833 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

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Resource Number: 5BL 11305 Temporary Resource Number: 157508413002 32. Intermediate use(s): N/A 33. Current use(s): Domestic, Single Dwelling 34. Site type(s): Urban residence 35. Historical background: This building is part of Jefferson Place, the first residential subdivision in Louisville. The property at 833 Jefferson was associated with several people who were key to Louisville's development, and a number of its owners had connections with other properties in Jefferson Place. Historically, it was located directly beside the Louisville grade school for many decades, from when it was constructed until the school was demolished in the early 1960s. 833 Jefferson has a connected history with that of 841 Jefferson (5BL11307), the next parcel to the north. Jane Carlton was a common owner of both properties in the 1890s. She owned the property next door at 841 Jefferson by 1893 and the property at 833 Jefferson by 1895, when she conveyed it to her son-in-law, Fred Marriott. She may have acquired the property at 833 Jefferson at the same time that she acquired 841 Jefferson in 1893, but this is not completely clear from the online property records and the legal descriptions of the properties. Jane Carlton appears to have acquired this property from R.S. Vanolinda, who acquired it from Jefferson Place developer Charles Welch. Jane Trimble Carlton (1849-1942) was the daughter-in-law of Thomas Carlton, who was the major force behind the founding of the Methodist Church nearby at 741 Jefferson (5BL924). She was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England and married David Carlton in 1868. He died in 1892. More information about the Carlton family is available in the architectural inventory forms for 741 Jefferson and 841 Jefferson. Fred Marriott (1871-1965) and Jane "Jennie" Carlton (1870-1960), the daughter of Jane and David Carlton, married in 1893. Records indicate that Fred Marriott acquired 833 Jefferson from his mother-in-law in 1895 and that he owned it until 1904. He was a miner who lived in Louisville as early as 1892, and possibly earlier. Their children were Vernie, Emily, Joseph, Enid, Frederick, and Raymond. Unfortunately, they cannot be located in the 1900 census and it is not known whether this family resided in the house in 1900. The County gives 1905 as an estimated date of construction for this house, but the house is believed to have been constructed earlier. Boulder County has sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the dates of construction of historic buildings in Louisville. Fred Marriott granted a deed of trust to McAllister Lumber with this property as security for the mortgage in 1895, which could be evidence of the construction of a building on the property. Also, the Marriotts did not own any other property in Boulder County to use as their residence during their period of ownership. Finally, as explained below, owner Harry Hamilton and his family resided in this location in 1904, according to the Louisville residential directory for that year. The house at 833 Jefferson appears in the correct location on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville and on the Methodist Church Map of Louisville that was made in circa 1923-25. In 1904, Harry Hamilton acquired 833 Jefferson from Fred Marriott. Harry Hamilton was the son of longtime Louisville teacher Virginia Hamilton, who resided in Jefferson Place at 925 Jefferson (5BL923). He and his wife, Lena Jones, had two children, Donald and Asenath. (Lena Jones Hamilton was the sister of George Jones who lived at 720 Jefferson, 5BL11296, in Jefferson Place.) The 1904 directory states that they live on Jefferson between Spruce and Walnut, which is an accurate description of this property. The 1910 census records list the Harry and Lena Hamilton family as living in a location that could be 833 Jefferson. Louisville directories show this family to be living at 833 Jefferson. Harry Hamilton (1874-1918) worked in both mining and business. In 1904, he was a miner, but by 1906, he had a bowling alley, and the 1906-07 directory shows him to have a confectionery. The 1910 census records state that he had become a mining engineer. 3