Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2018 12 17

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Frank Hocheder, Sr. had been born in Jenbach, district of Schwaz, state of Tyrol, Austria and came to the U.S. and to Louisville in December 1908 under the name of Franz Hocheder. According to the passenger list viewable on Ancestry.com, he travelled with four others travelling from Jenbach directly to Louisville. They were listed as joining two Austrian friends already residing in Louisville, and they soon joined Louisville's existing Austrian community. In 1910, Frank Hocheder married Louisville resident Anna Gutfelder (1879-1963). She had been born in Bavaria, Germany, though her parents were Austrian. She came to the U.S. and to Colorado with her family in 1880 at the age of just 1 year. By 1881, the Gutfelder family was living on La Farge Ave. in Louisville. According to the 1920 census, Frank was working as a coal miner at that time, but living with his family in farm country just outside of the town Louisville. Two years later, he purchased from the Harper family the 80 acres on the north side of South Boulder Road. The 1948 Boulder County Assessor Card for this house states that the house was constructed in 1925, but with a question mark next to it. The current Boulder County website also gives the date of 1925, likely relying on date written on the 1948 card, but without any reservations that might be raised by the presence of the question mark on the card. Boulder County has sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the dates of construction of historic buildings in Louisville. For this reason, and especially because of the question mark on the 1948 card next to the date, it is important to look at all of the evidence. In this case, the evidence indicates that the house was likely constructed in 1922. This was the year when Frank Hocheder purchased the farm, and he and Anna had four children to house. Also, a Boulder Daily Camera article dated March 12, 1984 states that the house was constructed in 1922. This information was based on an interview with Frank Hocheder, Jr., who stated that he helped his father construct the house. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, the house was constructed using stones brought from Eldorado Springs. For these reasons, and in the absence of other evidence, the construction date is assumed to be 1922. Frank and Anna Hocheder's children who lived to adulthood were Frank, Jr. (1911-1989); Josephine (1918-2010), and Flora (1921-2016). They grew up in the house at 307 Eisenhower and helped their parents with farm operations. The following photo and ground layout image are from the 1948 County Assessor card: 2