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Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado March 2014 I�f city Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 187 523 Jefferson Ave. History Legal Description: Lots 10-12, Block 3, Acme Place, Louisville, Colorado Year of Construction: 1949 Summary: This house was built in 1949 by Victor Le Comte and was the home of three families since that time. 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. Le Comte Ownership of Property, 1946-1967; Discussion of Date of Construction Victor "Vic" Le Comte purchased these lots in 1946 from the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co., the last owner of the Acme Mine property following its closure. The online Boulder County property records state that this house was constructed in 1949. While the County has been found to be in error with respect to some historic Louisville buildings, this date is believed to be correct and is supported by other evidence. For example, the 1949 Louisville directory is the first one to show that Victor and his wife, Margaret, resided at 523 Jefferson. (Their daughter, Dorothy, also lived with them.)