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1. 203 Coffman Street Dickens House - 1904

Once a gracious brick home where the social set was often entertained, additions over the years have obliterated the original lines and Coffman Street entrance of this Vernacular brick home. The house was built for Ida and William Dickens, a Burlington pioneer and Longmont businessman who built the Dickens Opera House on Main Street. In 1915 Dickens was fatally shot by an unknown assailant who fired through a rear window of the home. From 1929-1950 the home served as the St. Vrain Hospital; today it is a rooming house.

2. 703 Third Avenue George Allen House - 1892

This home was built by George Allen, son of Burlington pioneers Alonzo and Mary Allen, across the street from his business, the Red Barn Livery, and close to the Imperial Hotel, which his parents operated. A large front porch has replaced the original small, two story porch and additions have changed the lines of this Victorian Eclectic home.

3. 709 Third Avenue Hamm House - 1906

This brick American Foursquare represents a period of prosperity among the farming and business community when substantial homes were being built on Longmont's West Side. The home was purchased from original owner, Charles Wessels in 1910 by Percy E. Hamm, community leader and hardware merchant.

4. 312 Terry Street Callahan House - 1892

Although the impressive brick Victorian home of  T. M. and Alice Callahan faces Terry Street, the lovely Italian gardens border Third Avenue. In 1908 the Callahans purchased the lot at the corner of Third and Terry, removed an existing house, and created the gardens. The home which was donated to the city in 1938 may be reserved for weddings and other special events.

5. 719 Third Avenue Dr. John Andrew House - 1907

In 1909 Dr. John Andrew and his wife, Grace, purchased this frame Queen Anne style home. Dr. John was a prominent surgeon who was instrumental in the development of the Longmont Hospital. The home is accented by a large porch with turned spindles and scalloped attic gables.

6. 803 Third Avenue First Evangelical Lutheran - 1937

Elements of the late Gothic Revival style combined with Jacobean/Elizabethan details make up the construction of the Lutheran Church. This type of architecture is unusual in Longmont and other eastern Colorado towns.

7. 812 Third Avenue Earl Ludlow House - 1917

An example of the Arts and Crafts style (Craftsman), this home was built by Earl Ludlow, a successful local stockman and banker. A cross gabled roof and an inset corner porch adds interest to the facade.

8. 853 Third Avenue Emmons - Adler House - 1903

This imposing brick Foursquare replaced the original home of Amos and Lovina Emmons located on this site. Emmons was a successful farmer involved in the construction of many Boulder County irrigation ditches. The home, later owned by Mead rancher Carl Adler, is larger and more decorative than most Foursquares with its Italian tile roof and 214 foot porch added in 1909.

9. 902 Third Avenue Wiswall-Denio House - 1892

Hardware merchant Wellington Wiswall built this large brick Queen Anne style home with Victorian detailing. In 1896 it was purchased by Hattie and James Denio owner of the Longmont Flour Mill which was located just down the hill at the site of Old Mill Park. Today one of the French millstones from the mill forms the top step at the front entrance.

10. 908 Third Avenue Charles Kistler House - 1987

This classic American Foursquare was built by Charles Kistler who was married to James Denio's daughter, Grace. Kistler operated a drug store in Longmont until he became president of the Longmont National Bank. The Kistlers later moved to another Foursquare at 1005 Third Avenue.

11. 914 Third Avenue Steuerwald Haouse - 1897

This elegant Foursquare style home with classical details was built for dental surgeon, Lewis Steuerwald. Originally the home had a third story which was removed creating the unusual flat roof line. After Steuerwald's death in 1934 the home stood vacant and boarded up for more than 30 years and was thought to be haunted by neighborhood children.

12. 920 Third Avenue Fox-Downer House - 1897

Built by Jarvis and Lida Fox, this Edwardian Vernacular home was originally a one story residence. The frame second story with front facing gable was added in 1904. Jarvis Fox established Longmont's first flour mill, the St. Vrain Mill in 1871. His daughter, Mable, married Frank Downer, the first superintendent of the Denver mint, and they resided here for some years.

13. 1005 Third Avenue Kistler House - 1909

Another example of the American Foursquare so predominant on the West Side, This home was built by Longmont druggist and Bank president Charles Kistler. They moved to this house, their second home in Longmont from 908 Third Avenue next door to Grace Kistler's parents, James and Hattie Denio.

14. 1117 Third Avenue J. E. Bump House - 1902

This frame Edwardian Vernacular House was built for prominent Longmont realtor and school board member Julius E. Bump. It was later owned by his son-in-law, George Smoot, Longmont Water Commissioner.

15. 1120 Third Avenue Emerson Buckingham Bank - 1871

This small central section of this rambling frame apartment house was the original Emerson and Buckingham Bank building which opened on Main Street in April 1871 a month after Longmont's founding. When the bank was moved into a brick building this small frame building was moved to this lot owned by bank cashier C. E. Day.

