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Carl Van Arsdale owned 1021 Jefferson from 1920 to 1926. Louisville directories show him and his wife, <br />Lillie, living at this location in the 1920s. He worked as an "engineer," possibly in connection with coal <br />mine operations. <br />Sottley Family Ownership — 1926 to 1971 <br />Next, the Sottley family owned 1021 Jefferson from 1926 to 1971, a period of 45 years. <br />Raffaele Sotteli, who was born in Italy in 1885 and immigrated to the US in about 1899, changed his <br />name to the more American sounding Riley Sottley. In 1915, he married Angelina lannacito (also called <br />"Cito"), who was born in 1899 into an Italian family that lived in the area. Her particular branch of the <br />lannacito family farmed near Niwot. <br />The 1930 census shows them living on Jefferson with their daughter, Marcella, who had been born in <br />1924. Louisville directories also show them as living at this location by 1930. <br />Riley Sottley worked as a cement contractor. He was also the town constable, according to the 1946 <br />Louisville directory. <br />In 1956, Riley Sottley was photographed with Louisville officials and town leaders at an event in the <br />mountains. The event may have been related to a new phase in Louisville's water system and water <br />supply. In the following photo, Riley Sottley is standing on the far left. Presumably, Sottley still had an <br />official role with the town administration at the time. The other men include Mayor Henry McHugh (in <br />the center front), Louisville councilmen, the city attorney, and some engineers: <br />