189 N 7th St

189 N 7th Street was sold by Philip E Weaver to Oscar Ittleson in 1899. Oscar was a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania who, in 1889, had launched a Denver-based dry goods company by the name of O. Ittleson & Co.. That same year he expanded to Carbondale, opening The Denver Store on Main Street. There he sold dry goods (textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and accessories) and notions (thread, fasteners, and small tools used in sewing). He sold the store in 1901 for $50K. Meanwhile, this 7th Street property changed hands two more times, and then in 1905 William & Estella Pings purchased it. William worked as a clerk at The Dinkle Mercantile Co.. By 1910 he was the manager of the creamery. This home was built sometime between 1910 and 1920, and by 1918 William had opened Pings Cash Store, which was the grocery across from Dinkels on Main Street. In 1936 he was appointed town postmaster, thus the post office was operated out of Ping's. In 1927 this home was transferred to Stanley Pings, his son. In 1953 Fred & Veronica Kroelling purchased the property. They had a ranch in Avon, and may have held home has an investment. In 1976 JE and Peggy DeVilbiss became the owners. The Late Victorian/Queen Anne architectural details have changed somewhat over the years, but the early wood panel single-light door, the one-over-one double-hung sash windows, and the wide bands of fish scale shingles are probably original. The secondary residence and garage were built in 2003, and were designed to reference some of the details found on the historic home. Note the old spruce trees around the home. There are also a number of old Siberian elms in town, planted because they grew quickly and provided shade.

Town of Carbondale 2019 Architectural Survey (Tatanka Historical Associates, Inc.)

carbondalegov.org

Carbondale Historical Society