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Bridget Bacon Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado October 2018 LCityof Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 1028 Rex St., Louisville, Colorado Legal Description: Lots 5-9, Block 9, Murphy Place Subdivision Year of Construction: 1909 Summary: This house is located on the southeast corner of the neighborhood of Frenchtown in Louisville. As was the case for almost every house in Frenchtown, it had a French owner. However, this home was also owned by one of Louisville's early Hispanic families and, for nearly 100 years, the Italian Caranci family of Louisville. History of Murphy Place Subdivision Peter F. Murphy platted the subdivision of Murphy Place in 1907. He did so as President of the Louisville Realty & Securities Company. Warembourg Ownership, 1907-1920; Date of Construction August Warembourg, Jr. (1875-1930) purchased this parcel with its five lots from the Louisville Realty & Securities Company in 1907. August Warembourg was born in France and immigrated in the 1880s, as did his parents and siblings. August's wife, Fannie LeComte (1882-1967), was also born in France and immigrated in the 1880s with her family. August Warembourg worked as a coal miner. The 1910 federal census shows that August and Fannie were living in a house in this location at that time. In 1910, the family consisted of August and Fannie Warembourg, plus their children Fanny, Emilene, and Arthur. It is believed that during their residence in the house, two more children joined the family: Walter and Olga. In terms of the date of construction of the house, Boulder County gives two different dates. The 1948 Boulder County Assessor Card for 1028 Rex states that the house was constructed in 1909. However, the current Boulder County website gives the date of 1920. Boulder County has sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the dates of construction of historic 1