38 N. 4th Street
Introduction
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Built in 1918, this rectangular building was designed in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement, Commercial Style. Several alterations have occurred over the years including the alteration or addition of window openings and the application of stucco sometime before 1983; these alterations have changed the appearance of the building from its original architectural pattern and material. The Carbondale Town & Land Company sold the lots to Charles E. Perpau in 1887 and he subsequently sold the lots to Frank E. Sweet in 1888. In 1889 Sweet sold the property to William Kopfer and in 1893 Kopfer split off the south 25’ of the lots, which became 36 N. Fourth, but retained the northerly 75’ of the lots. Several other people owned this property including R. L. Sherwood, Cyrene Needham, and J. W. Watkins; it isn’t clear what the lot was used for until the building was built in 1918.
Images
View east towards 38 N. 4th Street
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Backstory and Context
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Built in 1918, this rectangular building was designed in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement, Commercial Style. Several alterations have occurred over the years including the alteration or addition of window openings and the application of stucco sometime before 1983; these alterations have changed the appearance of the building from its original architectural pattern and material. The Carbondale Town & Land Company sold the lots to Charles E. Perpau in 1887 and he subsequently sold the lots to Frank E. Sweet in 1888. In 1889 Sweet sold the property to William Kopfer and in 1893 Kopfer split off the south 25’ of the lots, which became 36 N. Fourth, but retained the northerly 75’ of the lots. Several other people owned this property including R. L. Sherwood, Cyrene Needham, and J. W. Watkins; it isn’t clear what the lot was used for until the building was built in 1918.
Sources
Town of Carbondale Downtown Survey Project, 2006, Reid Architect's, Inc., Manuscript on file, History Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Carbondalegov.org
Carbondale Historical Society
Town of Carbondale