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Louisville Historical Museum <br />Department of Library & Museum Services <br />City of Louisville, Colorado <br />May 2012 <br />Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />705 McKinley Ave. History <br />Legal Description: Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 9, Louisville Heights <br />Year of Construction: 1949 <br />Summary: This house was built by the Steinbaugh family in 1949. It was later owned by <br />members of the Deborski family for 52 years. <br />Development of the Louisville Heights Subdivision; Date of Construction <br />The Louisville Heights Addition in which this house sits was first developed in 1904 by <br />the Colorado Mortgage and Investment Co. Ltd. <br />James and Augusta Wintle purchased the lots along this block of McKinley in 1905, <br />according to Boulder County records. These included at least what are now 701 <br />McKinley, 705 McKinley, 733 McKinley, and 741 McKinley. James and Augusta lived at <br />741 McKinley. Following the death of James Wintle, Augusta Wintle then sold the lots to <br />Royal Thompson, by a deed recorded in 1924. In 1932, Royal Thompson sold off the lots <br />at the south end of the block to J.J. Steinbaugh. J.J. Steinbaugh built a house at 701 <br />McKinley (the corner of Pine and McKinley). <br />J.J. Steinbaugh (1868-1950) was the founder of the Steinbaugh business in Louisville, <br />which began as a blacksmith business on Front Street in 1892 and evolved into a <br />hardware and lumber business that lasted until the 1990s. The Steinbaugh family was <br />also in the house construction business. <br />The Boulder County Assessor card for this property gives 1949 as the year of <br />construction. Records show that this date is correct. A County Assessor card for this <br />house, dated 1950, states that the house was one year old at the time. <br />Steinbaugh Family Ownership, 1932-1960 <br />