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Resource Number: 5BL7970 Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form (Page 4 of 5) VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No xx Date of Designation: n/a 38. Applicable National Register Criteria A. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; B. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; C. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; 4, D. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield information important in history or prehistory; Qualifies under Criteria Considerations A through G (see Manual). xx Does not meet any of the above National Register criteria. 39. Area(s) of Significance: Community Planning and Development 40. Period of Significance:ca. 1920 - 1950. 41. Level of Significance: National: State: Local: xx 42. Statement of Significance This house is historically significant, relative to National Register Criterion A, for its association with Louisville's development as a coal mining community, in the late 1800s, and during the first half of the twentieth century. The families who lived here were employed, either directly or indirectly, by area coal mines, and contributed significantly to Louisville's social and economic fabric. The house is also architecturally significant as a locally notable example of a wood-frame front gabled dwelling. Evidently built between 1900 and 1908, the garage is also a historically significant resource. The secondary residence, at 917 i Front Street, should be considered a non- contributing resource because it was moved here in the late 1950s. 43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance: This property's house and garage have not been added onto, or significantly altered, within the past forty years. The secondary residence was apparently moved here in the late 1950s.