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Boulder County gives 1898 as the date of construction of the house. However, confirming Joan Tuley's recollection of hearing that the house at 1100 Main was constructed in 1892, the digitized deed viewable on the County website shows that James Weir purchased the two lots in 1892. The 1892 construction date makes sense not only because James Weir bought the lots in 1892, but also because there were already young children in the family who needed to be housed and the family didn't own other property in Louisville. Census records starting in 1900 show the family to be living at this location. After the deaths of James and Joan Weir in the 1920s, their daughter, Jessie Weir Mitton, and her husband, John Mitton, came into ownership of 1100 Main, and they lived there. Jessie Weir Mitton lived in the house until she died in 1978 at the age of 90, and her nieces sold the property the same year, after her death. The property has been subdivided twice. The first time, Jessie Mitton sold the north 37.5 feet of Lot 11 to Mike and Julia Fabrizio in 1945. The parcel that was created is now 1104 Main, and the property extends all the way from Main to the alley. The date given by the County for the construction of 1104 Main is 1946, which was the very next year. Next, in 1958, Jessie Mitton conveyed ownership of the back of her remaining property to her sister and brother-in-law, Mae Weir Meinecke and Henry Meinecke. County records indicate that the house on the Meinecke parcel, which has the current address of 905 Short, was likely constructed in around 1920 and was relocated to 905 Short in 1959. Joan Tuley's 1995 letter to the Historical Museum mentioned the two divisions of the property: "Grandpa's property included the land next door where the Fabrizios built their house and the lot on the east end next to the alley. Jessie gave that lot to Aunt Mae who moved the bungalow there." The following photo of the house and a ground layout sketch are from the Boulder County Assessor card that is dated 1948. 3