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At some point, Mary Phillips also acquired Lot 8. Unfortunately, the online property records do not show the date when this occurred. However, at the time of the 1920 census, Mary Phillips was living on William Street in a house she owned, as did her son, Martin Phillips Jr., and his wife, Theresa. It appears that they may have been living in houses next to one another, one on Lot 8 and one on Lot 9. In 1924, Mary Phillips conveyed ownership of Lots 8 and 9 to her daughters, Mary Haszier and Anna Chapman. Anna transferred her ownership to Mary Haszier alone. In 1938, Mary Haszier sold Lot 9, where the house in question was located, to Harry and Edith Abbott. It is possible that the Abbots had already been renting the house from Mary Haszier, who lived elsewhere. Harry Abbott (1889-1961) worked as a butcher at the Superior Mercantile Company, a general store. He and his wife, Edith (c. 1907-unknown) had sons Eugene and Alvin. By a deed recorded in October 1939, the Abbotts sold Lot 9 to August and Nellie LeComte. Meanwhile, August LeComte purchased Lots 14 & 15, Block 2 of Acme Place in Louisville by a deed recorded in May 1940. This is the parcel to which he moved the house from Superior. (He also purchased the lots next door, Lots 12 & 13, which is 517 La Farge, and transferred ownership in them to his stepson.) According to previous owners of 509 La Farge, August and Nellie LeComte lived in the house while it was at 107 W. William Street from 1940 until 1943. The 1940 census records do show August and Nellie LeComte to be living in Superior, although the street name was not stated. History of the House After Its Move to 509 La Farge Development of the Acme Place Addition In 1893, John Connell, who had helped to establish the Acme Mine at what is now the corner of Roosevelt and Hutchinson, platted the subdivision of Acme Place. It covered what are now the 500 blocks of Lincoln, Grant, Jefferson, and La Farge Avenues. The Acme Place subdivision was only the fourth addition to Original Louisville and was likely developed due to its proximity to the Acme Mine that was started in 1888. The 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville shows that the 500 blocks of Lincoln and Grant were well populated with houses by 1909, but the 500 blocks of Jefferson and La Farge, which were located quite close to the mine and parts of which were within the fenced enclosure, had few houses at that time. 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. A full historical report on the Acme Mine is here: http://www.louisville-library.org/Portals/1/pdf/History%20Reports/AcmeMine HistoryReport. pdf . LeComte Ownership — to 1966 According to all available information, August and Nellie LeComte moved the house in 1943, although no official records documenting the move could be located for this report. However, 3