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The two lots continued to be sold separately. Lot 5 ended up going to Stephen Liger, then to "Kisni Shunko" in 1902. In 1903, it was purchased by Victoria Haszier, with the last name spelled "Hassier." Soon, the owner was Franceska Haszier, spelled as "Frantaska Hassier," who was Victoria's sister-in-law. The year in which Franceska Haszier also acquired Lot 6 could not be determined from the County property records, but she eventually was the owner of both lots. The online Boulder County property records and the County Assessor card both state that this house was constructed in 1900. The County has at times been found to be in error with respect to the date of construction of some historic Louisville buildings, so other evidence is looked to. In this case, the date is believed to be at least roughly correct. On the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, houses appear on both lots 5 and 6. The construction date is presumed to be "circa 1900." Haszier/Waschak Ownership of Property, c. 1903-1973 Four Haszier brothers, coming from Slovakia, would end up in Louisville: Edward, Charles, Andy, and Thomas. Available information indicates that all four worked at some point as blacksmiths for the area coal mines. Thomas Haszier (1875-1967) and Franceska Haszier (1878-1935) would end up owning and living at 545 Grant for several decades. Franceska's maiden name is given in different places as "Sustra" and "Shuster." At the time of the 1900 census, Thomas and Franceska Haszier, both in their twenties, had just married and arrived in the U.S. and were living in Superior with his brother, Edward; Edward's wife, Mary Filip; and Mary's brother, Martin. All were Slovak. Thomas and Edward were both working as blacksmiths. The following photo from the Waschak family shows Thomas and Franceska: 2