伯吉斯的房子
查尔斯H. 伯吉斯, 他的妻子, 和他的儿子威拉德, were typical of the well-to-do settler who came to 科罗拉多州 Springs during its early development. The 伯吉斯 family moved to 科罗拉多州 in April, 1880 from Sandwich Massachusetts. They bought the lot at 730 North Nevada Avenue, 还有房子和谷仓, 1882年奥古斯塔·西格夫斯的作品. 伯吉斯 moved the existing house to the west end of the large lot to allow for the construction of a more spacious, 更舒适的家. Construction began in 1884 and was completed in 1888. Like most of the houses constructed in 科罗拉多州 Springs during the late nineteenth century, the 伯吉斯's new house was a large dwelling, solidly built with high quality materials and all the domestic comforts and conveniences that were available; at the time. It was constructed by a local contractor from pattern books. 虽然不是建筑师设计的, the use of pattern books allowed for a fashionable design and the inclusion of features popular during the Victorian era. While less grandiose than the mansions erected during this same period along North Cascade Avenue, the 伯吉斯的房子 is representative of the construction undertaken by the prosperous mercantile class who resided primarily along Nevada Avenue, Tejon and Weber Streets during the late 1800s.
730 North Nevada Avenue served as the 伯吉斯 family residence for almost 100 years. Willard 伯吉斯 married Mary Louise Martin, 弗雷德里克·马丁的女儿, 早期的公民领袖和建设者, and moved into the house in 1900 when his parents returned to Massachusetts. He ran a successful grocery business and had two daughters. Although well-maintained throughout the twentieth century, the 伯吉斯 family made few changes to the property. 20世纪初，一座1874年的剧场, 由当地一位著名的建筑商建造, 约瑟夫生气, was brought to 730 North Nevada Avenue from Mary Martin's childhood home, 相思酒店的旧址. The barn was converted for use as a carriage house and then a garage. These minor changes plus the modernization of the bathrooms, kitchen and heating facilities were the only changes made to the house while the 伯吉斯 family resided there. While there have been some changes to the building and site with the conversion of the house to professional offices, these modifications have been sensitively done, so as to minimize their effect upon the significant features of the property.
The 伯吉斯的房子 is a historic single family dwelling located on a large, tree-shaded corner lot just north of the downtown in 科罗拉多州 Springs, 科罗拉多州. The house is a substantial, three-story, wood structure of balloon frame construction. It is laid out in a basic T-plan modified by a corner tower with a first floor bay window and a wrap-around front porch. The main roofs and the front dormer roof are medium-pitch gables with simple boxed cornices. The main and dormer roofs are pedimented and the west gable is finished with a return. There are two small shed dormers in the rear of the west roof. A three-story tower, capped with a polygonal roof, is located at the building's northeast corner. A conical roof sets off the south end of the front porch. There are three unadorned chimney stacks symmetrically placed in the north, south and west sections of the building.
架构上, the house is representative of the vernacular Queen Anne style that was constructed in 科罗拉多州 during the late 1800s. Although simpler in design than Queen Anne style buildings built elsewhere, the residence contains the key elements that distinguishes this historic architectural style in 科罗拉多州: irregular shape, 多层山墙屋顶, prominent corner tower and front porch, contrasting materials and some decorative detailing. 典型的维多利亚风格, the building is clad in several different types of wood siding, 包括护墙板, 鱼鳞和方形瓦片. Also characteristic are the decorative spindles and turned balusters which embellish the front porch. Plain moulding trims the base of the tower's bay window as well as the other window and door openings. A simple horizontal band of moulding also separates the first and second floors. The most common window type is a double-hung sash window with 9 over 1 lights. Also found are square-hinged and fixed windows and two diamond-shaped windows which illuminate an interior stairwell. Exterior doors are single-leaf panel wood doors. The front entrance door is set off with a multi-paned transom and side panels.
The 伯吉斯的房子 stands today much as it has for the last 100 years. It is an important vestige of the past which has increased in significance as almost all of the large homes like it in the downtown have been razed or irreversibly altered.