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Resource Number: 5BL8019 Temporary Resource Number: N/A 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 This house has was built circa 1900, and has served as a single-family dwelling since that time. Although the home's original owner is unknown, there is a good chance that a member of the family was employed at an area coal mine. 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. For most of its history - from the late 1920 to the 1970s - this was the residence of Clyde and Eva Walters. Clyde worked as a coal miner, and they had three children - Vernon, Gladys, and Wilma, who grew up here in the 1930s and 1940s. Prior to moving into this house, the Walters family had previously lived in a house on Short Street, east of the railroad tracks. In the md-1970s, this was the residence of Michael Lowe. Lowe Alpine Systems, a mountain climbing equipment business was located across the street at 931 Main Street during the same time period. Donald Bredesen is the current owner. He purchased the property in 1977. 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. 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. Smith, Phyliss. Once Al Coal Miner: The Story of Colorado's Northern Coal Field, Boulder: Pruett Publishing Company, 1989.