Hoverhome and Hover Farmstead
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| Location | 1303-1309 Hover Rd., Longmont, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 40°10′56″N 105°07′53″W / 40.18217°N 105.13151°W |
| Area | 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Robert S. and Frank S. Roeschlaub |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001555[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 15, 1999 |
The Hoverhome and Hover Farmstead, at 1303-1309 Hover Rd. in Longmont, Colorado, are the remains of a historic farmstead. The current 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
A farmstead house built in 1893 is included, and also a Tudor Revival house, also termed the Hover Mansion, which was built in 1913-14.[2][3] The latter was designed by Denver architects Robert S. Roeschlaub and Frank S. Roeschlaub. The site also includes agricultural buildings dating from c.1902 to c.1910, developed after Charles Hover purchased the property in 1902. These are among five more contributing buildings, seven contributing structures, and two contributing sites covered in the listing.[2]
Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling; Processing; Animal Facility; Storage Criteria: event,person, architecture/engineering,
It is a site of Rosa 'Harison's Yellow' roses, a variety which was spread along the Oregon Trail and in scattered western homesteads in the late 1800s.
The contributing structures are:
- a creamery, a 10 by 10 feet (3.0 m × 3.0 m) brick structure with a steep pyramidal roof,
- a wood and coal shed, a 10 by 14 feet (3.0 m × 4.3 m) wood frame structure with board and batten siding,
- a chicken house with a cedar-shingled roof,
- two round metal grain silos silos, relocated in 1996 from just north of the listed area so that they would not be demolished,
- a stock watering trough, which is a concrete, bowl-like trough, relocated from west of the mill/elevator.[2]
The mansion was designated a City of Longmont Designated Landmark in 1977 as "Hover Home".[3]
When listed, the property was owned by the St. Vrain Historical Society, which had been aided by grants from Colorado's State Historical Fund [try State Historical Fund and History Colorado ].[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Dale S. Bernard; S. Doggett (August 29, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hoverhome and Hover Farmstead / Hover Mansion / Hover Farm / 5BL555". National Park Service. Retrieved October 26, 2021. With accompanying 34 photos
- ^ a b "Hover Home". Longmont. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
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