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County property records indicate the possibility that the Barretts may have been overextended. Samuel Barrett's involvement in the Silver Queen Lode mine near Nederland may have played a role in his ability to keep his home in Louisville. Samuel Barrett signed at least three deeds of trust (mortgages) secured by his property at 1101 Grant, one of which had two extensions filed with the County. Samuel signed over his interest in 1101 Grant to Mattie Barrett, and Mattie Barrett filed a Declaration of Homestead with the County that was recorded in 1914. This could have been an effort to shield 1101 Grant from the reach of creditors. County property records indicate that by 1915, the Barretts lost their property at 1101 Grant Ave. due to a foreclosure and the filing of a Sheriff's Certificate of Levy. Next, Samuel Atkin purchased 1101 Grant, as documented by a Public Trustee's Certificate of Purchase that was recorded with the County in 1915. By 1913, directories listed the Barretts as living in Boulder and listed Samuel Barrett as working as a miner. It is not known whether they had already lost their house at 1101 Grant at this point. They eventually moved away from Boulder County. Later census records indicate that Samuel Barrett found work as a carpenter, and Mattie Barrett worked as a dressmaker. The County gives the year 1905 as the date of construction for this house, both on the current County Assessor website and on the Assessor card completed in 1948. However, the County is sometimes in error with respect to the dates of construction of Louisville buildings, so other evidence is looked to. The subdivision was platted in 1904. The house does appear in the correct location on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, so it was standing by 1909. (The original house is shown on the 1909 map as being located on Lot 3 at that time.) This narrows the years when it could be been constructed to between 1904 and 1909. The warranty deed conveying Lots 1 through 4 from the developers to Samuel Barrett was recorded in 1906, but could have been executed earlier, as deeds in the late 1800s and early 1900s were not always immediately recorded like they are today. It is assumed that Barrett had the house constructed, but this can't be substantiated. For all of these reasons, the County's year of construction is probably approximately correct, and the estimated year of construction is "circa 1905." Atkin Family Ownership, circa 1915-1974 By 1915, Samuel Atkin purchased 1101 Grant as the result of a foreclosure. The Atkin family ended up owning the house for about seventy years. Samuel Atkin's parents, William and Margaret Atkin, were some of Louisville's early settlers from England. The family was living in Louisville by the time of the 1885 Colorado State Census. Samuel, the youngest, was born in Colorado in 1884, and his three siblings who lived to adulthood had been born in England and came to Louisville 2