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Resource Number: 5BL7983 Temporary Resource Number: 157508415007 However it needs data to determine dates of some modifications, and to more definitely establish the significant impacts of various European ethnic groups on the local culture of Louisville. The period of significance of a National Register district is 1881 — 1963. Jefferson Place is eligible as a local Louisville historic district under local Criterion B, Social, as it exemplifies the cultural and social heritage of the community. European immigrant families flocked to Colorado coal mining communities, including Louisville, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in search of economic opportunities they could not find in their own countries. Louisville's Welch Coal Mine, along with other mines in the area, recruited skilled workers from western Europe. In the early years before 1900, most of the miners who lived in Jefferson Place came from English-speaking countries. Immigrants from England brought a strong tradition and expertise in coal mining. The English are widely credited with developing the techniques of coal mining that were used locally, and they taught these techniques to other miners. The British mining culture was instilled in the early Colorado coal mines. English immigrants also brought expertise in other necessary skills such as blacksmithing and chain forging. Later Jefferson Place residents arrived from Italy, France, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia, among other places. The Italians eventually became the largest single ethnic group in Jefferson Place and in Louisville as a whole. About one-third of the houses in Jefferson Place were owned and occupied by Italian immigrants. Italian immigrants left their mark on Louisville in the food and beverage industries. To the present day, downtown Louisville is known throughout the Front Range for its tradition of Italian restaurants. The impacts of the heritage and customs of the other European ethnic groups could be significant, but are not well documented and need further investigation. There is also potential for a small State Register historic district comprised of six properties in the 800 block of LaFarge that were owned and occupied by members of the extended Zarini family, for over 80 years in some cases. The properties are 801 Spruce (5BL11320), 817 Spruce (5BL8027), 804 LaFarge (5BL7983), 808 LaFarge (5BL7985), 822 LaFarge (5BL7991) and 825 LaFarge (5BL7993). The Zarini family came to Jefferson Place from Italy in the early 1890s and worked in local coal mines. In addition to their mining expertise, the family brought to Louisville their Italian social customs including wine -making, sausage -making and vegetable canning. Zarini descendants still reside in Louisville. This district would be significant under Criterion A, Ethnic Heritage, European, with a period of significance of 1904 — 1980. 14. Management Recommendations: The property is worthy of nomination as a Louisville Local Landmark. 15. Photograph Types and Numbers: 5BL7983_804LaFarge_01 through 5BL7983_804LaFarge_07. 16. Artifact and Field Documentation Storage Location: Electronic files of forms with embedded photos and maps at Colorado Historical Society. Electronic files of forms, and electronic files of photographs at City of Louisville, Colorado, Planning Department. 17. Report Title: Historical and Architectural Survey of Jefferson Place Subdivision, Louisville, Colorado 18. Recorder(s): Kathy and Leonard Lingo, and Bridget Bacon, City of Louisville 19. Date(s): 2013 20. Recorder Affiliation: Avenue L Architects, 3457 Ringsby Court Suite 317, Denver CO 80216 (303) 290-9930 Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 303-866-3395 5