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Resource Number: 5BL8212 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 3 of 5) V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Single Dwelling 32. Intermediate use(s): Single Dwelling 33. Current use(s): Vacant / Not in Use 34. Site type(s): Miner's Cabin 35. Historical Background Information regarding the two cabins at 801 and 809 was obtained primarily from Mrs. Frankie Paxton who has lived across Lee Avenue from the cabins for many years. Information from Mrs. Paxton was corroborated by Boulder County and Longmont City directories research. These were two of four cabins, or small houses, built between Lee Avenue and the railroad tracks in about 1940. The cabins were aligned in a row so that they fronted onto Lee Avenue. The cabin at 801 Lee Avenue was the smallest of the four, with each cabin to the north slightly larger than the one before it. For many years, the cabins were owned by Mrs. Marjorie Downer, who lived at 825 Lee Avenue during much of the period between circa 1940 and 1970. Mrs. Paxton related that the two cabins had many tenants over the years. Her brother Ralph, and his wife, lived in one of the cabins for a short time after they were married in 1959. Following Mrs. Downer's death, the cabins passed into the hands of her brother, and were later acquired by a nephew. The two cabins at 801 and 809 Lee Avenue have both been vacant for many years. 36. Sources of Information Polk'sBoulder County Directory [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company Publishers. Paxton, Frankie. Telephone interview with Carl McWilliams, May 30, 2000.