps as
company housing.
Side-gabled frame dwelling.
Photo by Carole D. Cardon, 2004.
Cross-gabled frame dwelling with flared-eaves bay window.
Several properties have this form and features; the house at
200 East Cannon Street is the most intact.
Photo by Carole D. Cardon, 2004.
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properly type found in the survey
area. These frequently were built
as workers’ housing in mining
camps and mining towns
elsewhere in Colorado. Flared
eaves are seen on several hipped
roof boxes. A few possess a
small half—hipped porch or small
entry cover. Decorative features
are minimal or non—existent.
Hipped.roof box
Photo by Carole D. Cardon, 2004.
Located within the two survey areas are a number of historic outbuildings. These include
alley houses, barns, garages, coal sheds, and utility sheds constructed at the rear of the
yard.
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A few dwellings in the survey areas reflect the Ranch style popular during the decades
that followed World War II. Exterior materials consist of horizontal siding with
ornamental stone veneer on the lower wall. Picture windows are common; other
windows are metal-framed and 1-over-I or sliders. Ornamental elements are limited to
decorative window shutters, wrought iron porch or stoop cover supports. and/or fixed
window awnings of corrugated fiberglass. Several have built-in or attached garages.
Typical Ranch style home,
constructed in the 500 block of
East Cannon Street.
Photo by Carole D. Cardon, 2004.
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Survey Findings
The survey results in general followed expectations. The historic contexts and nature of
of Old Town Lafayette and of
West Lafayette.
resources resembled those in the two previous surveys
—
The Cannon Mine Coffee Shop at 210 South Public Road.
Photo by Carole D. Cardon, 2004
Nature and Integrity of Resources
Most of properties had been altered by additions, window replacements, porch
alterations, or new siding. The Intensive Survey examined 32 selected properties that
provided the most architecturally intact examples of several property types, such as the
hipped-roof box, gabled-L frame dwelling, and false-front commercial building. Good
examples of these property types are also located in Old Town Lafayette and West
Lafayette, which was taken into consideration when evaluating the properties.
Broad Influences
The most prominent influence on the resources in the North and South Survey Areas was
the coal mining activity that dominated the local economy from 1889 through 1958.
Many residences were occupied by people employed at the coal mines or in mining
related activities.
Architectural Character
As summarized in the previous chapter, the types of residential properties consist of
primarily frame dwellings small in size and simple in design. The economy of size and
materials reflects the modest incomes of the early property owners, a majority of whom
were coal miners. The scarcity of masonry construction is also due to subsidence
(instability ol. shifting of surfiice land) caused by the coal mine workings that undermined
the city.
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Building Use
Nearly all the buildings in the two survey areas are residential. The 2004 Architectural
Intensive Survey documented and evaluated 32 selected properties that consisted of one
commercial property, a former dairy. a former laundry, and 29 residential dwellings.
Survey Conclusions
Two properties are recommended for listing in the State Register and for local
designation. Two properties had previously been designated as local landmarks: the
Weiler House at 401 East Baseline Road (5BL865) and the Thomas House at 513 East
Elm Street (5BL9461). In addition to these, seven properties are recommended for
designation as local landmarks. These are described below.
State Register Properties
200 E CANNON ST
5BL9446
Knill House
This house is an excellent example of the gabled frame dwelling serving as residences for
Lafayette merchants, mining engineers and other professionals. The design is evidenced
by clapboard exterior, bay window with flared eaves, and 1-over-I double hung windows
with pedimented window heads. The garage and shed at the alley are an excellent
example of the outbuildings constructed in the early twentieth century in the rear yards of
Lafayette houses. The property is also associated with Thomas M. Knill and John R.
Green, consecutive owners who worked as mining engineers. This property is
recommended for listing in the State Register of Historic Properties.
513 E ELM ST
5BL9461
Thomas House
The Thomas House is an excellent example of the Queen Anne style, as evidenced by its
multiple gables. decorative shingles. tower, hargeboard, and wrap-around porch. This
property is recommended eligible to the State Register of Historic Properties as an
excellent example of the Queen Anne style. It is the most elaborate and best preserved
example of Queen Anne in the Lafayette vicinity.
Local Landmark Properties
401 E BASELINE RD
5BL865
Weiler House
This property has been designated as a Lafayette landmark for its historic/social and
geographic importance. It is also an excellent example of the vernacular dwellings
constructed in Lafayette in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is the most
intact historic residence on East Baseline Road.
411 E BASELINE RD
5BL9438
This residence is a well-preserved representative of the hipped-roof box constructed in
Lafayette during the early twentieth century, as reflected in its cube form, hipped roof.
and clapboard exterior. This property is recommended as eligible for designation as a
Lafayette landmark, as an excellent intact example of the hipped-roof box.
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108 E CANNON ST
5BL9444
This property is one of the best examples of the Iiipped—roof frame design in Lafayette, as
evidenced by the roof form. shiplap exterior. I -over- I windows and wrap—around porch
with Done columns. The house at 201 East Chester Street is similar in design. The
garage at the alley is an excellent example of the outbuildings constructed in the early
twentieth century in the rear yards of Lafayette houses. It is recommended for
designation as a Lafayette landmark.
109 E CANNON ST
5BL9445
This property is a good example of the vernacular design in Lafayette, as evidenced by
the gabled roof, shiplap exterior, 1-over-I windows and wrap-around porch. It is one of
the more intact houses in the South Survey Area. It is recommended for designation as a
Lafayette landmark.
200 E CANNON ST
5BL9446
Knill House
This house is an excellent example of the gabled frame dwelling serving as residences for
Lafayette merchants, mining engineers and other professionals. The design is evidenced
by clapboard exterior, bay window with flared eaves, and 1-over-I double hung windows
with pedimented window heads. The garage and shed at the alley are an excellent
example of the outbuildings constructed in the early twentieth century in the rear yards of
Lafayette houses. The property is also associated with Thomas M. Knill and John R.
Green, consecutive owners who worked as mining engineers. This property is
recommended for designation as a Lafayette landmark.
204 E CANNON ST
5BL9447
This property is a good example of the vernacular design in Lafayette, as evidenced by
the gabled roof, clapboard exterior, 1-over-i windows, and small hipped-roof porch. It is
one of the most intact houses in the South Survey Area. It is recommended for
designation as a Lafayette landmark.
309 E CANNON ST
5BL9448
Lemberg House
This residence is a well-preserved representative of the hipped-roof box constructed in
Lafayette during the early twentieth century, as reflected in its cube form, hipped roof,
and clapboard exterior. It is the most architecturally intact example of this style in the
South Survey Area. This property is recommended as eligible for designation as a
Lafayette landmark, as an excellent intact example of the hipped-roof box.
101 E CHESTER ST
5BL9452
Cgangas House
This residence is a well-preserved representative of the vernacular frame dwellings
constructed in Lafayette during the early twentieth century, as reflected in its gabled roof,
clapboard exterior, and hipped-roof porch with turned posts and decorative brackets. It is
one of the most architecturally intact examples of this design in the South Survey Area.
This property is recommended as eligible for designation as a Lafayette landmark, as an
excellent intact example of the hipped-roof box.
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201 E CHESTER ST
5BL9453
This residence is a well-preserved representative of the hippeci-roof box constructed in
Lafayette during the early twentieth century, as reflected in its cube form, hipped roof,
and clapboard exterior. Although the wrap—around porch is atypical for this design, it is
one of the most architecturally intact examples of the hipped-roof box in the South
Survey Area. This property is recommended as eligible for designation as a Lafayette
landmark, as an excellent intact example of the hipped-roof box.
800 E DOUNCE ST
5BL7361
This property is an excellent intact example of the small hipped-roof box that served as
housing for miners and their families in the first half of the twentieth century. Intact
design features include shiplap siding. 1-over-I double hung windows, and shed-roofed
entry cover. If evidence could prove that this dwelling was moved from a mine camp, it
should be re-evaluated for its potential for listing in the State Register of Historic
Properties. As one of the few intact examples of this house type, this property is
recommended for designation as a Lafayette landmark.
