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from many countries, there were very few Danish residents in Louisville's earlier years. John had emigrated to the U.S. in 1874 and Pauline in 1869. In 1910, when John Madsen purchased the house, he was 54 and Pauline was 55. According to census records and old directories, he worked at a livery stable and then as a teamster. Another resident of the home was Matilda Johnson, who was a sister-in-law also from Denmark, and her daughter, Minnie. Caranci Family, Owners, 1927-1993 Carlo Caranci and Jennie Scrano Caranci were longtime owners of this home. Carlo, or Carl, came to the United States with his family in 1913 from the small town of Castelpizzuto in the region of Molise in Italy. According to family members, Carl began working in coal mines in Marshall when he was 15, soon after arriving in this area. Jennie Scrano had been born in Louisville of Italian parents (it is believed that the name was originally Scarano). Carl and Jennie married in 1917 in Louisville. According to information from the Caranci family, because of U.S. laws in 1917, Jennie lost her U.S. citizenship by marrying a "foreigner" such as Carl and she had to go through immigration procedures to regain her citizenship. Carl and Jennie purchased the home at 1145 Main Street in 1927 after they had already had three children, Victor, Elaine, and Lillian. Their fourth child, Ray, was born in the house. (All of Jennie's children were delivered by an Italian midwife who worked in Louisville and who happened to live on north Main Street, Flora Perrella.) Jennie's sister, Rose DelPizzo, lived right next door with her family. Census records from 1930 show Carlo (age 32) and Jennie (age 29) "Carranzi" living at this location with Victor, age 11; Elaine, 9; Lillian, 5; and Raymond, 3. From 1930 to 1947, Carl and Jennie and their children lived in Colorado Springs, then farmed in Brighton. Carl and Jennie returned to 1145 Main in 1947 and lived there the rest of their lives. Jennie Caranci passed away in 1984 at the age of 84 and Carl in 1992 at the age of 94. Ray Caranci and his wife, Nadine Harris Caranci, live in Louisville and have been deeply involved in the community. Ray had a business, Louisville Electric, on Main Street for many years and has served on the Louisville City Council. The following images are from the 1948 Boulder County Assessor card and show the house and its ground layout from that time: 2