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#1, and Rex #2 coal mines that were in operation along the eastern edge of Louisville at the time. It is not known why William Lee did not plat the land he owned inside of the "wye." According to the book of memoirs written by his grandson, William Lee early on built four houses in this area on the north side of Pine Street to the east of the main tracks. William Lee also sold the site for the Ernest Grill & Co. lumber yard next to the railroad tracks. In the map shown above, the houses are the four easternmost buildings, while the two buildings on the west side are believed to have been associated with the lumber yard. William and Ruby Lee made their home at what is today 1105 Pine, which was moved slightly to the west from its original location after Ernest Grill Lumber Co. was removed. On the south side of Pine, according to Lee Evans, his grandfather "built a large barn, a blacksmith shop, several smaller barns and corrals with chutes for loading and unloading livestock to or from railroad cars.... Here W.J. Lee continued to operate a cattle and horse trading operation for quite a number of years." The following photo provided by his grandson shows William Lee: Bill Lee and Ruby Lee had two children, Harry Lee (1880-1962) and Jenny Lee Evans (1888- 1964). The Lee family house today has the address of 1105 Pine. The Lee family also had holdings in Eldora, as described in Lee Evans' book. Date of Construction; Harry Lee Ownership of 1125 Pine, 1938-1954 Boulder County gives 1930 as the date of construction of 1125 Pine St. However, the County has been found to be in error with respect to the year of construction of many historic Louisville buildings, so a review of the evidence is necessary.