513 E ELM ST
5BL9461
Thomas House
The Thomas House is an excellent example of the Queen Anne style, as evidenced by its
multiple gables. decorative shingles, tower, bargeboard, and wrap-around porch. This
property is recommended eligible to the State Register of Historic Properties as an
excellent example of the Queen Anne style. It is the most elaborate and best preserved
example of Queen Anne in the Lafayette vicinity. This property has been designated as a
local landmark for its association with the Thomas family and as an excellent example of
the Queen Anne style.
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Recommendations
•
Survey historic properties on West Baseline Road.
•
Encourage and/or assist properly owners in designating eligible local landmarks
and to the State or National Register.
•
Publish survey iniormat ion and/or pictures on city website.
•
Organize
•
Incorporate research and photographs from the survey into a published walking
tour brochure or book.
•
Encourage owners to preserve properties identified as threatened or deteriorating.
Prepare lists of “restorable” properties. Encourage restoration of these properties.
•
•
and conduct guided walking tours.
Sponsor a high visibility restoration project. such as porch rehabilitation or siding
removal.
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Appendices
A.
Survey Log Ordered by Address
B.
Survey Log Ordered by Slate ID
C.
Properties Previously Recorded by Colorado Historical Society
D.
Lafayette Regisler of Historic Places
E.
Historic Residents/Owners
APPENDIX A
2004 Architectural Survey of Old Town Lafayette Perimeter
Intensive Survey Properties Survey Log by Address
-
National
Register Eligible
State Register
Eligible
Local
Landmark
State ID
Temp ID
5BL865
1
401 E BASELINE RD
X
5BL9438
2
411 E BASELINE RD
X
5BL7371
3
513 E BASELINE RD
5BL9440
4
711 E BASELINE RD
5BL9441
5
210 5 PUBLIC RD
5BL9442
6
104 E CANNON ST
5BL9443
7
106 E CANNON ST
5BL9444
8
108 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9445
9
109 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9446
10
200 E CANNON ST
5BL9447
11
204 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9448
12
309 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9449
13
404 E CANNON ST
5BL9450
14
410 E CANNON ST
5BL9451
15
501 E CANNON ST
5BL9452
16
101 E CHESTER ST
5BL9453
17
201 E CHESTER ST
5BL9454
18
205 E CHESTER ST
5BL9455
19
320 E EMMA ST
5BL9456
20
508 E EMMA ST
5BL9457
21
510 E EMMA ST
5BL9458
22
706 E DOUNCE ST
5BL7361
23
800 E DOUNCE ST
5BL9460
24
504, 506 E ELM ST
5BL9461
25
513EELMST
Address
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A-i
X
State ID
Temp ID
5BL9462
26
309 E OAK ST
5BL9463
27
311 E OAK ST
5BL9464
28
403 E OAK ST
5BL9465
29
405 E OAK ST
5BL9466
30
409 E OAK ST
5BL9467
31
410 E OAK ST
5BL9468
32
411 A/B E OAK ST
Address
National
Register Eligible
A-2
State Register
Eligible
Local
Landmark
APPENDIX B
2004 Architectural Survey of Old Town Lafayette Perimeter
Intensive Survey Properties Survey Log by State ID
-
State ID
Temp ID
5BL865
1
5BL7361
Address
National
Register Eligible
State Register
Eligible
Local
Landmark
401 E BASELINE RD
X
23
800 E DOUNCE ST
X
5BL7371
3
513 E BASELINE RD
5BL9438
2
411 E BASELINE RD
5BL9440
4
711 E BASELINE RD
5BL9441
5
210 5 PUBLIC RD
5BL9442
6
104 E CANNON ST
5BL9443
7
106 E CANNON ST
5BL9444
8
108 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9445
9
109 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9446
10
200 E CANNON ST
5BL9447
11
204 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9448
12
309 E CANNON ST
X
5BL9449
13
404 E CANNON ST
5BL9450
14
410 E CANNON ST
5BL9451
15
501 ECANNONST
5BL9452
16
101 E CHESTER ST
5BL9453
17
201 E CHESTER ST
5BL9454
18
205 E CHESTER ST
5BL9455
19
320 E EMMA ST
5BL9456
20
508 E EMMA ST
5BL9457
21
510 E EMMA ST
5BL9458
22
706 E DOUNCE ST
5BL9460
24
504, 506 E ELM ST
5BL9461
25
513EELMST
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
B- 1
X
State ID
Temp ID
5BL9462
26
309 F OAK ST
5BL9463
27
311 EOAKST
5BL9464
28
403 F OAK ST
5BL9465
29
405 F OAK ST
5BL9466
30
409 F OAK ST
5BL9467
31
410 F OAK ST
5BL9468
32
411 A/BFOAKST
Address
National
Register Eligible
8-2
State Register
Eligible
Local
Landmark
Appendix C
Previously Recorded Properties in the Survey Area
Colorado Historical Society Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
—
Property Name
Location
Site II)
405 E. Cannon
5BL.544.I
05/01/85
Boulder Housing Authority
CDBG
302E. Cannon
5BL.544.4
10/09/87
Boulder Housing Authority
Rental rehab
304 E Chester
5BL.840
10/01/85
Lafayette Rental Rehab Program
Rental rehab
501 E. Emma
5BL.841
l0/01/85
Rental rehab/CBDG
401 E. Baseline
5BL.865
10/01/85
Lafayette Rental Rehab Program
Boulder County Rental Rehab
Program
Laf. rental rehab
5BL.7366
02/24/88
Boulder County Housing Authority
Laf. rental rehab
800 E. Dounce St.
405 E. Baseline
5BL.7369
1 1/22/88
Laf. rental rehab
513 E. Baseline
5BL.737 1
1 1/05/87
Boulder County Housing Authority
Boulder County Housing Authority
Laf. rental rehab
303 E. Cannon
5BL.7372
07/27/88
Boulder County Housing Authority
Laf. rental rehab
203 E. Cannon
5BL.7520
08/14/89
Laf. rental rehab
206 E. Chester
5BL.7521
08/14/89
Boulder County Housing Authority
Boulder County Housing Authority
BC rental rehab.
Date
recorded
Organization
program
c-i
APPENDIX D
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
I
Congregational Church
300 E. Simpson Street
National Register 05120/1983. Local Register 09/21/99, 5BL82 I
KLIlgren House
209 E. Cleveland Street
National Register 05/20/1983, Local Register 09/21/99, 5BL8 17
Lafiyette House
600 E. Simpson Street
National Register 05/20/1983, Local Register 09/21/99, 5BL823
Lewis House
108 E. Simpson Street
National Register 05/20/1983, Local Register 09/21/99, 5BL8 19
Miller House
409 E. Cleveland Street
National Register 05/20/1983, 09/21/99. 5BL818
Terrace, The
205-207 E. Cleveland
National Register 05/20/1983, Local Register 09/21/99, 5BL659
Thomas House
513 East Elm Street
Local Register 06/13/00, 5BL8857
Weller House
401 East Baseline Road
Local Register 06/27/00, 5BL8858
Lafayette Methodist Church
211 East Geneseo
Local Register 06/29/00, 5BL8859
Angevine House
610 East Simpson Street
Local Register 08/15/00, 5BL8860
Ewing Family Farmhouse
th
1915 North 95
Street
Centennial Farm 1993, State Register 12/13/95, Local Register 1999 5BL 1995
Waneka Granary
East Side of Waneka Lake
Lafayette, CO
Local Register 06/19/01 5BL 8919
D-1
1966
1983
1983
1995
1994
1940
503 EMMA ST
709 A/B BASELINE RD
707 AIB BASELINE RD
301 EMMA ST
407 BASELINE RD
402 CANNON ST
1989
1986
1920
1990
1900
300 BROOKS ST
103 A/B CANNON ST
303 CHESTER ST
213 CHESTER ST
303 CANNON ST
-
1900
Year Built
103 A/B CHESTER ST
Address
Elmer and Loretta Thomas resided at this address in the mid
1930s. Mrs. Ida Newman resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Patrick Harara, a miner, and his wife Regina resided at this
address in the mid 1920s. Alvah G. Lemley, a barber, and his
wife Rose resided at this address in the mid 1930s. David Salazar,
a miner, and his wife Lena also resided at this address in the mid
193 Os. William E. Sr. and Frances Nace resided at this address in
the mid 195Os.
