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Bridget Bacon Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado Original report dated October 2010; updated September 2021 uof C�ty Louisville 728 Grant Ave. Legal description: South 1/2 Lot 4 & all of Lot 5, Block 7, Pleasant Hill Addition Year of Construction: 1904 Summary: While the National Fuel Company and its president owned this house, which was for a period of almost thirty years from 1907 to 1936, the company's general superintendent, Joseph Watson, and his family used 728 Grant for their home. According to the historic context residential report Stories in Places: Putting Louisville's Residential Development in Context (2018), 728 Grant is a rare example of a Dutch Colonial Revival architectural style in Louisville. History of Pleasant Hill Addition The subdivision in which this house is located, Pleasant Hill Addition, was platted in 1894. The subdivision was developed in the name of Orrin Welch, the half-brother of Charles C. Welch. Charles Welch was the person most responsible for the establishment of Louisville in 1878 after he established the first coal mine in what would become Louisville in 1877. Orrin Welch is not known to have ever lived in Colorado, and it is Charles C. Welch who is thought to have been the de facto developer. 1985 Survey of 728 Grant In 1985, this property was surveyed for the State of Colorado and the inventory record stated the following: "This is a Dutch Colonial Revival style structure. The foundation is rusticated ashlar with a brick foundation on the rear addition. The structure has a rectangular footprint. The doors and windows are in their original location, the windows are original. The roof is gamboled with asphalt shingles and a hipped roof over the addition. There are no associated outbuildings." "This structure has an addition on the back and a wooden porch, both of which appear to be historic, dates unknown." 1