The Nora and Alpheus Bashor House, was built in 1910, at 419 Terry Street in Longmont, Colorado by Ann and David Lykins. The Lykins sold the home to Nora and Alpheus Bashor in 1917.
The home is located in the original plan of the Chicago-Colorado Colony.
According to “They Came to Stay”, “Alpheus Bashor was a master of many trades – a successful farmer, apiculturist, writer and for many years the leading auctioneer in northern Colorado”. Alpheus Bashor was born in Tennessee in 1860. He married Nora E. Crawford in 1892. A 1903 biography notes that Alpheus Bashor was a frequent contributor to the Longmont Ledger newspaper. In 1915, Nora and Alpheus Bashor moved from Hygiene to Longmont, making their home at Eighth and Coffman and later moving to 419 Terry Street. The September 1943 obituary published in the Daily Times-Call states “…kept himself well versed in matters of interest and played his role in the progress of the community”.
The home features unique architecture characteristics including decorative braces and 18-pane upper-story windows.
Esther and Emil Pearson owned the home from 1963 to 1968. Emil Pearson was a nurseryman and landscape architect. Esther Pearson operated a “doll hospital” out of the home repairing dolls for the community. Two articles were published by the newspaper about this venture.