Homeowners are listed as George G. and Catherine Paterakis.
Mary J. Abernathy, widow of Samuel, resided at this address with
Linnie W. Abernathy, a miner, in the mid 1920s. Subsequent
homeowners are listed as Elizabeth A. Davis, et. al., and James
W. Jr. and Madge Graham.
Historic Resident/Owner
Historical Assocations
Page 1 of 23
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1955 Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Director. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
Information Source
Appendix E
2004 Architectural Survey of Old Town Lafayette Perimeter
1900
1977
1905
1940
1910
1964
1900
1910
1905
1923
410 CHESTER ST
203 CANNON ST
107 CHESTER ST
408 CHESTER ST
204 EMMA ST
306 CANNON ST
406 CHESTER ST
403 CANNON ST
405 EMMA ST
Year Built
611 BASELINE RD
Address
Alex and Nora Flockhart resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Previous owner is listed as W. S. Gobble. Subsequent owners are
listed as Leo P. and Juniper Sue Cole.
Edward and Ida Blankenship resided at this address in the mid
l92Os with Marian and Virginia Blankenship. Everett Billington,
and electrical engineer, and his wife Marguerite resided at this
address in the mid 193Os. Subsequent homeowners are listed as
Antonio and Harriett E. DeNovellis.
Loretto B. and Eufemia Rodriguez resided at this address with
Frank Rodriguez in the mid 1930s. 0. C. and Onesema Martinez
resided rear of this address with Nick Martinez and Sippe
Martinez in the mid 1930s. Michael Jasko, a construction worker,
and his wife Mae resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Joseph and Mary Welter resided at this address from the mid
1920s through the mid 1930s. Jacob and Mary Welter are listed
as residing rear of this address in the mid 1930s. Barney A.
Mc Williams, Chief of Police and Justice of the Peace, and his
wife Margaret M. resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
John Owens, a dryer operator at Genl. Chemical, and his wife
Lupie resided at this address in the mid 195 Os. Previous owners
are listed as Charles E. and Jean A. O’Donnell and Roy S. and
Alma L. Roberts.
Lewis W. and Lora M. Starkey resided at this address during the
mid 1950s.
Earl J. and Edna Bums resided at this address in the mid 1920s.
Horace E. Davis, a bank examiner, and his wife Thelma C.
resided at this address during the mid 1930s through the mid
l950s.
Hobert W. Flint, a fireman at Valcoal Mining Co., and his wife
Allie D. resided at this address in the mid l9lOs into the 1930s.
Harry Flint, a miner, also resided at this address in the mid l920s.
John H. and Jeannette B. Read resided at this address in the mid
1950s.
Historic Resident/Owner
Page 2 of 23
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Records.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1926
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory’. 1936 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s Lafayette
City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s Record.
Information Source
1908
1905
1900
1950
1915
511 EMMAST
107 EMMA ST
307 CANNON ST
108 EMMA ST
409 BASELINERD
190g
-
506 CHESTER ST
-
1905
Year Built
209 CHESTER ST
Address
Merlin G. Price, a cement finisher, and his wife Evelyn 0. resided
at this address in the mid 1950s.
John E. Tones, a construction worker, and his wife Alice resided
at this address in the mid 1950s. Alvin L. Paulsen, a driver for
Denver Safeway, and his wife Ellen M. also resided at this address
in the mid 1950s. Mrs. Shirley L. Willis, a meat wrapper at the
Denver Safeway, also resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Previous homeowners are listed as John H. and Jeannette B. Read.
Mrs. Mary Hooper resided at this address in the mid 1920s with
Frances A. Hooper, a teacher in the Public Schools, and Ida E.
Hooper. Frederick Autrey Jr., a miner, and his wife Ellen resided
at this address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent homeowners are
listed as John S. and Dorothy L. Epler and M. G. and Frances E.
Ligeros.
Noel and Julia Hubert resided at this address in the mid 1930s.
Subsequent homeowner is listed as Cecil E. Stinnett.
Jacob Weiler, a miner, and his wife Lillie resided at this address in
the mid 1920s. Robert Snow, a miner, and his wife Bernice
resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Anthony Montour, a
forklift operator at Golden Brick, and his wife Julia resided at this
address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as
W. E. Virden, M. B. and Hazel P. Day, and Grace D. Roads.
Joe Koss resided at this address in the mid 1930s. George A. and
Pauline J. Pennapacker resided rear of this address in the mid
1930s. Mrs. Emmeline C. Mudra resided at this address in the
mid 1950s.
Allart and Stella Pasco lived here in 1916. Aaron and Mae
Billington resided at this address in the mid 1920s. Jake Gallegos,
a miner at Valcoal Mining Co., and his wife Dora resided at this
address with Vivian Gallegos in the mid 1930s. James Ortega, a
carpenter, and his wife Josephine resided at this address in the mid
195 Os.
Historic Resident/Owner
Page 3 of 23
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1926
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s Lafayette
City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s Record.
Information Source
-
1948
1946
1955
1910
503/505 CFIESTER ST
306 EMMA ST
306 CHESTER S1
501 BASELINE RD
1900
1966
200 A, B, C, D EMMA ST
207 CHESTER ST
1920
106 EMMA ST
-
1910
Year Built
505 EMMA ST
Address
Jason D. Barclay and his wife Mary resided at this address in the
mid I 920s. Clair G. Pierce, a janitor fot the University of
Colorado, resided at this address in the 195Os.
Frank Coles, a miner, resided at this address in the mid 1920s.
Anton Gndill, a miner, and his wife Rose resided at this address in
the mid 1930s. Sam A. and Ivy Marlow resided at this address in
the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowner is listed as Delbert J.
Kyhn
No infonnation found in Polk Directory. Assessor’s Record lists
homeowner as Aron Verden Earlier Polk Directory shows John
F. and Cathy McDonald residing at this address in the mid 1930s.
No information found in 1956 Directory. Homeowners are listed
as R. and Geraldine Benavidez, Claude W Forrest, and Tobias
and Antonio Gomez.
John Wiseman resided at this address in the mid l920s. Roy
Wiseman, a miner, resided at this address in the mid 1930s.
Ronialdo Razo, a miner, and his wife Carmen resided at this
address in the mid 1950s with Herman Razo.
Charles and Mary Sherratt resided at this address in the mid
1920s. Mrs. Della Tafoya resided at this address in the mid
193 Os. Mrs. Katie Fernandez resided at this address in the mid
1950s.
Henry and Jennie Benavides resided at this address in the mid
193 Os. John Valdes, a laborer, also resided at this address in the
mid 1930s. Edwin Torres, a miner, and his wife Nellie resided at
this address in the mid 1 950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed
as Matilda Valdez, Priscilla M, and James F. Garcia. and Edward
Sr. and Manulita Torres.
Historic Resident/Ow ner
Pag 4 of 23
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1955 Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
Information Source
1900
1900
1908
1947
1908
1920
1903
1997
1905
1900
310 CANNON ST
507 EMMA ST
406 OAK ST
509 EMMA ST
607 BASELINE RD
300 CHESTER ST
703 BASELINE RD
211 EMMA ST
307 CHESTER ST
Year Built
205 CANNON ST
Address
Victor Trujillo, a miner, and his wife Margaret resided at this
address in the mid 1920s. Ben Rael, a construction worker, and
his wife Mollie resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Irene
Maestas also resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent
homeowners are listed as Senadia Cardova Rampa and Joseph M.
