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Resource Number: 5BL8030 Temporary Resource Number: NIA 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 Boulder County Assessor records indicate that this house was built in 1900. The property's early residents and owners are difficult to trace through Boulder County directories, because there is no street guide in the directories prior to the 1960s. Moreover, the addresses for people in this part of town are often listed, in the directories, simply as "East Louisville", with no specific street or number given. 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 late 1930s to the early 1950s, this was the home of Jules and Mary Merciez (Mercaz). The Merciez family had come to Louisville sometime between 1928 and 1936, and had lived in a house on Jefferson Street, before moving into this house in about 1938. By 1966, this house had become the residence of John J. and Edith Chiolino. In the late 1950s, Mr. Chiolino was working as a driver for Steinbaugh's Lumber Company. The Chiolinos owned and lived here into the late 1970s. The property's current owner and occupant is Gerald E. Bradt. He has owned the property since February 1986, but apparently maintained it as a rental until about 1997 or 1998. 36. Sources of Information Conarroe, Carolyn. The Louisville Story, Louisville: Louisville Times Inc., 1978. Polk's Boulder County Directory [generally and Company Publishers. Polk's Longmont City Directory, [generally and Company, Publishers, 1966 - 1997. published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk