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Resource Number: 5BL7968 Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form (Page 3 of 5) V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Single Dwelling 32. Intermediate use(s):Single Dwelling 33. Current use(s): Single Dwelling 34. Site type(s): Residence 35. Historical Background Lot 6 of Block 1 of the Original Town of Louisville, where this house is located, was originally developed during the period 1878 to 1893. After the Original Town of Louisville was platted in 1878, this property at the intersection of Front and Walnut Streets was likely among the first lots developed. Sanborn insurance maps dated 1893 and 1900 show that in those years a dwelling was located at the front of the lot, with two smaller dwellings on the alley to the west. By 1908, these buildings were gone, replaced by a new larger dwelling which faced directly onto Front Street to the east. The property's current residence was probably built in the early-to-mid-1930s. Boulder County Directories, and later Longmont City Directories list several owners and residents here over the years. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Romaldo Razo, a miner, and his wife Carmen, lived and owned here. The Razos were followed by another mining family, Charles and Sylvia Davis. Residents in the 1950s included Joseph and Ruth Machuga, G.D. Nevills, and Ellis W. and Nina Mae Paull. From circa 1966 to the late 1970s, Forrest A. Tyler owned and lived here. John Janetos was the owner here in 1980, and a few years later this was the Byrd Funeral Home. The property is presently a rental. I 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. Polk's Boulder County Directory[generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company Publishers. Polk's Longmont City Directory, [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company, Publishers, 1966 - 1997. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, dated August 1893, November 1900, and August 1908.