Tafoya.
Emil Eckert, a miner, and his wife Amanda resided at this address
in the mid 1920s. Thomas Bertram, a miner, and his wife Mary
resided at this address with Frances Bertram, Isabelle D. Bertram,
and Thomas Bertram Jr. in the mid 1930s. Mrs. Mary Georgeoff
also resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Karl C. Jensen Jr., a
partsman at Keller Truck & ImpI., and his wife Elizabeth A.
resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Joseph E. Vigil, a laborer at Gates Rubber, and his wife Lorraine
C. resided at this address in the mid I 950s.
Vicend Chives, a laborer, and his wife Maxences resided at this
address with Louie Chives in the mid 1930s. Bernard and Bessie
Manzanares resided at this address with Bernard Jr. and Moses R.
Manzanares in the mid 1950s.
George W. Lewis, a construction worker, and his wife LaVerne
resided at this address with Larry J. Lewis during the mid 1950s.
Subsequent homeowners are listed as J. E. and Henrietta Van
Dyke.
No Record
Julia Montez, widow of Frank, resided at this address from the
mid 1930s to the mid 1950s.
Virgil W. Alford, a cashier for the Public Service Co., and his
wife Flora resided at this address in the mid 1920s. Ted Meyers, a
salesman, and his wife Mary resided at this address in the mid
1930s. Subsequent owners of the home are listed as Charles and
Anna Porta in the Assessor’s Record, however, Charles and Ann
Porta are listed as residing at 205 E Emma in the 1956 Polk
Directory.
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Record.
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Record.
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Assessor’s Record.
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Assessor’s Record.
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Record.
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409 EMMA ST
105 A/B CANNON ST
109 CHESTER ST
500 MICHIGAN ST
305 CANNON ST
510 CHESTER ST
400 OAK ST
304, 304-1/2 CHESTER ST
1915
108 CHESTER ST
-
1956
Year Built
403 CHESTER ST
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Palmer Cito, a miner, and his wife Carmine resided at this address
in the mid l920s. Richard G. McDermaid, a miner at Valcoal
Mining Co., and his wife Hannah resided at this address with
Grace M. McDermaid in the mid 193 Os. Mrs. Rose Dominquez
resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowner
is listed as John Rornero.
Elizabeth Brown, widow of William H., resided at this address in
the mid l950s.
Charles Goldman, a miner, and his wife Annie resided at this
address during the mid 1920s through the mid 1930s. Anna
Goldman and John Goldman also resided here in the mid 1920s.
Charles Goldman resided at this address during the mid I 950s.
Reuben Brown, a laborer, resided at this address in the mid
1930s. George Nickloff, a miner at Black Diamond Fuel Co., also
resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Mrs. Velma DeNovellis,
a checker at Roberts Grocery & Market, resided at this address in
the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as Charles P.
Jr. and Ruth A. Smith.
Refer to information at 506 Elm.
Solomon T. West resided at this address in the mid 1920s. Tony
Magnino, a laborer, and his wife Minnie resided at this address in
the mid 1930s. Floyd B. and Juanita A. McWilliams resided at
this address in the mid 195 Os.
Hany Westbrook, a miner, and his wife Christina resided at this
address in the mid 1920s and mid 1930s. Ellen Westbrook, a
telephone operator for Mountain States T & T Co., also resided at
this address in the mid 1920s. Lewis Starkey, a miner, and his
wife Lora resided rear of this address in the mid 1930s.
Subsequent homeowners are listed as Emanuel and Pauline
Daipra, Martha Hull, and Ruth Rarnirez. Mrs. Alice Juarez
resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Assessor’s Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polks
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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1900
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1920
1900
1956
314 EMMA ST
409 FINCH ST
408 CANNON ST
302 CANNON ST
407 OAK ST
609 BASELINE RD
302 CHESTER ST
211 CANNON ST
405 CHESTER ST
Year Built
403 BASELiNE RD
Address
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Stokes Wiseman and his wife Estella lived here in 1916. Richard
W. and Polly Morgan resided at this address from the mid 1920s
to the mid 1930s. Kathleen Morgan, a telephone operator, also
resided here in the mid 1920s. Mrs. Polly Morgan resided at this
address in the mid 1950s.
Alex Ross, a laborer, and his wife Stella resided at this address in
the mid 1920s. William and Frances Nace resided at this address
with Mamie Nace, Willard Nace, and William Nace Jr., a miner,
and his wife Margaret in the mid 1930s. George Brown, a laborer
at Black Diamond Fuel, and his wife Beatrice resided at this
address in the mid 1950s.
No Record
John Van Dyke, an employee at Dow Chemical, and his wife
Henrietta resided at this address in the mid 1950s. No earlier
directory information found. Subsequent homeowners are listed
as Nettie D. Kneebone, George and LaVerne Lewis and Dwayne
0. and Priscilla J. Burton.
Louis Manzanares, a miner, and his wife Martha resided at this
address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent owners of the home were
Robert W. and Agnes Almand. Fahler B. Merchant, employee at
Bob Lefiler Co., and his wife Bessie resided at this address in the
mid 1950s.
Homeowners are listed as Joseph and Veronica Warsavage.
(Cannot locate additional information in Polk Directories).
Joseph Massaro, a miner, and his wife Mary resided at this
address in the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s. Patricia A.
Massaro, an employee at Schwader Brothers, also resided at this
address in the mid 195 Os.
Jake M. Weller, an assistant foreman at Boulder Valley Coal, and
his wife Lillie B. resided at this address beginning in the mid
1950s. This home was noted as “under construction 30%
complete” in 1955 Assessor’s Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s Lafayette
City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s Record.
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Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Assessor’s Record.
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Record.
1955 Assessor’s Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
Information Source
1979
1900
109 EMMA ST
1956
401 CHESTER ST
200 CHESTER ST
1908
508 CHESTER ST
1920
1956
503 CANNON ST
307 OAK ST
1974
400 CHESTER ST
1975
1926
202 CHESTER ST
507 CHESTER ST
1984
504 CANNON ST
-
1905
Year Built
300 CANNON ST
Address
David Knight, a mason, and his wife Harriet lived at this address
in 1916. Samuel F. Wood resided at this address in the mid 1920s
and the mid 1930s. Edgar J. and Ruth Williams also resided at
this address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent homeowners are listed
as Sallie E. Wood, Ruth W. Williams, and Alvin L. and Helen M.
Paulsen.
Bonnie Smith and Edwin Smith resided at this address in the mid
1950s. No information found in earlier directories. Subsequent
homeowners are listed as Adele Kneebone, Lloyd W, Kneebone,
S. L. and Ruth M. Cordry, and James R. and Laurie E. Bogert.
Mrs. Mary Lastoka resided at this address with James Lastoka in
the mid 1920s through the mid 193 Os. Robert H. Dodds, a
mechanic at Valmont Plant, and his wife Maxine resided at this
address in the mid 195 Os.
Caroline Weihl, widow of Charles, resided at this address in the
mid 1920s and mid 1930s. Mrs. Margaret Hendren also resided at
this address in the mid 193 Os. Subsequent homeowners are listed
as Orville F. Gardner c/o Carrie W. Hurst, W. H. and Lisa T.
Brown, and Rudolph and Mary S. Capuchio. Assessor’s Record
notes “in process of construction.” Note: Caroline Weihl spelled
“Weahi” in 1936 Directory.
