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Lot 6 to Francois Senechal. By 1897, Pascal Allart (sometimes spelled as Allard) (1859-1943) was the owner of both Lots 6 and 7. In 1901, Pascal Allart sold both Lots 6 and 7 to Frank Scarpella (1867-1927) for $150. Frank Scarpella and his wife had come from Italy and he was a coal miner living in Louisville. In 1908, Frank Scarpella sold the parcel with the specific legal description that 541 Jefferson now has, which is the south % of Lot 6 and the north % of Lot 7. It sold for $500 and was sold to Peter Gambucci. The 1948 Boulder County Assessor Card for 541 Jefferson states that the house was constructed in 1905. The current Boulder County website also gives the date of 1905. 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 generally supports the construction date of 1905, or at least a date close in time to 1905. The difference in the sale prices in 1901 ($150) and 1908 ($500) suggests that improvements, such as the construction of a house, had been made to the property. Also, the house appears to be in the correct location on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, so it had been constructed by 1909. Unfortunately, no specific evidence supporting the exact 1905 construction date could be located, however, For these reasons, and in the absence of other evidence, the 1905 date put forth by Boulder County is assumed to be the correct date of construction. Gambucci Ownership, 1908-1916 From 1908 until 1916, 541 Jefferson was the home of Peter Gambucci (1879-1932) and Francesca Micheletti Gambucci (1883-1964) and their children. Peter purchased it in 1908 and conveyed his ownership by quit claim deed to Francesca in 1910. She sold the property to David Brimble in 1916. Both Peter and Francesco were from Italy. He came to the United States in 1902, and she came in 1906. Based on information from the 1910 census and his naturalization records, five of their eight children were born in Louisville: Concetta "Jennie," born 1907; Mary, born 1909; Frank, born 1910; another Mary, born 1912; and Artemesia "Mayse," born 1915. The 1910 census records show the Gambucci family to be living in the correct location for their home to be the house at 541 Jefferson. The records list Peter, Francesca, and their first two children, with Peter's occupation listed as coal miner. 2