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Resource Number: 5BL961.7
<br />Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form
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<br />V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
<br />31. Original use(s): Commerce and Trade / Specialty Store
<br />32. Intermediate use(s): Commerce and Trade / Grocery Store
<br />33. Current use(s): Recreation and Culture / Museum
<br />34. Site type(s): Grocery Store / Museum Building
<br />35. Historical Background
<br />A plaque on this building's facade, and a "Louisville Downtown Historical Walking Tour" brochure, indicate that
<br />this building was constructed in 1903, and that it was first occupied by the Tego Drugstore. This information
<br />appears to be inaccurate. The building was probably constructed in 1908, and served initially as some type of
<br />retail establishment. The Louisville section of the 1916 and 1921 Boulder County Directories list John and Ersilia
<br />Pellillio, as the proprietor of a shoe repair business at this address (then known as 510 Second Street). This was
<br />also the Pellillios residence. By 1928, according to that year's Boulder County Directory, the Pellillios had moved
<br />to another location on Main Street. This building, meanwhile, had been converted into a grocery store, owned by
<br />Eliseo J. and Anna Jacoe. Known as Jacoe Grocery & Market, and later as Jacoe and Son, the Jacoes' store existed
<br />here into the 1950s. In earlier years, Eliseo and his brother Frank had operated a billiards parlor on Front Street.
<br />The Jacoe brothers were Italian immigrants and were both accomplished musicians. The Eliseo Jacoe family lived
<br />at 215 Short Street in the 1910s and 1920s, before later moving to 1101 Main Street, a block north of their store.
<br />By 1950, this property was owned by Dominic Tomeo, who lived two doors to the north. During the 1950s, Dominic
<br />and Joe Tomeo had a metal shop at 1005 Main Street, just to the north of where this building is located. During
<br />the 1980s, the City of Louisville negotiated the purchase of three lots at the northwest corner of Main and South
<br />Streets, from the Tomeo family. This building was renovated for use as the Louisville Historical Museum, the
<br />remains of the metals shop were cleared away, and the small dwelling at 1011 Main Street was preserved for
<br />interpretation as a miner's cottage.
<br />36. Sources of Information
<br />(Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library.
<br />"Commission Gets Tomeo Property." Louisville Times, September 21, 1983, p. 1.
<br />"Louisville Negotiating for Site of Museum." Boulder Daily Camera, August 4, 1983.
<br />Mehls, Steven F., and Mehls, Carol Drake. "Colorado Historical Society, Historic Building Inventory Record", (1001
<br />Main Street), July 28, 1985. On file at the Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic
<br />Preservation, Denver, CO.
<br />Polk'sBoulder County Directory [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk
<br />and Company Publishers.
<br />Polk'sLongmont City Directory, [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk
<br />and Company, Publishers, 1966 - 1997.
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