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Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado December 2013 II�f city Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 556 Lincoln Ave. History Legal Description: Lots 31-32, Block 4, Acme Place subdivision Year of Construction: circa 1895-1900 Summary: This was the home of the Sirokman family for over 40 years. The house has also been associated with a surprisingly high number of military veterans — at least five (Charles Sirokman, Bennie La Salle, Julian Henry Loftesness, Wesley Loftesness, and Charles Grosso). Development of the Acme Place Subdivision The Acme Place subdivision was the fourth addition to Original Louisville. John Connell platted it and recorded it with Boulder County in 1893. The area of Acme Place can best be described as covering what are now the 500 blocks of Lincoln, Grant, Jefferson, and La Farge Avenues. Acme Place was developed due to its proximity to the Acme Mine that was started in 1888 near what is now the corner of Roosevelt and Hutchinson. With the success of the Acme Mine, John Connell developed Acme Place in 1893, and his actions extended Louisville's boundary farther to the west than it had ever been. Boulder County Property records indicate that the land that Connell used to establish Acme Place had been acquired directly from the Acme Coal Mining Company. Date of Construction; Camozzi Family Ownership and Residency, 1895-1903 The Boulder County records have sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the date of construction of historic buildings in Louisville. Sometimes, the year of a remodel or addition is given as the date of original construction. It is therefore important to look at all of the available evidence to determine the accurate year of original construction or a range of years during which a historic building could have been constructed.