Mina Gibson, widow of Ellsworth, and Jolm Jr. and Hilda Moon
resided at this address with Mrs. Hilda Moon, a printer at the
Lafayette Leader, in the mid 1920s. Thomas James, a miner, also
resided here in the mid l920s. Mina Gibson, widow of Ellsworth,
and Herman Dillon, a miner, and his wife Esther, resided here
during the mid 1930s. Rudolph T. Vavra, a mechanic, resided at
this address during the mid 1950s with M. Vavra.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
1900
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1905
1952
1900
1900
509/509/5 CHESTER ST
205 EMMA ST
500 OAK ST
402 EMMA ST
210 CHESTER ST
204 CHESTER ST
203 CHESTER ST
Year Built
402 OAK ST
Address
William Hoffman, a miner, and his wife Dora resided at this
address in the mid 1920s with Earl Hoffman. William A. Mosler,
a miner, and his wife Dolores resided at this address in the mid
1930s with Clarence Mosler.
Anton A. Ziller, a miner, and his wife Gladys resided at this
address in the mid 1930s. Val DeSantis, a miner, and his wife
Annina resided at this address in the mid 1950s with Aldo
DeSantis.
Arthur A. and Lulu E. Simmons resided at this address in the mid
1950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as Ira W. and Rita
Thomas, and Gilbert A. Espinoza. Prior to the new construction,
Pascoe Allard, a miner, and his wife Estella resided at this address
in the mid 1920s with John Green, a miner, and his wife Anna.
Pascoe Allard resided at this address in the mid 1930s with Tran
Allard.
Anthony U. Sisneros, a miner, and his wife Nora resided at this
address in the mid 1930s. Mrs. Nora Sisneros, a cafeteria
employee at the University of Colorado, resided at this address in
the mid 1950s.
Edward Schweiger and his wife Annetta lived here in 1916. Mary
Quella, widow of John, resided at this address with Handy 0.
Quella, a miner, and his wife Angella during the mid 1930s.
Subsequent homeowners are listed as John, Mary and J. S. Jones,
J. R. and Vera 0. Baker and William and Blanche Moon.
John E. Rudosky, a miner, and his wife Mary G. resided at this
address in the mid 1920s. Mattie Rudosky, widow of John,
resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Charles Porta, a laborer
at Gates Rubber, and his wife Ann also resided at this address in
the mid 1950s. Assessor’s Record shows this house as remodeled
in 1962, with owners listed as R. W. and Stella P. Young.
Frank Lastoka, a miner, resided at this address with Bessie
Lastoka and Laddie Lastoka in the mid 1930s. Subsequent owner
is listed as Frank L. Marr. Victor H. Hull, a carpenter, and his
wife Pearl M. resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
No Record
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1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
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Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
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Record.
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
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Record.
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1900
1956
1900
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1900
1990
1908
400 CANNON ST
507 CANNON ST
405 CANNON ST
502 CHESTER ST
206 CANNON ST
105 A/B CHESTER ST
504 EMMA ST
Year Built
505 BASELINE RD
Address
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
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Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Assessor’s Record.
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Assessor’s Record.
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Michael and Blanche Sandoval resided at this address with
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
George Sandoval, Josephine Sandoval, and Samuel Sandoval in
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
the mid 1920s. Charles DeNovellis, a miner, and his wife
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Virginia A. resided at this address in the mid 1930s. James
Record.
Vallery, a construction worker, and his wife Elouise resided at this
address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as
Margaret and David Manzanares.
Benjamin F. and Minta E. Hicks resided at this address in the mid
1930s. Subsequent homeowners include Pearly S. and Emma B.
Dye and James W. Graham III.
Joseph W. Can-, a miner, resided at this address with James Canand his wife Anna in the mid 1920s. Joseph W. Can-, a miner,
and his wife Zella M. resided at this address in the mid 1930s.
Allie Milburn, widow of Frank, also resided at this address in the
mid I 930s. James E. Parker, a laborer at Dow Chemical, and his
wife Bonnie R. resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Amos Dunn, a miner, and his wife Elizabeth J. resided at this
address with George Donald, a miner, and his wife Helen in the
mid 1920s. Amos Dunn, a janitor in the Public Schools, and his
wife Elizabeth J. resided at this address in the mid 1930s through
the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowner is listed as Ernie Rozo.
William Burt resided at this address in the mid 1920s.
Subsequent owners of the home are listed as George G. and
Catherine Paterakis.
Bernard U. Tholen, a foreman at R B Wilson Oil, and his wife
Pauline E. resided at this address in the late 1950s. Previous
owners are listed as Joseph H. Piper and John M. and Lowene M.
Watts.
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1910
1908
1905
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1910
1925
1920
502 EMMA ST
506 EMMA ST
408 EMMA ST
511AIB CHESTER ST
401 EMMA ST
309 CHESTER ST
Year Built
403 EMMA ST
Address
Fred Harry, a miner, and his wife Mary resided at this address in
the mid 1920s. Karl W. Jensen, a barber, and his wife Beatrice
resided at this address in the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s.
Karl Jensen Jr. also resided at this address in the mid 1930s.
Arthur Hurd, a miner, and his wife Gertrude resided at this
address with Harold Hurd and Jesse Hurd in the mid 1920s.
Joseph Musk, a miner, and his wife Mary resided at this address
with Rose Musk in the mid 1930s. Joseph Musk resided at this
address with Frances Musk, a laborer at Samsonite Luggage, in
the mid 1950s.
Carl Beranek, a miner, and his wife Julia resided at this address in
the mid 1920s. John and Mary Gurule resided at this address in
the mid 1930s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as John A. and
Julia M. Irwin and Ernie and Pauline Razo.
John Nenadick, a miner, and his wife Kathleen resided at this
address in the mid 1920s. John Patrick, a miner, and his wife
Helen resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent
homeowner is listed as John Petrich. Joseph Bush resided at this
address in the mid 1950s.
Francisco Deireal, a miner, and his wife Vicenda resided at this
address with Manuel Delreal in the mid 1930s. Anthony
Dominguez, a miner, and his wife Connie also resided at this
address in the mid 1930s. Diego and Lou C. Perez also resided at
this address in the mid 193 Os. Felix and Caltilda Manzanares
resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowners
are listed as Esther C. Pickett and Dewey and Herlinda Montez.
Filimon Lopez, a construction worker, and his wife Virginia
resided at this address in the mid 1950s. No information found in
earlier directories. Subsequent homeowners are listed as David
and Margaret Manzanares, and David A. and Elaine Manzanares.
Mike Jasko, a miner, and his wife Mae resided at this address in
the mid 1930s. James Lurears, a miner, and his wife Dora also
resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Mrs. Martha J.
Wallenstein resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent
homeowners are listed as Herbert H. and Margaret Mandanares
(Manzanares?).
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Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
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Record.
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Assessor’s Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
1976
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1984
1 900
1974
1905
1910
1905
512 EMMA ST
502 A/B CANI’JONST
311 CANNONST
504 CHESTER ST
102 CHESTER ST
501 EMMA ST
406 EMMA ST
Year Built
450 MICHIGAN ST
Address
William Hurd, a miner, resided at this address with Elmer T. Hurd
and Mabel R. Hurd in the mid 1920s. Saraphine Zeppa, a miner,
and his wife Annie resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Tony
Glazer, a miner, and his wife Josephine resided at this address
with Mary Glazer, an employee at Schwayder Bros., in the mid
1950s.
George Strague resided at this address in the mid l92Os. Frank
Brack, a laborer, and his wife Eunice resided at this address in the
mid 1930s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as Benjamin 0.
and Tillie Maya, Thomas and Benita Quesada, and Esther C.
Pickett.
James Johnson, a minerGeorge H. Faulkner, a mechanic, and his
wife Clara A. resided at this address from the mid 1920s to the
mid 1930s. Eva Henderson, widow of M. M., also resided at this
address in the mid 193 Os. Richard D. Nelson, Postmaster, and his
wife Rosalie resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent
homeowners are listed as John A. and Marcia A. Signer and
Ronald C. Robertson.
