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Resource Number: 5BL 11323 Temporary Resource Number: 157508405014 Beth Madonna passed away in February 2009 after having been the last member of the family to reside at 701 Walnut. Her obituary stated that she "lived 91 of her 97 years on the same corner in downtown Louisville where she watched the town grow." In 2009, Stanley and Susan Feagler purchased 701 Walnut. They are the current owners. Other addresses found for 701 Walnut, under Louisville's old address system, were: 431 Walnut (from 1918 to the late 1920s); 437 Walnut (in 1928); 433 Walnut (in 1930); and 425 Walnut (from 1932 to 1936). 36. Sources of information: Boulder County "Real Estate Appraisal Card — Urban Master," on file at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder County Clerk & Recorder's Office and Assessor's Office public records, accessed through http://recorder.bouldercountv.orci. Directories of Louisville residents and businesses on file at the Louisville Historical Museum. Census records and other records accessed through www.ancestrv.com Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, Colorado, 1909. Methodist Church Parish Map of Louisville, Colorado, circa 1923-25. Sanborn Insurance Maps for Louisville, Colorado, 1893, 1900, and 1908. Louisville, Colorado cemetery records, accessed at http://files.usawarchives.ora/co/boulder/cemeteries/louisville.txt Archival materials on file at the Louisville Historical Museum, including the transcript of an oral history interview with Peter Madonna conducted by Colorado folklorist Bea Roeder, February 3, 1995. Interviews conducted by Museum Coordinator Bridget Bacon: John Madonna Jr., 2008; Gayle Fenton, July 7, 2009. Louisville building permit files VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No X Date of designation: NA Designating authority: NA 37A. Applicable Local Landmark Criteria for Historic Landmarks: A. Architectural. (1) Exemplifies specific elements of an architectural style or period. (2) Example of the work of an architect or builder who is recognized for expertise nationally, statewide, regionally, or locally. (3) Demonstrates superior craftsmanship or high artistic value. (4) Represents an innovation in construction, materials or design (5) Style particularly associated with the Louisville area. (6) Represents a built environment of a group of people in an era of history that is culturally significant to Louisville. (7) Pattern or grouping of elements representing at least one of the above criteria. 5