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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: <br />Information from Bridget Bacon, Louisville Historical Museum <br />The subdivision in which this house is located, the Pleasant Hill Addition, was platted in 1894. <br />The lots where 601 Lincoln Avenue is located were originally sold to Charles Wolfer in 1903, <br />then to Frank Carveth in 1904, and finally to George Dalby in 1906. Records indicate that the <br />house was constructed prior to 1906. <br />George Dalby moved to Louisville in 1892 as a child. In 1900 he married Jane Elsdon and they <br />had four children: Edward; Clara; Grace; and Joe. George went into the retail business with <br />several of his cousins and in 1909 they moved into what is now the State Mercantile Building at <br />801 Main Street. At that time, the building was known as "Carveth Bros. & Dalby" or the "Dalby <br />Supermarket." George Dalby was injured in a train crash on his way to Denver; two of his <br />cousins were killed in the same accident. Joe Dalby took over the business in 1946 and ran it <br />until its closure in 1969. <br />Grace Dalby took ownership of the house in 1951 following the death of her parents. At that <br />point, the house is believed to have been used as a rental. In 1976, the house was sold to the <br />King/Mandell family. <br />..Uu.. -N 6RLTIN <br />11 <br />