Cynthea Moran, widow of William, resided at this address in the
mid 1920s. Joseph Harris, a miner, and his wife Eleanor resided
at this address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent homeowner is listed
as Geraldine Clark. Joseph and Pauline S. Kutcho resided at this
address in the mid 1950s.
John C. and Alveretta Abbott resided at this address with Carrie
Abbott in the mid 192Os and the mid 1930s. Harry D. Abbott also
resided at this address in the mid 192Os. Richard Niday, a
carpenter at Weaver Construction, and his wife Margaret resided
at this address with Lawrence Niday in the mid l950s.
Subsequent homeowners are listed as Harry D. Abbott and Robert
B. Morton.
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1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1926
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s Lafayette
City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
1900
1920
1971
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1983
1910
1983
1905
1905
1920
1984
206 CHESTER ST
500 CHESTER ST
207 EMMA ST
705 AJB BASELINE RD
304 CANNON ST
509 CANNON ST
301 CHESTER ST
305 CHESTER ST
100 CHESTER ST
510 CANNON ST
Year Built
211 CHESTERST
Address
Ralph C. Blakeman, a bookkeeper at Public Service Co., resided
at this address in the mid 1920s. Subsequent homeowners are
listed as Charles H. and Mary J. Cell. Jack H. Smith, a mechanic
at Hi-Way Motors, and his wife Marjorie V. resided at this
address in the mid 195Os.
Albert Hartman, a miner, resided at this address with Mary
Hartman, widow of Bartholomew, in the mid 192Os. William and
Gladys Sherrit resided at this address in the mid 193 Os.
Subsequent homeowners are listed as Frank Balek Jr., et. al.
Samuel and Erminda Cartwright resided at this address in the mid
195Os.
This address not found in Polk Directories. 1955 Assessor’s
Record lists Frank J. Daves and Robert B. and Alma Morton as
homeowners.
George W. Farris, a miner, and his wife Bessie M. resided at this
address from the mid 1920s until the mid 1950s. Florence M.
Farris, an operator for Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph
Co. also resided at this address in the mid l930s.
No information found in Polk Directories. Assessor’s Record lists
homeowners as Felix Urban and Grace D. Roads.
John and Florence Ross resided at this address in the mid l920s
with Charles Ross and Logan Ross. Charley M. Romans, a miner,
and his wife Laura resided at this address with Gaines Romans
and Truba Romans in the mid 1930s. Mrs. Stella Garcia resided
at this address in the mid 1950s.
Fred A. Miller, a miner, and his wife Etta resided at this address in
the mid 1920s. Swan Edison, Police Magistrate and Justice of the
Peace, and his wife Marietta resided at this address from the mid
1930s to the mid 1950s. Elizabeth Edison also resided at this
address in the mid 193 Os.
Historic Resident/Owner
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1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1955 Assessor’s Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1955 Assessor’s Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
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Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Frank Reach, a miner, resided at this address in the mid 193 Os.
John F. Bernal, a pipelayer at Mann Construction, and his wife
Jane R. resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent
homeowner is listed as Esther C. Pickett.
1913
1984
1900
1925
318 EMMA ST
508 CANNON ST
311 CHESTER ST
401 CANNON ST
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Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
Earnest H. Morian resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Subsequent homeowners are listed as Charles D. and Nina J. Stein
and L. J. Lewis.
1940
404 OAK ST
Preston L. and Ella E. Ransdell resided at this address in the mid
192Os with Edward Scott, a miner, and his wife Jennie. Ella
Ransdell, widow of Preston, resided at this address in the mid
193Os. Subsequent homeowners are listed as Earl W. Wilson and
Clyde D. Bullock.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Louis and Mary Tavelli resided at this address in the mid 1920s
with Antonio and Augustus Tavelli. Louis Brugger, a miner, and
his wife Edith resided at this address in the mid 193 Os. Kelley
Costa, a mechanic at Boulder Valley Mine, and his wife, Frances
D. resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
1920,
411 CANNON ST
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
David and Harriett Knight resided at this address in the mid
1920s. Subsequent owner is listed as Carrie King. Joseph C.
Jaramillo, a miner at the Imperial Mine, and his wife Mary E.
resided at this address in the mid 1950s. John Lucero, a pipe
layer, and his wife Mary also resided at this address in the mid
195 Os. Note: Assessor’s Record includes an attached record for a
home formerly considered 201 V
2 E. Emma.
1903
201 EMMA ST
Edward J. Abeyta, a construction worker, and his wife Elvia A.
resided at this address in the mid l95Os.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
Information Source
This address appears in directory as 700 Dounce (no East
designation). Crecencio Martinez, a miner, and his wife Victoria
resided at this address with Gloria Martinez, a bookkeeper at
Mercantile Bank, in the mid 1950s. Note: Nellie E. yogi, widow
of previous homeowner, Walter W. Vogl, is listed as residing at
701 Dounce with William R. Vogl, a construction worker, in the
mid 1950s. No earlier directory information found.
Historic Resident/Owner
1925
Year Built
700 DOUNCE ST
Address
201 CANNON ST
411 CHESTER ST
-
-
1900
1985
Formerly a Congregational Church, this property was converted to
a residence by the mid 1930s. Andrew Sutak, a miner, and his
wife Ann resided at this address with Bertha Sutak in the mid
193 Os. Bertha Sutak, a housekeeper at the University of
Colorado, subsequently owned the home in the mid 1950s.
Page 15 of 21
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Arthur Hurd, a miner, and his wife Gertrude resided at this
address in the mid 1930s with Evelyn Hurd and Joseph Hurd.
Jesse L. Hurd, an employee at Dow Chemical, resided at this
address in the mid 1950s with Deane E. Hurd.
1900
407 CANNON ST
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Alvin R. and Kathleen Hem resided at this address in the mid
1920s. Ardell E. Hem, a mechanic at Hem & Sons, and his wife
Edith E. resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent
homeowners are listed as Esther C. Pickett and Felicia and Pete
Coibruno.
1908
105 EMMA ST
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1900
406 CANNON ST
Abe Abeyta, a miner, and his wife Ramoncita resided at this
address in the mid 1930s with Edward Abeyta. Romona M.
Abeyta, widow of Abe, resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Gilbert F. Abeyta, a cement worker, also resided at this address in
the mid 1950s.
1952
511 BASELiNE RD
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1956
505 CANNON ST
Larry L. Albrecht, a carpenter, and his wife Barbara J. resided at
this address in the l950s.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
William J. Luzmoor and his wife Nodine resided at this address
during the mid 1920s. William Bagdonas, a miner, and his wife
Katherine resided at this address from the mid 193 Os through the
mid 1950s.
1900
209 CANNON ST
104 A/B CHESTER ST
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1900
208 CANNON ST
Walter Coates, a miner, and his wife Garnet resided at this address
in the mid 1920s. John Beaman, a miner, resided at this address
in the mid 1930s, and with wife Mae in the mid 1950s.
Information Source
1903
Historic Resident/Owner
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
Year Built
Benjamin F. and Minta E. Hicks resided at this address in the mid
l92Os. Andrew Ballis resided at this address in the mid 1930s.
John Bove is listed as subsequent owner of the home.
Address
316 EMMA ST
Page 16 of 23
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
208 CHESTER ST
John B. Molletti, a miner, and his wife Jessie I. resided at this
address with Blanche M. Molletti and William J. Molletti in the
mid 1930s. Lula Shootman resided at this address in the mid
1950s. William Kulick, a welder at Gardner Construction, and his
wife Nevada also resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Eugene Cooper, a bookkeeper at Rio Grande Motorways, also
resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Harold E. Mitchell, a
clerk at the Boulder Safeway, also resided at this address in the
mid 1950s.
1950
303 EMMA ST
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s Record
1910
1984
409 CHESTER ST
William C. and Mrs. Mollie Yocum resided at this address in the
mid 1950s. Assessor’s Record notes this home as a remodel.
