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In adherence with this pattern, the three properties in question were all residential or still contain parts that were residential going far into the second half of the twentieth century. They comprise the last remaining residential structures from either side of the 800 block, with the Mossoni House at 836 Main having been the last remaining free-standing residence on either side of the 800 block of Main Street. The three main residential buildings, besides their proximity to one another, also have a common history in terms of the young people who grew up in them and knew one another well. These were mainly Mansueto Pellillo (1911-2006), Ada Pellillo (1912-2014), Evelyn Pellillo (born 1924), Virginia Mossoni (1915-2001), Norman Mossoni (1919-2012), Blossom Henning (1920-2010), and Welcome Henning (1923-2013). Other children associated with the properties were children living with their families at 836 %2 Main as well as the Carnival boys (the grandsons of Lawrence and Marie Mossoni) who grew up at 836 Main. The following 1940s aerial photo from Boulder's Carnegie Library for Local History shows the complex of buildings, including their outbuildings, outlined in red: The following aerial photo from 1962 shows the complex of buildings outlined in red: 820 Main Street - Dates of Construction of Buildings This property, today known as the Marketplace Building, is comprised of at least two historic structures that will be called Temperance Hall, the Pellillo Store, and the Pellillo House. According to the Boulder County Assessor's website, the Marketplace Building property was constructed in 1900; this appears to refer to the building, Temperance Hall, that makes up the southernmost part of the Marketplace Building. It is situated on the northern half of Lot 9 and had the address of 820 Main, as the entire Marketplace Building does today. (The County 3