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Slovenian community. John Sarson was born in Slovenia in 1891 and died in 1960. Cecelia Sarson was born in Slovenia in 1884 and died in 1972. In 1964, Cecelia Sarson sold the parcel that included what are now 1000 Griffth and 1004 Griffith to Marvel and Kathleen Larson. The 1966 directory shows Marvel Larson as being a resident of 1000 Griffith. In 1972, Larson sold the part of the parcel that is now 1004 Griffith to Robert and Patricia Myers. (It is believed that he sold the part of the parcel that is now 1000 Griffith to a different party in 1973.) In the files of the Louisville Historical Museum is a copy of a handwritten request to the Louisville Board of Appeals requesting a variance with respect to 1004 Griffith. The document, dated May 2, 1972, was written by the owner of 1004 Griffith, Robert Myers. Nothing more is known about the decision of the Board of Appeals with respect to the variance request, but the document contains information about the history of the house. Myers wrote: Gentlemen: The house that I have moved onto the lot at 1004 Griffith St. is too long to maintain both a satisfactory front clearance (set back) and a rear clearance to the property line. When the original building permit was issued, a 21 %2 foot rear yard was approved. The front porch overhang is what changed the calculations in that it cannot protrude into the 25' front set back. This reduces our rear yard to approximately 12' .... Robert Myers went on in the document to request a variance for the rear yard clearance. He also indicated a desire to maintain a large yard on the west side of the house. Robert and Patricia Myers conveyed 1004 Griffith in 1976 to Wesley and Rebecca Baker. Louisville directories show that Wesley and Rebecca Baker were residents of 1004 Griffith in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Later in the 1980s, other people are listed as residents who may have been lessees. By a warranty deed recorded in 2012, the Bakers sold 1004 Griffith to RMCS LCC, which is the current legal owner of record, according to Boulder County online records. Sources The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, and related resources, and Louisville directories, newspaper articles, maps, files, obituary records, survey records, and historical photographs from the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum.