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7 the house from getting too hot. According to Rita, her grandmother’s brothe r, Joseph James, slept in the shanty and took his meals in the house. The family called him “Big Joe” to differentiate him from her father, who was called “Little Joe.” (The 1940 census records confirm this arrangement of Joe James living by the Rizzis.) Rita also recalls her grandmother’s wonderful cooking and the presence of a pantry off the kitchen on the north side of the house at 1401 Cannon. John Rizzi married Angeline DiGiacomo and lived at 1003 Harper in Little Italy, not far from 1401 Cannon. Louise Rizzi Brown continued to live at 1401 Cannon after the deaths of her parents, and lived there until her death in 1996. Her daughters then sold the house in 1997. Many descendants of Tom Rizzi and Jennie DiGiacomo Rizzi still live in the Louisville area, with some still living in Little Italy itself. Later Owners, 1997-present Louise Rizzi Brown’s daughters, Dorothy Thompson and Delores Steinbaugh, sold 1401 Cannon in 1997 to James P. & Sarah E. Beaton. Rita Ferrera, granddaughter of Tom and Jennie Rizzi, stated that she believes that the addition onto the back of the original house at 1401 Cannon, which is now a separate property called Unit B, was not put on until after the Rizzi family’s ownership ended in 1997. In 1998, the Beatons sold the property to Jade Cauldron LLC. County records show that in 2006, Jade Cauldron LLC officially platted separate condominiums on the property. The original house that faces Cannon is now Unit A. A later addition to the west, which is parallel to Griffith Street, is Unit B. The 2003 Cole Directory for Longmont, Boulder & Vicinity shows that Jim and Leticia Dienst were residents of Unit A and that William and Deb Palmer were residents of Unit B in 2003. This suggests that the separate dwelling areas were established at least a few years before they were officially platted as separate condominiums. Alex Diamond purchased 1401 Cannon, Unit A in 2006. The current owner, Else M. Roth, purchased the property from him in in 2013. According to online County property records, she is the current owner of Unit A, while Andre Shea Armijo is the current owner of Unit B. The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum maps, files, and obituary records.