Prior to the remodel, Thomas and Elizabeth Stobs resided at this
address in the mid I 920s, and John Petro, a miner, and his wife
Mary resided at this address in the mid 193 Os with their son, John
Petro Jr.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1950
308 CANNON ST
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1926
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
Elizabeth Morrison, widow of Hugh, resided at this address with
Charles Morrison, a miner, in the mid 1920s. Arco Mastriona, a
miner, and his wife Bertha resided at this address in the mid
1930s. William Gendill, a salesman for Boulder Tobacco, and his
wife Zemorah resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
1958
600 HARRISON ST
-
AdaifLe Veque and his wife Katrina lived here in 1916. Felix
Urban, a miner, and his wife Louise resided at this address with
Pauline Urban and Stanley Urban in the mid 1920s. Ernest V.
Garcia, a pipelayer at Latimer Construction, and his wife Gertrude
resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Assessor’s Record lists
subsequent homeowners as Felix Urban and GraceD. Roads.
1905
1900
209 EMMA ST
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
information Source
1955 Assessor’s Record.
1964
603 BASELINE RD
Fred 0. Seever, a mechanic at Keller Truck & Implt., and his wife
Mamie M. resided at this address in the mid 1 950s. Earlier Polk
Directory shows Robert McDonald, a miner, and his wife
Josephine residing at this address in the mid 1930s.
Historic Resident/Owner
No information found in Polk Directory. Assessor’s Record lists
homeowners as Ronald P. and Sandra J. Weigel.
1952
Year Built
308 EMMA ST
Address
-
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory’. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Thomas Hodgson, a miner, and his wife Margaret lived in a house
at this address in 1916.
John White, a miner, and his wife Myrtle resided at this address in
the mid 1920s and 193Os. Subsequent homeowners are listed as
Alex and Tillie Shapowal, Margaret J. Schweitze and Betty A.
Beranek.
John B. Lewis, a miner, and his wife Anna resided at this address
with George W. Lewis and Verda E. Lewis during the mid 1930s.
Anna Lewis, widow of John, resided at this address in the mid
1950s.
No Record
Charles Stein, a carpenter, and his wife Nina J. resided at this
address with their son, Charles Jr. in the mid 1950s.
Lucullus G. Harvey, a miner, and his wife Mamie resided at this
address in the mid 1920s and the mid 1930s. Charles H. Harvey
also resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent
homeowner is listed as George C. Green.
2002
1905
1930
1952
1946
1947
1900
498/500 EMMA ST
409 CANNON ST
401 OAK ST
406 HARRISON ST
200 A/B EMMA ST
405 BASELINE RD
106 A/B CHESTER ST
Page 17 of 23
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory’. 1955
No information found in 1956 Polk Directory. Homeowners are
listed as Nick and Ilene Serrano, and Robert L. Haven and Lynette Assessor’s Record
B. Steppen. Note: 204 E. Emma also grouped with this record
and notes Robert M. and Givendoline M. Haven and Robert L.
Haven and Lynette B. Steppen as homeowners of the duplex. The
1926 Directory lists John F. McDonald, a miner, and his wife
Cathy as residing at this address with J. Edward McDonald,
Robert H. McDonald, and Roy D. McDonald in the mid 1 920s.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
Joseph Snyder, a miner, and his wife Elizabeth resided at this
address with Anna Snyder, a clerk at Rocky Mountain Stores Co.,
in the mid 1920s. Elizabeth Snyder, widow of Joseph, resided at
this address in the mid 193 Os. Orpha Hubbard also resided at this
address in the mid 193 Os. Subsequent homeowners are listed as
Henry and Louise J. Swanson. Mrs. Rebekah G. Jones, a nurse,
resided at this address with David Jones in the mid 1 95Os.
Historic Resident/Owner
1905
Year Built
400 EMMA ST
Address
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1955 Assessor’s Record lists ownership as Elmer E. and Emily B.
Moon with the following notation: “This building is a garage
temporarily converted into living quarters pending house
construction.” Subsequent owner in 1957 is listed as Arnold
Motor Co. The 1956 Polk Directory lists Elmer, a carpenter, and
his wife Emily as residing at 507 E. Baseline Rd.
1946
509 BASELINE RD
Page 18 of 23
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Po1ks
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
John B. Bolton resided at this address in the mid 1920s and
1930s. Isabel N. Bolton, the subsequent homeowner, resided at
this address from the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s. Florence
J. Bath, widow of Steven Bath, also resided at this address in the
mid 1950s.
1895
503 A/B BASELINE RD
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1983
500 CANI’JONST
Henry Van Den Bos, a miner, and his wife Stella resided at this
address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent homeowners were Joe E.
and Sophie Longaker. Walter C. Ihie, a foreman at Keller Truck
& lmpl., and his wife Norene F. resided at this address in the mid
1950s.
Nettie P. Kellett, widow of William, resided at this address with
Dolores E. Kellett during the I 950s. No earlier directory
information found.
1900
301 CANNON ST
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polks
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Thomas Bernatis, a miner, and his wife Helen resided at this
address in the mid 1920s. Rufus C. Griffiths, a miner, and his
wife Edna V. resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Mrs.
Pricilla M. Garcia, a presser at Boulder Laundry, resided at this
address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as
LaJuan Swallow and Grace D. Roads.
1908
1966
501 CHESTER ST
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
Mrs. Mary Burt resided at this address in the mid 1920s. Rexford
N. Moon, a custodian at Lafayette Elementary School, and his
wife E. Anna resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Tony
Casillas is listed as a previous owner in the 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Historic Resident/Owner
510 OAK ST
1908
410 EMMA ST
-
1900
Year Built
601 BASELINE RD
Address
-
-
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Horace S. Wiseman, a miner, and his wife Stella resided at this
address in the mid 1920s. Joseph P. Conan, an employee at Dow
Chemical, and his wife Mary K. resided at this address during the
mid 1930s through the mid 1950s.
1900
308 CHESTER ST
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Chris Ward, a miner, and his wife Alda lived here in 1916. Mrs.
Jennie Toy, widow of Thomas Toy, resided at this address in the
mid 1950s. 1955 Assessor’s Record notes that the home was a
former parsonage, but was privately owned in 1955.
George Bell, a miner, and his wife Gertrude W. resided at this
address in the mid 1920s and 1930s. Harry Bell, a mechanic, also
resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Gertrude W. Bell, widow
of George, contiuned residing here into the 1950s.
No Record
1920
1910
1925
1935
411E BASELINE RD
513 EBASELINE RD
711EBASELTNERD
21OSPUBLICRD
Page 19 of 23
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Jake M. Weiler, a miner, and his wife Lillie B. resided at this
address with Irene, Ivone, Orville, and Wilfred Weller from the
mid 1930s until the early 1950s, when they moved into the
residence constructed next door at 403 Baseline. Later owners of
this property were Vernon 0. and Mabel M. Collins.
1900
401 E BASELINE RD
No Record. Note: The Ace Motel (Mis. Lillie M. Brewer) is
listed as existing at this address in the mid 1950s. Those listed in
residence were Issac Jr. and Lillie M. Brewer, Mrs. Lillie M.
Brewer, John McClean and David J. and Irene E. Santerele.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Max Manzanares, a pipelayer at Lotimer Construction, and his
wife Mary A. resided at this address in the mid 1950s. Previous
homeowners are listed as Frank V. Dean and Frances Yolonde
Musk. Subsequent homeowners are Aron and Josephine Virden,
and Andrew G. and Mary D. Garcia. Earlier Polk Directory
shows D. H. Lueras, a miner, and his wife Emma C. residing at
this address with Daniel Lueras and John E. Lueras in the mid
1930s.
1940
310 EMMA ST
506 CANNON ST
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
Albert Moon, a miner, and his wife Caroline C. resided at this
address from the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s. Albert Moon
(Jr.?), a laborer at Roberts Grocery & Market, also resided there
during the mid 1950s.
