H.J. Parish House
Weld County, Colorado
State Historical Fund Project # - 2004-02-026
Harvey J. Parish constructed this house at the apex of
his career in 1914. Parish platted the town of Johnstown in 1902,
which he named in honor of his son, and served as the community's
first mayor. The residence is the most important local example of
a Craftsman Bungalow style house. Purchased by the Town of Johnstown
in 1998, the building is operated by the Johnstown Historical Society
as a House Museum.
The Society received a State Historical Fund grant in January 2004.
Remarkably, the majority of the original interior and exterior materials
and features remained intact at the time the restoration of the
house began in May 2005. This work included replacing the deteriorated,
non-original asphalt roofing with cedar shingles, topped by a decorative
(and authentic) wood ridge cap; repointing the brick masonry; replication
of the original square gutters; re-leading and strengthening the
stained-glass transoms on the front porch; and repainting of the
house in the historic color palette.
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