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Resource Number: 5BL958
<br />Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form
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<br />V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
<br />31. Original use(s): Single Dwelling
<br />32. Intermediate use(s): Single Dwelling
<br />33. Current use(s): Single Dwelling
<br />34. Site type(s): Residence
<br />35. Historical Background
<br />Constructed in 1880, this wood -frame structure is one of Louisville's oldest remaining buildings. Throughout much
<br />of its existence the building served as both a residence and as a business. Prior to the 1960s, the building also
<br />included a gabled wing at the south end which extended east to the sidewalk along Main Street. This part of the
<br />building had a false -front facade, and was used as a hardware store, a grocery store, and as a plumbing shop.
<br />This property has been associated with a single family - the Moffitt family - throughout nearly all of its 120 year
<br />history. John Moffitt came to Louisville at about the time this building was constructed, and may have been the
<br />original owner. In the early 1890s, Moffitt worked as a tinsmith, before he, and his wife Anna (Annie), began
<br />operating a hardware store at this location. For awhile, the Moffitts lived in a house between Pine and Hutchison,
<br />on Second Street (Main Street), before establishing their residence here as well. By 1916, John and Anna were
<br />operating a grocery store at this site, while continuing to live here. Also living here in 1916 was Frank A. Moffitt,
<br />a plumber. By the early 1920s, John Moffitt had taken up plumbing as well, and their business here was eventually
<br />transformed into a plumbing shop. This business became a Louisville fixture, lasting into the early 1960s. In the
<br />1950s, the plumbing shop was known as Moffitt Plumbing and Heating.
<br />The Moffitt family continued to reside, as well as have their business here, for several decades. The family was
<br />involved in other endeavors as well. John Moffitt served as the Louisville City Clerk in the late 1930s, and other
<br />members of the family were engaged in mining. Mrs. Loretta Moffitt, the widow of John B. Moffitt, continued to live
<br />and own here into the 1990s. The property just recently, in 1997, passed out of the Moffitt family's hands.
<br />36. Sources of Information
<br />(Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library.
<br />Mehls, Steven F., Mehls, Carol Drake, and Fell, James E. Jr. "Colorado Historical Society, Historic Building
<br />Inventory Record", (625 Main Street), July 28, 1985. On file at the Colorado Historical Society, Office of
<br />Archaeology and Historic 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.
<br />Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, dated August 1893, November 1900, and August 1908.
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