EXISTING CONDITION Architectural Description
This a vernacular wood frame structure with painted wood board siding. The farmhouse reflects a typical vernacular farmhouse structure with a hipped-box design, wood framed construction, wood siding, dormers, and porch. A stair at the main entry leads up to the elevated wrap around porch. The hipped roof features sprung (flared) eaves and two small shed roof dormers. All of these character defining features of the structure had been retained during relocation efforts. 18 Primary Materials Character-defining features of the Platt Farmhouse include a central brick chimney (that was removed on the interior), double hung windows with wood shutters, the asphalt shingle roof and dormers with wood shingle siding, as well as original hardwood flooring and the interior painted plaster ceiling and walls. During the relocation of Platt Farmhouse to its current location, the structure was rehabilitated and several modifications were made. The building was placed on a new poured-in-place concrete foundation that maintains an elevated space under the porch to provide an accessible crawlspace. The wood Doric porch columns were replaced to match in-kind. Some original windows and doors were replaced to match in-kind. The walls were repainted, kitchen and bathroom fixtures updated, and all existing appliances were replaced or added.
Figure 1-3. Platt Farmhouse and outbuildings on original site, 1949 (source: Carnegie Library for Local History)
18 Holthouser, Neil and Ruth McHeyser. Memorandum. City of Boulder Parks Department, 3.
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Platt Farmhouse
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