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Ownership of Larger Parcel by James F. Jones and Sarah Minks Jones, c. 1872 - 1905 Historically, this parcel was part of a larger property that was owned by James F. and Sarah Minks Jones and was operated as a farm. (James F. Jones was also a member of the Colorado legislature.) The first reference to their ownership in the Boulder County Recorder's Office dates from 1872. A list of County farms from 1892 lists the Jones farm as encompassing 80 acres of Section 16. In 1905, James and Sarah Jones conveyed part of Section 16 to the Centennial Coal Co. The exact extent of the Old Centennial Coal Mine boundaries are not known, but it is believed that mining operations took place on the property in question. 9673 Dillon Parcel In 1906, James and Sarah Jones conveyed part of Section 16 to Henry Naeve. This parcel consisted of 14 acres on the northeast corner of Dillon and S. 96t". Some of the current structures are associated with this parcel. Date of Construction of Naeve House Boulder County gives 1907 as the year when the historic farmhouse was built. Boulder County records have sometimes been found to be in error with respect to historic structures in Louisville, However, this date could be correct, given that Henry Naeve had just purchased the property the year before, in 1906, and the house does appear on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville. It is also possible that the farmhouse was originally built before 1907, and perhaps remodeled or added on to in 1907. Some support for this is that a house appears in this location on the 1899 Willits Farm Map, and is the only house shown for the area owned by James and Sarah Jones. Ownership of Corner Farm by Henry Naeve, 1906-1924 Henry Naeve, born in 1854 in Germany, married Anna Kalder, born in 1861 in Germany. They immigrated in about 1886. By 1894, they were living in Broomfield, Colorado and were some of Broomfield's earliest settlers. Henry was a blacksmith there. The Naeve family then moved to 14 acres at the corner of what is now Dillon and S. 96th St. According to the 1900 and 1910 census records, Henry was still working as a blacksmith, probably making tools for the farmers and miners of the area. The 1909 map of Louisville shows that there was an orchard on the corner of this property at the time.