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Resource Number: 5BL8006 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): Single Dwelling 34. Site type(s): Residence 35. Historical Background Built in 1892, this building has served as a single-family dwelling since that time. According to Donald Fleming, its owner since 1960, the building also housed a tailor shop in its early days. Although the home's earliest owners are unknown, there is a good chance that some members of their families were employed at area coal mines. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Louisville's economy was based, to a great extent, on the area's coal industry. As a result, the livelihoods of most of the community's inhabitants were directly, or indirectly, dependent on coal. In the 1950s, this was the residence of Desire and Marian D'Haillecourt. Mr. D'Haillecourt was a miner, while for a time, in the late 1950s, Mrs. D'Haillecourt was employed as a dishwasher at the Blue Parrot Cafe. Previously, the D'Haillecourts had lived at 720 Mead Street in Louisville. Pat D'Haillecourt, a laborer, was also listed at that address in the 1951 Boulder County Directory. This house's next resident was Helen M. McMarle, who owned it for just a few years in the late 1950s. In August 1960, she sold the property to its current owners Donald and Sandra Fleming. Mr. Fleming is a general contractor, and has operated Fleming Construction for many years. Since 1960, he has resided in the house next door to the west, while maintaining this house as a rental. Mr. Fleming's mother lived in this house for awhile in the 1960s, after her husband passed away. Donald Fleming was born in Salina, Kansas, and moved to Boulder with his family at age five. He grew up in Boulder, where his dad ran a grocery store. 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. Fleming, Donald. Oral interview with Carl McWilliams, April 28, 2000. Po1k'sBoulder County Directory [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company Publishers. Polk'sLongmont City Directory, [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company, Publishers, 1966 - 1997. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, dated August 1893, November 1900, and August 1908.