Historic Resident/Owner
1900
Year Built
212 CANNON ST
Address
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1904 Boulder County Directory. 1916 Polk’s
Boulder County Directory. 1926 Polk’s Lafayette
City Directory. 1936 Polk’s Lafayette City
Directory. 1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory.
1955 Assessor’s Record. From Treeless Plain to
Thriving Prairie, Lafayette Miners Museum, ed.
James D. Hutchison, 1989.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polk’s
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s Record
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Mrs. Daisy Alexander, a truant officer in the public schools,
resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Newell C. Meicher is
listed as a subsequent owner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Haines resided at this address during the mid
1950s. Prior owners of the home were Horace E. and Thelma G.
Davis.
This was the residence of Thomas Marsh Knill and Martha
Ruddock Knill, who immigrated from England to the northern
Colorado Coalfields around 1884. They lived first at Erie, then
Marshall, before moving into the home a 200 East Cannon
Street. The Knill family moved into this house around 1904. A
mining engineer, Thomas Knill served as a city trustee in 1906
and 1907. Martha Knill is listed as widow of Thomas, residing at
this address in the mid 1920s and 193 Os. John Knill, a miner, also
resided there in the mid 1920s. Additional residents in the mid
1930s included Mary Darling, and Mary Rich, Lafayette Grade
School teachers. John R. Green, an engineer, and his wife
Elizabeth resided at this address in the mid 195Os. Mrs. Green
continues residing here into 2004.
Jesse Wilmouth, a miner, and his wife Clara resided at this
address in the mid 193 Os. Susie Reich Summers is listed as a
subsequent homeowner.
Joseph T. and Barbara A. Lemberg resided at this address from
the mid 1920s through the mid 1950s. Note: Spelling in 1956
Polk Directory is “Lemberg”, 1936 Polk Directory is “Limberg”,
and 1926 Polk Directory is “Linburg.”
Abe Abeyta, a miner, and his wife Ramoncita resided at this
address in the mid 193 Os with Edward Abeyta. Romona M.
Abeyta, widow of Abe, resided at this address in the mid 195Os.
Gilbert F. Abeyta, a cement worker, also resided at this address in
the mid 1950s.
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
108 E CANNON ST
109 ECANNON ST
200ECANNONST
2O4ECANNONST
309 E CANNON ST
404 ECANNON ST
Page 20 of 23
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
Ernest James is listed as homeowner in the Assessor’s Record,
however, the name is not listed in the Polk Directory.
1939
IO6E CANNON ST
-
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
John James, president of Lafayette Construction Co., and his wife
Floy M. resided at this address from the mid 1930s through the
mid 1950s.
Historic Resident/Owner
1933
Year Built
1O4ECANNONST
Address
1961
1956
1900
1908
1900
1913
1925
1905
501 E CANNON ST
101 E CHESTER ST
201 E CHESTER ST
205 E CHESTER ST
320 E EMMA ST
508 E EMMA ST
510 E EMMA ST
Year Built
410 E CANNON ST
Address
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessors
Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
Daniel S. Evans, a miner, and his wife Gertrude M. resided at this
address in the mid 1920s, and in the mid 1930s with Gweneth E.
Evans and Owen D. Evans. Subsequent homeowners are listed as
Owen D. Evans and Aufilda R. Alderson.
Barbara Novak, widow of Martin, resided at this address in the
mid 1920s with Albert Novak. Roy Conway, a miner, and his
wife Clara resided at this address in the mid 1930s. Subsequent
homeowners are listed as Elio and Amelia Bove.
James and Carmella Forte resided at this address with Angelo
Forte in the mid 1930s. Carmila Forey resided at this address in
the mid 1 950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed as Sinfora
Forte and Grace D. Roads.
Gus Steppen, a miner, and his wife Myrtle resided at this address
in the mid 193 Os. Subsequent homeowners are listed as Jose B.
and Isabel R. Salazar and Eddie J. Jr. and Angie Tones.
Page 21 of 23
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1936
Knute Simonson, a miner, and his wife Nettie lived here in 1916.
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polks
Thomas Morton, a miner, and his wife Iva resided at this address
rith Earl Morton and Robert Morton in the mid 1930s. Martha
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Stevens, widow of Robert B., also resided at this address in the
mid 1930s. Thomas Marten [sic] and his wife Iva resided at this
address in the mid 1950s. The small size of the house and
configuration of two adjoining buildings suggests that his house
may have been moved from a mine site, although research was not
able to substantiate this.
1926 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1936
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956 Polks
Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
Information Source
Louis Cgangas, a miner, and his wife Jennie resided at this
address in the mid 1920s and mid 1930s. George Cgangas also
resided at this address in the mid 1920s. Frank I. Simpson, a
truck driver, resided at this address in the mid 1930s. James W.
Graham Jr., a Boulder County laborer, and his wife Madge
resided at this address in the mid 1950s.
Historic Resident/Owner
1920
1915
1933
1880
1940
1932
1905
1905
800EDOUNCEST
504, 506 E ELM ST
513E ELM ST
309 E OAK ST
311 EOAKST
403 EOAK
405 E OAK ST
Year Built
706 E DOUNCE ST
Address
No Assessor’s Record, however, directory shows John R. Lewis,
manager at Lafayette Creamery, and his wife Elizabeth M.
residing at this address in the mid 193 Os.
No Record
Adele Kneebone, widow of Joseph, resided at this address in the
mid 1950s.
Arthur A. Blumenthal, a mechanic, resided at this address with
Louis H. Blumenthal and Bertha Blumenthal, widow of Albert, in
the mid 1930s. Mary G. Martinez, widow of Joseph, resided at
this address in the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed
as Adele Kneebone and C. H. and Eleanor M. Kneebone.
This record was found attached to the record for 500 Michigan.
Homeowners are listed as Andrew P. and Edna A. Coulter, and
John E. Noxan (sp?). Additional homeowners, Vallent P. and
Beatrice Miveles (sp?), listed on the record for 500 Michigan.
The house resembles those at the Standard Mine, photographed by
Eric Margolis and on exhibit at the Lafayette’ Miners Museum.
Because no information was listed for this property in the 1926
and 19367 directories, it is possible that the house was moved to
this location from the mine camp between 1936 and 1955.
However, this could not be substantiated.
Victoria Martinez was listed as the homeowner at this address,
which was formerly recorded as 714 Dounce. A Victoria
Martinez, wife of Crecencio, is listed as residing at 700 Dounce in
the mid I 950s. No earlier directory information found.
This address appears in directory as 706 Dounce (no East
designation). John Ortega, a caretaker at Lafayette Cemetery, and
his wife Mary G. resided at this address with Arthur A. Ortega, a
laborer at the Lyon Rock Quarry, in the mid 1950s. Alex
Gallegos also resided at this address in the mid 1950s. No earlier
directory information found.
Historic Resident/Owner
Page 22 of 23
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1936 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record
Information Source
1942
1900
1900
410 E OAK ST
411 AJB E OAK ST
Year Built
409 E OAK ST
Address
Roy and Jennie Crawford, proprietors of the Monarch Steam
Laundry resided here in 1916 (“Oak cor Michigan ave.”). John R.
Lewis, a construction worker, and his wife Elizabeth M. resided at
41 lb E. Oak in the mid 1950s. Subsequent homeowners are listed
as George and LaVerne Lewis. Note: The Assessor’s Record with
the Lewis’ does not note E. Oak.
John R. and Elizabeth Lewis resided at this address in the mid
1950s.
Location of Boulder Valley Dairy Inc., plant manager Eugene
Wachter, in the mid l950s. Previously owned by George and
LaVerne Lewis.
Historic Resident/Owner
Page 23 of 23
1916 Polk’s Boulder County Directory. 1956
Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955 Assessor’s
Record.
1955 Assessor’s Record.
1956 Polk’s Lafayette City Directory. 1955
Assessor’s Record.
Information Source