16. 1206 Third Avenue Johnson-Gunning House - 1921

Heralded as the finest example of the Tudor Revival style in Longmont, this home was built by Swedish immigrant Charles Johnson and later owned by Alber Gunning, who operated a local brick factory. Of imposing size the house has a cross gabled roof and timbered gables.

17. 1228 Third Avenue J.H. Empson House - 1907

This stone Craftsman style home was built by John Empson, who established his cannery in Longmont in 1887. J. H. Empson and Daughter was once called the largest pea cannery in the world and was a major component of Longmont's early agriculture related industry.

18. 1236 Third Avenue Miller-Allen House - 1905

This classic American Foursquare was built by prohibition Mayor Frank Miller. For 30 years it was home to Lon Allen who operated the Imperial Hotel and was instrumental in the establishment of the Longmont Museum.

19. 1237 Third Avenue Van Zant-Fry House - 1906

Typical of the Foursquare style so prevalent on the West Side, this home was built for Ellis Van Zant, who was associated with his uncle J. H Empson's canning factory and instrumental in bringing about the merger of the Empson Cannery with the Kuner Pickle Company. Later owners included prominent local grocer James St. Clair and State Legislator Elmer Montgomery.

20. 407 Bowen Street J. W. Bacon House - 1903

This pressed brick home, built in the Gabled Cottage style, was built by James W. Bacon, a Territorial Legislator and founder of the Farmer's Milling Company. It is part of the Butler Addition, the first annexation to original square mile.

21. 414 Bowen Street F. C. Wiggins House - 1924

This home is a wonderful example of the size and design of the Craftsman Bungalow style. The Wiggins family moved to Longmont from Canada in 1885. Frank's father, James, was an exceptional carpenter who passed his skill and knowledge to his son. The Wiggins built many of Longmont's finest homes.

22. Fifth Avenue / Bowen to Bross The Fifth Avenue Bungalows - 1915-1932

Along Fifth Avenue between Bowen and Bross Streets there are several excellent examples of the Craftsman Bungalow style so prevalent in Post World War I Longmont. How many bungalows can you identify?

23. 503 Bross Street Stephens House - 1891

Robert O. Stephens was a skilled mason from England who moved to Longmont from Greeley in 1874. When he built this richly detailed brick Queen Anne style house as a retirement home, the Longmont paper reported that a better job of plastering has never been done in Longmont or it's vicinity.

24. Fourth and Bross Streets Central (Franklin) School - 1878

Situated in a block originally reserved for a university, Franklin (now Central) School is the oldest school still in use in Boulder County. The East wing was built in 1878 at a cost of $2,725. Three years later the middle wing was added and in 1908 the West wing was completed. The building exhibits the large proportions and modest detailing of the Victorian Prairie School and has been refurbished and architecturally linked to newer buildings.

25. 321 Gay Street Grosjean House - 1919

This stucco brick home finished in the Spanish Colonial Revival style was constructed for local dentist Nicholas Grosjean and his bride, Irene Donovan. The home which has a red tiled roof was built by local builder Frank Wiggins.

26. 330 Bross Street Solomon Schey House - 1906

This American Foursquare built by Solomon Schey reflects the success attained by this German immigrant who opened a clothing store in Longmont in 1882. He and his family became civic and social leaders in the community and the family clothing business was a Main Street fixture for well over 100 years.

27. 326 Bross Street Sullivan House - 1892

Neil C. Sullivan built this red brick residence with Italianate lines based on the design of a family home in Ohio. The porch and north wing were added in 1908 to accommodate two generations of the family. Sullivan was a hardware merchant and active community leader who was elected mayor in 1894 on the anti-saloon ticket.

28. 320 Bross Street Taft House - 1906

This brick American Foursquare was built for George H. Taft, a relative of President Taft. In 1912 it was sold to the Hard family. Esther Hard, a practical nurse for Dr. Willard White's patients, transformed the second floor into a five room hospital complete with a bay window operating room.

29. 319 Bross Street H.W. Preston House - 1890

This simple frame house was originally built on the southwest corner of Fourth and Bross and later moved. Henry W. Preston, a local grocer, was the son-in-law of Colony President Seth Terry. In 1892 Terry and his wife Jane moved in with Henry and their daughter Rose and lived there until Mrs. Terry's death in 1898.

30. 314 Bross Street Preston-Townley House - 1905

This Cottage style frame house was built by Alexander Preston and operated as Preston's Boarding House where room and board were $5 per week. In 1909 Jones Townley, son of Colony Treasurer John Townley, moved his family here and members of the Townley family lived here for the next 80 years.

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