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Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado August 2016 City0r Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 187H History Report on the Three Buildings of the Louisville Historical Museum: Tomeo House, Jacoe Store, and Jordinelli House Legal Description: Lots 1-4, Block 1, Barclay Place. Today, all three buildings share the physical address of 1001 Main. Year of Construction: Tomeo House, circa 1904; Jacoe Store, circa 1905-06; Jordinelli House, circa 1904 Summary: The Louisville Historical Museum at 1001 Main St. is made up primarily of three historic wood frame buildings: the Jacoe Store, Tomeo House, and Jordinelli House. All three buildings were strongly associated with Italian families, and the Jacoe Store was a grocery store that catered to Louisville's Italian residents. The Jacoe Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, and all three buildings were designated as Louisville Landmarks in 2005. (A small historic summer kitchen and an authentic outhouse both moved to the site, round out the list of structures.) Due to these now being the buildings of the Louisville Historical Museum that are used to help tell the story of Louisville, the Museum has made a special effort to gather information about them. Descendants of the Tomeo, Pellillo, Rossi, Jacoe, and Jordinelli families have all visited the Museum to share facts and stories about the buildings. This report is an overview, with more information available through the Museum. Development of Barclay Place The Colorado Mortgage and Investment Co., Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Great Britain and doing business in Colorado, in 1897 platted the Barclay Place subdivision in which these buildings are located. 1