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Steinbaugh Family Ownership In 1963, Jack and Phyllis Steinbaugh purchased the Sidle farm. According to Jack Steinbaugh, this included the farmhouse and an additional small house. (This could be the secondary structure that stands on the property.) According to Jack Steinbaugh, it consisted of five acres at the time. Jack Steinbaugh is a member of Louisville's Steinbaugh family that had a longtime hardware and lumber business. Phyllis Schreiter Steinbaugh grew up in a Louisville farming family. They rented out this property. Jack Steinbaugh spent some time fixing up the house at 844 W. Spruce before renting it out. At the time of the purchase, there was one hanging bulb for lighting and was heated with just a coal/wood stove. Jack Steinbaugh stated that he kept a pony and foal on the property and rented first to a man who was going to college, then to the preacher at the Pentecostal Church in Louisville. In 1972, the Steinbaughs sold the farm and the house to Jonathan Prouty. Later Owners Prouty platted the Spruce Lane area in 1986 and sold this Lot 12, Block 3 to John R. Botterill Jr. and Jan M Houck in 1988. They sold this lot to Ilene Kolbe in 1994. The Boulder County Assessor lists her as the current owner. Sources The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, and related resources, and Louisville directories, newspaper articles, maps, files, obituary records, survey records, and historical photographs from the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum.