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It seems likely that the now -vacated alley appears to the left in this photo. This house had the address of 101 Roosevelt (not to be confused with today's 101 Roosevelt, which is a different property). Early owners of this parcel, when there was a different building on it, include Mrs. Frances Tobey, Christian Metz, Rosa & George Fletcher, the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company, John Stoiber, Lela Walters, and William & Ruth Leslie. Rotar Family Ownership of the Property, 1947-1961; Discussion of Date of Construction In 1947, this property was purchased by Martin Rotar. Nearby at 732 Mead was Martin's childhood home, and where his parents still lived. Martin Rotar (1916-1977) moved with his parents to Louisville by 1920. He served in World War II from Louisville from 1941 to 1945; he was based in the Pacific and earned several medals for his service. He married Olive Calnan in 1944 in Australia. He was a carpenter in Louisville and was at one time president of the Carpenters Union, Local 882. According to a 1956 Louisville directory, Olive Rotar (1915-1989) worked at the Blue Parrot Restaurant. Another resident of the house at 105 Roosevelt was Olive's son from a prior marriage, Peter McCabe (1934-2002). The Boulder County Assessor Card for 105 Roosevelt states that the house was constructed in 1952, or at least, that the building permit was dated 1952. The current Boulder County website also gives the date of 1952. 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, so it is important to look at all of the evidence of the construction year. In this case, the evidence, and especially the County Assessor card, supports the construction date of 1952. A photo of this building from the County Assessor's records that was taken in 1953 is seen here, along with the image of the ground layout of the house at that time: 2