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Louisville Historical Museum Louisville, Colorado June 2008; updated October 2015 L City } Louisville COLORADO - SINCE 187E 824 South St., Louisville, Colorado According to the Boulder County Assessor's website, the property at 824 South Place is owned by Ronda Grassi and Nancy Welch and occupies Lot 1, Block 5 in Original Louisville. The property is located at the southwest corner of Main and South Streets. The current house is located at the west side of the property. The County Assessor's records state that the house was built in 1900, but the County has been shown to have sometimes been in error with respect to the construction dates of Louisville buildings. This house is believed to have been constructed in circa 1929. Research indicates that a building was once situated on the east side of the property (facing Main Street). This may have been the building that the County lists as having been constructed in 1900. The 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville at the Museum shows a building on the east side of the lot. There is no building shown on the west side of the lot on the 1909 map, but it should be noted that the 1909 map appears to show only primary buildings, not secondary buildings, so if there were two buildings on the property in 1909, it is likely that only the Main Street one would have appeared on the map. (This site is just outside of the boundaries of the area shown on the 1893, 1900, and 1908 Sanborn maps that were made for fire insurance purposes and that show all buildings located on the lots in the downtown area.) According to material written by Gina Liscum, the granddaughter of Rome Perrella who acquired the property in 1929: The section of lawn adjoining Main Street was the home of dressmaker Mrs. Windsor. But there was also a store front; a store was supposed to be a creamery. While my grandfather was building his home on the back end of the lot, the family lived in the front end. (Gina Liscum, Louisville on Main Street: A Collection of Memories, unpublished, 1985) 1