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structure assessment (HSA) from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) if the Historic Preservation Commission finds "probable cause to believe the building may be eligible for landmarking under the criteria in section 15.36.050 of the Louisville Municipal Code." Further, "a finding of probable cause under this Section is solely for the purposes of action on the pre-landmarking building assessment grant request, and such finding shall not be binding upon the HPC, City Council or other party to a landmarking hearing." HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Information from Gigi Yang, Louisville Historical Museum 936 Parkview Street was relocated from the Old Centennial Mine in 1935. It is located in the Frenchtown neighborhood and represents a history of French and English immigration and early settlement in Louisville. Peter F. Murphy established the subdivision of Murphy Place in 1907. Historically, this general neighborhood was inhabited by French speakers, mostly mining families, from France and Belgium. It is still referred to as "Frenchtown." The earliest sale of the property is for Lots 9-13, Block 5 to Oscar and Fannie Briche in 1918. This house is well documented as having been relocated from the Old Centennial Mine located just south of Louisville. The Bill of Sale shows that Parkin purchased the building in 1935 for $300.00. The Old Centennial Mine is believed to have been in operation from 1906 until 1931. According to older Louisville residents, a mine camp with dwellings was connected with this mine. In 1935, Fred Nesbit may well have still been selling assets of the Boulder Valley Coal Co. located on the site, including buildings. The 1940 census records show the Parkin family to be living at 936 Parkview. Richard Parkin (1895-1982) was born in Colorado and was a longtime resident of the Superior, Erie, and Louisville area. He worked as a coal miner. In 1921, he married Mary Jane Nixon (1902-1996), who had been born in England and had come to Louisville with her father as a young child. After reading the articles about Louisville's relocated buildings in the Fall 2011 issue of The Louisville Historian, Parkin's daughter donated the documents to the Louisville Historical Museum. As a result, the Museum has more documentation about the relocation of this house at 936 Parkview than it does for that of any other relocated buildings in Louisville. In 1998, following the death of Mary Jane Nixon Parkin in 1996, 936 Parkview was sold by her estate In 2014, Laurence Verbeck established 936 Parkview LLC. In 2025 he sold the property to the Jensen Family Trust who are the current owners. See Attached Social History Report for more information.