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The 1916 City Directory lists Camillo and Margaret Di Francia <br />Domenico living at 518 La Farge which could be an early address <br />for 1013 La Farge. Margaret Di Francia was Maria and Eusebio's <br />eldest daughter. She married Camillo Domenico in 1912 and <br />appears to be the only Di Francia daughter to live in one of the <br />"dowry" houses. Later directories indicate that she may have also <br />lived at 1029 La Farge before it was sold in 1921. <br />Pictured right: Margaret Di Francia and Camillo Domenico wedding <br />portrait c. 1912. <br />By 1918, Thomas and Bessie Clift are listed in the city directory as <br />renting at 516 La Farge (another early address for 1013 La Farge). <br />Thomas was working as an engineer at the Sentinel Mine and a <br />photo from the Museum's collection indicates that he also served <br />as Town Marshal at some point. By the 1920 census, the Clifts have <br />moved from La Farge and are living on Jefferson. <br />Charles Liley, his wife Rose Fenolia Liley, and their three sons — <br />William, Louis, and Kenneth rented the house at 1013 La Farge in the 1920s and Charles worked as a <br />superintendent at a coal mine. Charles was born in Lafayette to English parents William and Mary Ann <br />Liley. William came to the US first in 1886 to work as a coal miner. Mary Ann came to the US in 1887. <br />Charles and Rose married around 1915. Rose was born in Colorado and grew up in Louisville with her <br />four siblings. Rose Fenolia's parents were Baptist and Louisa Buffo Fenolia. They came from Italy in 1873 <br />and 1880 where Baptist found work in the coal mines. Charles and Rose Liley moved to Frederick after <br />1928. <br />Date of Construction <br />The 1948 Boulder County Assessor card for this property and the Boulder County Assessor's Office <br />website both give 1906 as the date of construction of this house. Boulder County has sometimes been <br />found to be in error with respect to the date of construction of Louisville buildings, so other evidence is <br />looked to. In this case, County Assessor records show the construction of the other two houses at 1021 <br />and 1029 as falling between 1920 and 1935. These dates are likely in error since E.J. Di Francia died in <br />1918 and had already purchased the lots for all three houses in 1905. The date of construction for 1013 <br />La Farge is likely the earliest and most accurate date of construction for all three buildings. The Drumm's <br />Wall Map of 1909 also shows three houses built on site, further evidence that the Boulder County dates <br />of construction for 1021 and 1029 are incorrect. <br />