801 Pine St Historic Survey 2000 04 14

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Resource Number: 5BL8023 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 lot was originally developed before 1893, and the residence here has served as a single-family dwelling since that time. Although the home's original and early 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. From the mid-1930s (and perhaps earlier) through at least 1956, this property was owned by Albert and Rose Hoffmire, and by Lorene Pitchford. They apparently did not live here, though. Albert Hoffmire was a coal miner. In 1951, LaVerne and Wilma Thirlaway were living in this house. The Thirlaways were long-time Louisville family who had been engaged as miners, merchants, and bankers during the first half of the twentieth century. In 1959, this was the residence of Alvin and Murle Pierce. The property was vacant during the late 1960s and early 1970s, but was the residence of John B. Guerra in 1975. In the early 1980s, Bruce Mounsey owned and lived here. Mounsey sold the property to its current owners, Jeff and Nona Nading, in 1986. Jeff works as a land surveyor. Nona works part time as an office manager, and as a child care provider. 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. Nading, Jeffrey. Oral interview with Carl McWilliams, April 14, 2000. Polk'sBoulder County Directory [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company Publishers. Polk's Longmont 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.