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Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado March 2016 ILZ Cityof Louisville COLORAnO • SINCE 187E 1109 Spruce St. History Legal Description: Lots 6 & 7, Block 3, East Louisville Year of Construction: circa 1915 Summary: This house, which has remained the same size for at least 68 years, is located in the Miners Field neighborhood. It was the longtime home of an Italian family by the name of Largo as well as the Junior family that was of French heritage. Development of East Louisville The East Louisville Addition originated with Charles C. Welch, a prominent businessman and figure in Colorado history who started the first coal mine in Louisville and who was the primary person behind the establishment of Louisville as a town. His wife, R. Jeannette Welch, transferred the land to brothers William J. Lee and George A. Lee, who platted the area in 1906, thereby creating the East Louisville Addition. Houses in the East Louisville neighborhood are characterized by their close proximity to Miners Field, a historic ball field dating back to the late 1800s, and to the railroad tracks. Not only is the main railroad line nearby, but a railroad spur cut through from northwest to southeast and defined the edge of East Louisville. The house at 1109 Spruce is even today close to Miners Field and was located very close to the railroad spur, which is now gone. This neighborhood historically had a high number of immigrant residents, particularly Italian families. Onorato Family Ownership, 1907-1909 In 1907, the Lee brothers transferred ownership of Lots 6 & 7 to H.A. Howe, who then sold them to Antonio Onorato in 1908. Onorato had been born in Italy in 1858 and had a family that included his wife, Domenico, and four children. The Onorato family also a house in the Little Italy neighborhood at the same time and are believed to have lived there. 1