Charles L. Wolf, who lived down the street from this house at 3837 West 46th Avenue, acquired land from Frank N. Blaney and served as contractor for most of the houses on the unplatted north side of West 46th Avenue between Lowell Boulevard and Osceola Street. This English-Norman Cottage style dwelling was completed early in 1940 and sold to Alfred J. Lowe, a traffic representative for the Missouri Pacific railroad, and his wife, Mignonette. In 1944 the Lowes sold the property to longtime owners Frank A. and Ernestine T. Marchi, who lived here more than forty years. Italian-American Frank Marchi worked as a stone carver, granite cutter, and designer who served as president of the Colorado Granite Cutters Union. His most famous design was for the 1921 Francis Brown Lowry Memorial at Fairmount Cemetery. This house features red sandstone utilized as quoins and to elaborate the entry and full-height chimney. Following Mr. Marchi's death in 1984, the house was purchased by Dallas M. and Janet L. Briggs, who resided elsewhere but purchased it to pursue their passion for restoration and decoration of old houses. In 1987 they sold the house to Thomas H. and Rachel Laurie Simmons, architectural historians and preservationists.
