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Louisville Historical Museum <br />Department of Library & Museum Services <br />City of Louisville, Colorado <br />December 2019 <br />LCity0f <br />Louisville <br />COLORADO 'SINCE 1878 <br />1016 Grant Ave. History <br />Legal Description: Lots 19 & 20, Block 2, Capitol Hill Addition <br />Year of Construction: 1906-1907 <br />Summary: This house is remembered for having been the home of Helen Berardi <br />Caranci, who lived to be 90 and who lived in the house for her entire life. It is believed <br />that George Sirokman originally built it in 1906 or 1907. <br />History of the Capitol Hill Addition <br />J.C. Williams, who was a mine superintendent with the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, <br />and Irving Elberson, who was a banker, were the developers of the Capitol Hill Addition. <br />The plat for this addition was filed with the County in 1904. <br />Sirokman Ownership, 1906-1913; Discussion of Date of Construction <br />Online County property records show that John Sirokman (1862-1921) purchased eight <br />lots from the developers in 1906 (the spelling of Sirokman's name on the deed is <br />"Siroukman"). The same year, he conveyed ownership of the two lots that make up <br />1016 Grant to his brother, George Sirokman (1865-1943). The Sirokman family was from <br />Zaluzice, Michalovce, Kosice, Slovakia. Members of the Sirokman family are believed to <br />have come to the United States in the 1880s and then to Louisville. <br />George Sirokman and his wife, Mary Prouz (sometimes spelled as Protz) Sirokman <br />(1871-1961), then lived at 1016 Grant. In particular, the 1910 federal census shows <br />them to be living in this location in the 1000 block of Grant with their children, Annie <br />(age 15), George (age 13), Veronica (age 11), Rose (age 9) and Michael (age 6). Their <br />oldest child, Mary, had married Joe Kasenga and lived at 1008 Grant next door. George <br />1 <br />