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Resource Number: 5BL 7999 Temporary Resource Number: 157508404003 Battista Fenolia died in 1930. Louisa Fenolia conveyed 920 La Farge to Barney and Mary Enrietto in 1944, and she died in 1945. 920 La Farge then became the Enrietto home for several decades, until the deaths of Barney and Mary in 1989 and 1992. They are remembered for having had a large garden and apple tree, and for composting long before "going green" became popular. It has been said that they were close friends with Rome and Jennie Perrella, who lived a stone's throw away across the back alley at 824 South Street, and enjoyed trading garden produce with them. They also made sausage that they sold to friends. Some of Mary's favorite recipes were polenta with rabbit and wine sauce, a tonic of wine and egg, and panettone. Barney and Mary Enrietto also owned 914 La Farge (5BL7997) next door to their home from 1958 to 1979, according to online property records. They likely purchased 914 La Farge largely in order to benefit from the rental income it provided. Barney and Mary Enrietto's son, Lawrence, lived at 920 La Farge with his parents in the 1940s and served in World War II. Lawrence and his mother, Mary, appear in a short scene in "Our Boys and Girls in the Armed Forces, 1943- 44," color film made by L.C. Graves that documented Louisville's World War II servicemen when they were home on leave. The scene was filmed by a house, but it is unclear whether that house was 920 La Farge. Lawrence Enrietto came to have a profound influence on Louisville and its development as a town; he even was called "Mr. Louisville." In 2011, the Louisville Historical Commission posthumously awarded him with its annual Pioneer Award for his many achievements, which included serving on the boards of many organizations and helping to found the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, Louisville Recreation Center, and Coal Creek Golf Course. He was a City Council member, Planning Commission member, municipal judge, and a director of the Chamber of Commerce, among many other accomplishments. Lawrence married June Giorzelli and they lived at the Giorzelli home close by at 1000 La Farge, just north from Jefferson Place; obviously, this was still very close to his parents at 920. The following photo is of Lawrence Enrietto: Barney died in 1989 at the age of 97, the move to Colorado apparently having been good for his health. The Louisville Society of Italian Americans honored Mary Enrietto at its annual La Festa ltaliana in 1990. Mary died in 1992 at the age of 94. Lawrence Enrietto then sold the Enrietto home at 920 La Farge in 1993. Lawrence died in 1994 at the age of 68. Other addresses used for 920 La Farge under Louisville's old address system were 435 La Farge, 517 La Farge (given only in 1921, and possibly given in error), and 417 La Farge. Sources of Information Boulder County "Real Estate Appraisal Card — Urban Master," on file at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder County Clerk & Recorder's Office and Assessor's Office public records, accessed through http://recorder.bouldercounty.org. Directories of Louisville residents and businesses on file at the Louisville Historical Museum. Census records and other records accessed through www.ancestry.com . 4