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Hoverhome and Hover Farmstead

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Hoverhome and Hover Farmstead
Hoverhome and Hover Farmstead

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.A farmstead house built in 1893 is included, and also a Tudor Revival house, the "Hoverhome" or Hover Mansion, which was built in 1913–14. 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.Charles Lewis Hover had the Hoverhome built in 1913-1914 for himself, his wife Katherine, and their adopted daughter Beatrice; their family is the only family to have lived in the home. It is a 1.5-story, 6,000 square feet (560 m2), brick, east-facing building. The mansion has an irregular plan about 65 by 30 feet (19.8 m × 9.1 m) in dimension, and includes a porte-cochere. The mansion is trimmed by terra cotta.The property includes a formal garden site developed by Katherine Hover and Beatrice Hover. Along the northern boundary was an irrigation ditch along which numerous irises grew, since abandoned and filled in, but in 1999 there were plans to re-establish the historic iris border. The eastern boundary had a "flourishing hedge" 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 yellow rose hedge was removed in the 1980s when Hover Road was widened, but in 1999 it was being re-established along a chain link fence line.The Hoverhome portion also includes a garden house/tool shed building and a garage building, and a stone grill. The farmhouse portion also includes a barn, a farm garage, and a mill/grain elevator. The contributing structures of the farmstead 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, 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 in shape, relocated from west of the mill/elevator.The mansion was designated a Longmont Designated Landmark in 1977 as "Hover Home".When listed, the property was owned by the St. Vrain Historical Society, which had been aided by grants from Colorado's State Historical Fund, and it was operated as an events venue.The property was deemed significant for its agricultural association, for its association with Charles Hover, and for the architecture of the Hoverhome and of the farmstead buildings.

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T. M. Callahan House
T. M. Callahan House

The T. M. Callahan House, also known as the ‘’’Sweeny-Callahan House’’’, at 312 Terry St. in Longmont, Colorado, is a large Queen Anne-style house built in 1892 and expanded in 1897 and 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.It is now an event venue known as the Callahan House & Garden.It has served as a Women's club building.Its foundation is red Lyons sandstone.The original builder in 1892 was James Wiggins. Its interior was extensively renovated by interior designers Mitchel & Halback in 1908.The house's original construction and 1908 renovation created "many outstanding decorative features...as well as beautifully landscaped grounds."It was deemed significant as "one of Longmont's most distinguished houses" and for its association with James Roller Sweeny, its first owner and a banker and flour mill manager. Its association with Thomas M. Callahan, founder of Golden Rule Stores is more significant however. Callahan lived in and had an office in the house from 1897 until 1938. A younger partner of Callahan, eventually, was James Cash Penney, who learned from Callahan and from Guy Johnson and went on to buy them out of their stores in Wyoming and to establish the J.C. Penney Company.”“Soon after Callahan bought the Sweeny house, he began to make improvements. He added hot water heat and a four-room, two-story addition on the south rear of the house where he located his office on the first floor.”“The house's wraparound porch and porte cochere were added in 1904; the interior was redesigned in 1908, and its grounds were expanded by purchase of adjacent land, allowing for extensive landscaping.”"During his years in Longmont, Callahan was very active in local civic affairs and fraternal organizations. He served as an officer and/or director of several local banks and was involved in the formation of the Arbuckle Ditch Company, which remains an important water source for Longmont and the surrounding farm community. 6 In 1938 Callahan and his wife moved to Reno, Nevada, at which time they donated their house to the city of Longmont for exclusive use by women f s groups and clubs for meetings and special events. The Mutual Improvement Club, founded in 1892 as one of Longmont f s first social clubs, holds meetings in the house. Men are seldom allowed in the house and alcohol is prohibited according to the stipulations of Callahan’s gift. The house is managed by a private board with the grounds maintained by the city."A second contributing building on the property is a one and a half story red brick carriage house. In 1984 it was being renovated to serve as offices for the St. Vrain Historical Society.It was designated a Longmont local landmark.

Downtown Longmont Historic District
Downtown Longmont Historic District

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