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Resource Number: 5BL9110 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Continuation Sheet) i3WAISteda YtPA::a'vZ4ZS'•:a o`.SMS:+IS9.Y`..,I:r v`:.`W.Ra:>t:: 4,NRWSWdifigs`.2' AY;(Yat***:SAM:;kk::ffi. ..:<:�E+4`Cki::'<•.'•:;SY.,•r.:<,!c'tr,2:"w�' `:3;•::r:�.7:W:22,'>?d.,«..........'^.;i::H3'Gia"•.:.ui w. ' �:. ' e5h'2:'ti\w.i=.:L•C:Y{:::ti..istih::i{.4.i:3v:•'.'h+'i:.::.W:Vu4`iia.... .,. . 29. Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions): This building was constructed in 1926 for use as a clubhouse and trap shooting facility by the Louisville Rod and Gun Club, on land owned by the Town of Louisville. The addition to the east (side) elevation probably dates to the early 1960s. 35. Historical Background (continued) Intensive coal mining activity eventually began to cause subsidence in Louisville; in particular, by 1923, subsidence from the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company's Acme Mine had damaged the Town of Louisville's water system. The Town sought compensation for the damage, and after negotiations between Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and the Louisville Town Attorney, a deal was struck whereby Rocky Mountain Fuel compensated the Town of Louisville by signing over deeds for twenty-four acres of land in the Caledonia Place Addition. The Town of Louisville Trustees unanimously approved the deal in July 1923, and the proposed, land for subsidence damage deal, was later ratified by a vote of the town's electorate. The agreement was finalized in December 1925 when the Town of Louisville obtained title to Lots 1-6 and 9-12 of Block 11, all of Block 12, Lots 1-2, 3- 5, and 7-12 of Block 13, all of Block 14, and all of Block 18, in the Caledonia Place Addition. Although the Town Trustees hoped to eventually use the land as a park, in the interim they decided to profit on the investment by leasing the land to a tenant farmer. Accordingly, in January 1926, most of the twenty- four acres was leased for farming purposes to J. Harley Fletcher; however, the Trustees also leased a portion of Block 18 to the Louisville Gun Club for the location of a clubhouse, and for creation of a trap shooting facility. As described in their minutes of January 5, 1926, the Louisville Town Trustees voted unanimously to "give the gun club permission to locate their club house on the Caledonia Place lots and use the same for the shooting of clay pigeon purposes until such time as the Town deems it necessary for them to vacate for further park improvements." The Louisville Rod and Gun Club evidently erected this building for use as a clubhouse in 1926. A clay pigeon trap shooting facility was located behind the building to the north. The Trustees envisioned the lease as a relatively short-term arrangement; however, it did not turn out that way. The Rod and Gun Club instead became an institution at this location, meeting here for the next several decades. Along the way, the organization was formally incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado in October 1940, and, in December 1960, after a long-time lease arrangement, the club finally purchased the property from the City of Louisville. Presidents of the Louisville Rod and Gun Club in the 1940s and 1950s included Frank Varley and Ralph Ungenmire. James Ferrari served as the organization's Secretary for a time in the late 1940s. In 1961, this portion of the Caledonia Place Addition was re -platted as the Industrial Area subdivision, with the Rod and Gun Club parcel designated as lots 2-4 of Block C. The organization continued to own the property here until the 1990s, but in time, industrial development to the north precluded the use of the trap shooting facility. As a result, during the past two or three decades, the building's primary occupant has been Boy Scout Troop 69. Affiliated with the Longs Peak Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 69 has traditionally used the building as a troop meeting room and to store their equipment. The Rod and Gun Club building is now owned by Golden Concrete LLLP (a.k.a. Aggregate Industries) which operates a large sand and gravel and cement mixing facility in the industrial area to the north.