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resident, signed the document on behalf of the Boulder Valley Coal Co. The donated Warranty Deed whereby Parkin purchased the lots at what is now 936 Parkview was dated August 27, 1935, one day after the date of the Bill of Sale. The Old Centennial Mine is believed to have been in operation from 1906 until 1931. According to older Louisville residents, a mine camp with dwellings was connected with this mine. In 1935, Fred Nesbit may well have still been selling assets of the Boulder Valley Coal Co. located on the site, including buildings. After reading the articles about Louisville's relocated buildings in the Fall 2011 issue of The Louisville Historian (http://library.louisvilleco.gov/Portals/1/pdf/Louisville%20Historian/2011-4 Fall.pdf ), Parkin's daughter donated the documents to the Louisville Historical Museum. As a result, the Museum has more documentation about the relocation of this house at 936 Parkview than it does for that of any other relocated buildings in Louisville. The Bill of Sale and Warranty Deed show the process that a person had to go through to separately secure the land as well as the building to be moved. The fact that it was written into the Bill of Sale that the house had to be moved within six months is a fascinating practical detail. Another piece of evidence confirms that this was a relocated building. The Boulder County Assessor card for this address states that the house was "moved in from Centennial." When Richard Parkin purchased the lots in 1935, he bought them from Josephine Senechal Warembourg. Her parents, Francois Senechal and Josephine Helart Senechal, had purchased these and additional lots located in the Louisville neighborhood known as Frenchtown in 1928. The Senechals were immigrants from France who came to Boulder County in about 1888, according to Josephine Senechal's obituary. Previous to living on Parkview, they had lived elsewhere in Louisville. Francois was a coal miner. Records show that the Senechals lived at 948 Parkview, and Lots 9 and 10 were empty lots to the west of their house. In 1931, Francois and Josephine Senechal gave or sold Lots 9 and 10 to their daughter, who then sold them to Richard Parkin. The 1940 census records show the Parkin family to be living at 936 Parkview and the Senechals to be living next door at 948 Parkview. Often, there is a lack of evidence of the date of construction for relocated buildings. When buildings were moved from their original locations, information about who built them, and when, tended to be lost. In addition, the dates given by the County for historic houses in Louisville in general have frequently been found to be in error. In the case of 936 Parkview, the County gives two different dates for when it was constructed. Currently, the County website gives 1920 as the date of construction. However, the 1948 County Assessor card gives the year 1928 as the year of construction. This could have been based on information from the then -owner or a neighbor, who may not have