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Resource Number: 5BL8045 Temporary Resource Number: N/A Architectural Inventory Form (Page 3 of 5) V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Health Care / Clinic 32. Intermediate use(s): Health Care / Clinic 33. Current use(s): Commerce and Trade / Business 34. Site type(s): Commercial Building 35. Historical Background This building was constructed in 1905 as Dr. Charles F. Wolfer's doctor's office. Wolfer was Louisville's town physician. Born in Germany on June 18, 1858, Wolfer immigrated to America, and came to Colorado as a young man. He graduated from the University of Colorado Medical School in 1890, and practiced medicine in Walden, Colorado, before coming to Louisville in 1892. Wolfer served as the town's doctor, and was employed directly by the coal company. His salary was deducted from the coal company employees' paychecks. Employees were free to seek medical assistance elsewhere, but at their own expense. Dr. Wolfer was married to Flora Mary Lutz, and they had four daughter: Alice, Flora, Winifred, and Nellie. After 1905, Dr. Wolfer had his office here in this building at what is today 909 Main Street. The Wolfer family lived next door at what is today 901 Main Street, until 1926. In subsequent years, in the 1930s - 1950s - the Martha Eberharder family owned both buildings. From the late 1960s to the present, this building has been used as professional office, or as commercial space. John P. Tracy had his law practice here in the late 1960s. He was followed by Brock Realty, Farmers Insurance, and the Craft Cupboard in 1980. In 1997, J&S Jewelers was located here. The building is presently occupied by Eagle's Nest Real Estate. 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. Conarroe, Carolyn. The Louisville Story, Louisville: Louisville Times Inc., 1978. Polk'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.