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Residents of the Louisville area have long engaged in the practice of relocating buildings, particularly small, wood frame houses. This practice was described in an article in The Louisville Historian, viewable here: http://www.louisvilleco.gov/home/showdocument?id=1114 . History of the House After Its Move to 515 Jefferson 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.louisvilleco.gov/home/showdocument?id=4311 . William & Ruth Leslie Ownership (1946-1947) In 1946, William and Ruth Leslie purchased five lots in the Acme Place Addition from the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co. (the last owner of the Acme Mine, which closed in 1928). These were lots 13-17, Block 3. The Leslies retained Lots 15-17 for themselves and moved a house to their property. This is now 501 Jefferson, to the south of 515 Jefferson. They sold Lots 13 and 14 to William and Eleanor Brimble in 1946. Brimble Family Ownership (1946-2000) According to online digitized Boulder County property records, William and Eleanor Brimble purchased Lots 13 and 14 in 1946. They moved a mine camp house to this parcel in 1946 or 1947 and were living in the house by April 1947. William Brimble (1914-1987) was born in Colorado, likely in the Louisville area. His parents had come from Wales to Louisville. He served in World War II. Records indicate that he worked as a coal miner. He married Eleanor Green (1919-2012). She had grown up in Superior. William and Eleanor raised their three children in the house at 515 Jefferson. According to one of their children, the original house consisted of a living room, kitchen, and bedroom. The County Assessor card for this property indicates that the original house was 24' x 24', or 576 square feet. Coal stoves in the kitchen and living room provided heat for the house. The Brimbles remodeled the house and added to it in the early 1950s. The addition to the back, which added 288 square feet, had a dirt cellar underneath. Old railroad ties were utilized as 2