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Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado December 2011 LCityoj Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 612 Grant Avenue History Legal Description: All of Lot 8 and south % of Lot 7, Block 12, Pleasant Hill Addition Year of Construction: circa 1905-1909. Boulder County gives 1910 as the date of construction, but the County dates are sometimes in error. This house is shown in the correct location on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, so it appears to have been built by 1909. Architect/Builder: Unknown Previous address used to refer to this property: Possibly 109 Grant. It is believed that this address was used for 612 Grant during Louisville's old numbering system, which changed in the late 1930s. Summary: The families that owned this house for the longest periods were the Hibler family and the Di Francia family. The families that lived in this particular house represent the diversity of the different nationalities that settled in Louisville. Earliest Owner: Gasper Hibler, Owner 1905-1937 The subdivision in which this house is located, Pleasant Hill Addition, was platted in 1894. It was developed by Orrin Welch, the half brother of Charles C. Welch, who played a prominent role in the founding of Louisville. Boulder County property records show that Gasper Hibler purchased this property from Orrin Welch in 1905. Although Hibler was to own the property for 32 years, it is not known whether he actually lived in the house at any point. Census records for 1910, 1920, and 1930 show that Gasper Hibler lived in Elbert County in Colorado, then in El Paso County. It is very likely that he rented out this house while he worked as a farmer in those locations. His first name is sometimes given as "Casper" or "Jasper" in the historical records, and his surname is sometimes given as "Hiblar" or "Hiblyer." Gasper Hibler was born in Slovakia, and his wife, Mary, was born in Colorado of Slovak parents. Gasper came to the US in 1898 at the age of 18. The name on the passenger list at the time of his immigration was "Gazpar Hiblyar." Census records indicate that they had about five children. 1