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Resource Number. 5BL.9531 Temporary Resource Number: BL.BNSF.13 VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No NI Date of designation: Designating authority: 38. Applicable National Register Criteria: A. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad pattern of our history; B. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; Ni 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; or D. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory. Qualifies under Criteria Considerations A through G (see Manual) Does not meet any of the above National Register criteria 39. Area(s) of significance: Architecture 40. Period of significance: 1900 41. Level of significance: National State Local `I 42. Statement of significance: The City of Louisville was originally incorporated in 1882, and named for Louis Nawatny, the landowner who originally platted the town. The town was noteworthy in that,while most residents worked in local coalmines, the town itself was not owned or controlled by the mine owners. The peak years for the mines came in the period between 1900 and 1920, after which production declined rapidly, and the town's character changed as it became another suburb in the Denver metroplex. Primary development occurred from 1880 to the 1920s. The building, while altered, is still recognizable as a Queen Anne cottage, a rare surviving example of this type of structure from the early period of development in Louisville. Research does not indicate Sweeney-Baker Garage business was a historically important business on the federal, state or local level, and no historically important events are known to have occurred at this site. Therefore, the building is not eligible for the National Register under Criteria A and B. 43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance: The dwelling has been altered over the course of time, but maintains integrity of design, feeling, and location. VII. NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT 44. National Register eligibility field assessment: Eligible Ni Not Eligible Need Data 45. Is there National Register district potential? Yes No v' Discuss: If there is National Register district potential, is this building: Contributing Noncontributing 46. If the building is in existing National Register district, is it: Contributing Noncontributing