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Both the online County records and the 1948 County Assessor card give 1905 as the year of construction for this property. The County records have often been found to be in error with respect to the dates of construction for Louisville structures, so it is important to examine all of the historical evidence in order to ascertain the date of construction. In this case, the house was clearly constructed by 1909. In the absence of other evidence, the date of construction is presumed to be "circa 1905." The earliest ownership of this property is difficult to research for a few reasons. One reason is that the Kimber/Wardle family constructed houses in what would become the Kimberly subdivision long before the subdivision was platted with lots and added to the town. Also, directories for Louisville did not give numbered addresses or even street names for many houses in the Kimberly Addition, including this one. (Typically, a residence in this area was listed as simply "Kimberly Addn.") This makes it difficult to track previous residents of house in the Kimberly Addition. The identities of the owners and residents of 721 Mead prior to the Dirkes family could not be located. However, it was determined that Aimable Helart, whose residence was nearby, purchased part of this parcel in 1935 from the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co. Another part of the parcel came from a member of the Kimber/Wardle family from England that was responsible for the establishment of the Kimberly Addition. In addition to this neighborhood having an English identity and a number of English residents due to the Kimber/Wardle family, 721 Mead was also considered to be part of the neighborhood of Frenchtown. 2