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County has sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the dates of construction of historic buildings in Louisville. For this reason, it is important to look at all of the evidence. In this case, the house does not appear on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, which would indicate that it had not yet been built in 1909. In addition, as noted, the developer sold the property in 1915, which was the next year after 1914. It is possible that the purchaser, Joe Di Selvo, had an arrangement whereby he may have agreed to purchase the parcel before the deed was executed and he may have been permitted to start building on it. For these reasons, and in the absence of other evidence, the 1914 date put forth by Boulder County is assumed to be the correct date of construction. The house appears to have had an addition added, but research available to the Museum staff did not uncover the exact year of the addition. Jacques Family Ownership, 1918-1943 Frank Jacques purchased all four lots (now 829 Rex and 320 Roosevelt), located in the neighborhood of Frenchtown, in 1918. An article from the Louisville Historian about Frenchtown and Louisville's French community can be found here: http://www.louisvilleco.gov/home/showdocument?id=9908. The parcel that is now 320 Roosevelt is believed to have been a side yard for 829 Rex. Frank Jacques (1868-1929) was born in Bonnevaux, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. He married Anna (maiden name unknown) (abt. 1869-1944) in France and their two sons were born there: Peter in 1897 and Rene in 1901. The family of four came to the U.S. in 1902 and to Louisville in about 1909. Peter Jacques, a coal miner, died in 1919 after he was kicked by one of the mules used in the coal mines. In 1927, authorities killed Rene Jacques and five other miners at the Columbine Mine when hundreds of striking miners assembled at the mine in solidarity. The event is referred to as the Columbine Mine Massacre. For an overview, the Wikipedia entry for the Columbine Mine Massacre can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine Mine massacre . According to a newspaper account, 1,500 people attended his funeral in an outpouring of grief and anger. He was the only one of the five from Louisville and the only one buried in the Louisville Cemetery. His father died two years later, in 1929. His mother, Anna Jacques, continued to live by herself at 829 Rex for many more years. She sold 829 Rex to another French family in 1943, a year before her death. Codron Family Ownership, 1943-1978 In 1943, George Codron, Sr. (1889-1973) and Maria Zoe Brassart Codron (1896-1970) purchased what is now 829 Rex from Anna Jacques. 2