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The history of relocated buildings in Louisville was summarized in the following article in The Louisville Historian: https://www.louisvilleco.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=1114 . Often, houses were moved from a mine camp into towns such as Louisville, Lafayette, and Superior on the occasion of that particular mine closing. In this case, it appears that that was what was happening here, as the Columbine Mine closed in 1946 and the house was relocated in 1948. William J. "Bill" Leslie (1897-1973) was born in Louisville. As a young man, he worked as a coal miner at Louisville's Matchless Mine that was located near today's Louisville Recreation Center. After his father died when Bill was about 14, he helped support his mother while she operated a Louisville hotel. He married Ruth Wellerd (1905-1971) in Golden in 1926. She was born in Ohio and came to Colorado as a young child. Their children were four sons: Donald, William, John, and Gilbert. After many years of working as a coal miner and retiring from that in 1941, Bill Leslie worked for the town of Louisville as a marshal or deputy marshal, and later as a "patrolman," from 1947 until 1964. In the 1940s, the town's lack of funding placed a particular burden on the marshal, who essentially was on call seven days a week, 24 hours a day. According to an article in the Louisville Times on April 22, 1948, the town board "favored putting three men ... on eight -hour shifts, but have no money and don't know how it can be done." A few weeks later, the board voted to have Bill Leslie continue as marshal with the help of one deputy marshal. As reported in the Louisville Times, some of the law enforcement issues Bill Leslie handled over the years concerned speeders, drunk driving cases, traffic accidents, illegal gambling, teenager pranks, and unruly conduct at the town's taverns, especially at night. By 1959, there was more funding for law enforcement, and Bill Leslie's job was as a patrolman was for the 3 PM to 11 PM shift. The following 1948 photo of the house and a ground layout sketch are from the Boulder County Assessor card: 3