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LouisvilleHistoricalMuseum <br />DepartmentofLibrary&MuseumServices <br />CityofLouisville,Colorado <br />August2010;updatedOctober2012 <br />841ParkviewHistory <br />AccordingtotheBoulderCounty!­­;­­š©x­website,thepropertyat841Parkviewis <br />ownedbyJosephRyanandFrancesRyanRaudenbush,anditoccupiesLots3and4, <br />Block4,MurphyPlace,inLouisville. <br />Thispropertyhadanumberofdifferentownersovertheyears,particularlyintheearly <br />years,andthismayhavebeenduetoitscloseproximitytoboththeAcmeMine(located <br />atRooseveltandHutchinson)andtheGrainElevator(locatedonCountyRd.near <br />Parkview).Owners(orrenters)of841Parkviewmayhavebeenemployedatoneof <br />thesetwoworksites. <br />Forsomeofthetime,thispropertywasownedseparatelyfromLots1and2ofBlock4 <br />(now833Parkview),butsomeownersownedbothparcelstogether. <br />DateofConstruction <br />TheCounty!­­;­­š©x­recordsstatethatthehousewasbuiltin1908.Althoughthe <br />datesofconstructiongivenbyBoulderCountyforanumberofhistoricalbuildingsin <br />Louisvillehavebeenfoundtobeinerror,thisdateislikelytobecorrectorverycloseto <br />correct,asthesubdivisionwasplattedin1907andthehouseappearsinthecorrect <br />locationonthe19095©Ò’’x­WallMapofLouisville.Accordingtothatmap,thiswas <br />clearlyoneofthefirsthomestobelocatedintheMurphyPlacesubdivision. <br />McAllisterLumberobtainedadeedoftrustonthepropertyin1908duringtheperiodof <br />ownershipbyC.M.Blume,afactwhichlendssupporttothehousehavingbeenbuiltin <br />1908. <br />PeterF.MurphyandtheEstablishmentoftheMurphyPlaceSubdivision <br />PeterF.MurphyestablishedthesubdivisionofMurphyPlacein1907.Hedidsoas <br />PresidentoftheLouisvilleRealty&SecuritiesCompany. <br />