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Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado December 2014 LCityof Louisville CO1.ORADO • SINC1: l h7S 1024 Jefferson Ave. History Legal Description: Lots 7, 8, and the south half of Lot 9, Block 1, Capitol Hill Addition Year of Construction: 1931 Summary: This home was built by Fred Nesbit, Sr. for himself and his family. It was the home of members of the Nesbit family for over fifty years. Nesbit was a prominent coal mine operator who moved to 1024 Jefferson from a house at the Old Centennial Mine, which he operated. In both locations, he lived near the coal miners who worked in the mines that he owned and operated. The home, though resembling others in the neighborhood on the outside, seems to have had some extra amenities that were unusual for most Louisville houses. History of the Capitol Hill Addition J.C. Williams, who was a mine superintendent with the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, and Irving Elberson, who was a banker, were the developers of the Capitol Hill Addition. The plat for this addition was filed with the County in 1904. Nesbit Family Ownership, 1930-1981, and Discussion of Date of Construction The parcel at 1024 Jefferson was previously owned by Antonio "Tony" and Susie Delemma, who owned several lots on Block 1 of the Capitol Hill Addition. They had both been born in Italy in the early 1860s. Tony and Susie Delemma's longtime home was at 1040 Jefferson, two houses to the north of 1024 Jefferson. They acquired Lots 7 through 12 in transactions in 1914 and 1919, records show. The parcel of the former Delemma home at 1040 Jefferson consists of Lots 11 and 12 of Block 1. Images of property records acquired from the Boulder County Recorder's Office show that in 1930, Susie Delemma sold Lots 7 and 8 of Block 1 to Fred Nesbit, Sr. Nesbit had his home built on this parcel in 1931. Tony and Susie Delemma then sold the south half 1