741 Lincoln Ave History - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado October 2015 1 LI Citytr Om Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 741 Lincoln Ave. History — Preliminary Report Legal Description: Lots 1-4, Block 9, Pleasant Hill Addition Year of Construction: circa 1904-1905 Development of the Pleasant Hill Addition: The subdivision in which this house is located, Pleasant Hill Addition, was platted in 1894. It was developed by Orrin Welch, the half-brother of Charles C. Welch, the man who started the Welch Mine and played a prominent role in the founding of Louisville. Summary: This home was, and is, one of the few historic brick homes in Louisville. It is chiefly associated with the Ostranders, a family that operated a bakery on Main Street. In 2008, the current owner was presented with a Historic Preservation Merit Award from the City of Louisville for his historically sensitive addition, which consisted of carefully raising the roof to create additional living space. Most of the following narrative was put together to provide to visitors to the house during the 2008 Holiday Home Tour. Two survey inventory forms follow: one from 1985 and one from 2000. A more complete history of the house will include additional photos of the house and the families who resided there. Vieweg Family, Owners 1897-1906 The Pleasant Hill Addition in which this house sits was first developed in 1894. John Vieweg was the first purchaser who bought up these four lots over a period of time between 1897 and 1904. The four lots cost Vieweg a total of $175. (Each lot was $40, except that the corner one was more expensive - $55.) John, or Johann, Vieweg was a coal miner who had come to the United States from Germany with his wife, Louise, and their oldest son in 1893. According to the 1900 census records, he 1