411 W. 5th St. – F.M. Samuels House

Frank G. Bartholf constructed this Eclectic Victorian in 1891 as part of a small subdivision. The original structure exemplified the characteristics of a Queen Anne cottage in its use of iron roof cresting, a veranda, and carved spindlework. A prominent businessman, Mr. Bartholf organized and financed a fire team and helped build Loveland’s first opera house (the A&B Building).

This home’s first owners, F.M. and Edith Samuels, added the small detached garage (now a guesthouse) pre-1914 for the first electric car in Loveland, owned by Mrs. Samuels.

Later additions are clearly delineated from the original portion of the house, illustrating how housing needs and desires changed through the last century.