Emmett House - 1859 12TH AV

 Print Listing Historical Name - Langenbahn House; Reynolds House
Style - Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Tudor Revival
Built Year - 1939
State ID - 5WL3511

Description - This house is located on the west side of 12th Avenue, near the south end of the block between Cranford Place and 19th Street. Featuring elements of both the Tudor Revival and Craftsman styles, the house is a 1 1/2 story wood frame dwelling, supported by a low, painted yellow, concrete foundation. There is a full basement beneath the dwelling, with 3-light hopper, and 1-beside-1 horizontal sliding basement windows. The home's exterior walls are cladded with painted yellow horizontal wood siding, and a tall red brick fireplace chimney is located on the south elevation. The house features a moderately-pitched cross gable roof, covered with green asphalt shingles, and with boxed eaves. The house's windows are predominantly single and paired 3-over-1 (ribbon style) double-hung sash, with painted yellow wood frames, painted green wood surrounds, and silver aluminum storm windows. A stained dark brown solid wood door, with a painted green wood storm door, opens onto a 5-step concrete porch on the façade. The porch is enclosed by a green wrought iron railing, and is covered by a gabled hood, with scrolled kneebraces. A rear entrance is located on the home's west elevation, where a painted yellow wood-paneled door, with one upper sash light, and with an aluminum storm door, opens onto a 5-step concrete porch on the façade. The porch is enclosed by a green wrought iron railing, and is covered by a gabled hood, with scrolled kneebraces. A rear entrance is located on the home's west elevation, where a painted yellow wood-paneled door, with one upper sash light, and with an aluminum storm door, opens onto a concrete patio. A large shed-roofed sun porch addition has been built onto the house's original west elevation.

Historical Background - Built in 1939, the residence at 1859 12th Avenue was home to just two families between that time and the mid-1980s. The home's original owners were Edward M. and Dorothy (Binder) Langenbahn, who lived here with their daughter Marilyn, between 1939 and 1943. Edward Langenbahn had been born on August 8, 1907, at Monterey, Indiana. He was the son of Peter and Emma Langenbahn. According to his obituary, Mr. Langenbahn loved gardening, politics and sports - and even had a brief career as a professional basketball player, playing one game with the Chicago Bulls in the 1920s. Later, Mr. Langenbahn attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, and on June 11, 1935 he married Dorothy Binder in Denver. The Langenbahns moved to Greeley in 1938, and a year later, they moved into this newly-built home on 12th Avenue. Between 1947 and 1980, Mr. Langenbahn owned and operated Ed's Market in Johnstown. Mrs. Langenbahn passed away on December 30, 1992, and Mr. Langenbahn died four years later on July 13, 1996. They were survived by their daughter, Marilyn (Delvante), and a son Edward. In 1944, this property became the Dr. Ralph C. Reynolds family residence. Dr. Reynolds, who was a surgeon and a doctor of osteopathy, lived here with this wife, Virginia, for the next several decades. Ralph C. Reynolds had been born at Elwood City, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1908. He was the son of Harry H. and Lenore (Allen) Reynolds. After earning his medical degree at Kirksville, Missouri, Dr. Reynolds came west to Colorado. On July 18, 1933, he was married to Virginia Johnston at Golden. Ralph and Virginia Reynolds lived here until Mrs. Reynolds' death in 1978, and Dr. Reynolds' death in December 1984. They were survived by their daughter, Donna (Tibbals).