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Harvey Dutton (1867-1948) was born in the Boulder area. In 1893, he married Mary Carlton (1873-1956) of Louisville. She had been born in England and came to the U.S. in the 1870s and to Gold Hill with her family by 1880, after which the Carlton family moved to Louisville. Dutton recorded a Declaration of Homestead document with Boulder County with respect to the five lots in 1898. At the time of the 1900 census, as evidenced by the names of residents listed near the listing of his name, he was living in the house at the 516 Lincoln location. Living with him were his wife, Mary, and their son, Alva, age 2. Their son Albert would also be born (in 1901) while they resided in the house at 516 Lincoln. Harvey Dutton is shown in the 1900 census as being a coal miner. Property documents recorded with Boulder County also indicate that he was a trustee of the Baptist Church located at 701 Grant. The Assessor Card for 516 Lincoln, dated 1948, states that the house was constructed in 1900. This date is repeated on the Boulder County website. Boulder County has sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the date of construction of Louisville buildings, so it is important to look to other evidence of the construction year. In this case, the family apparently living in the house at the time of the 1900 census would seem to confirm that the house was constructed by 1900. However, Harvey Dutton's 1898 filing of a Declaration of Homestead with respect to the property indicates that the house was constructed even earlier. For these reasons, the construction date is assumed to be 1898. (It should also be noted that the house is shown in the correct location on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, with the additional lots to the south being vacant at that time.) In May 1902, Dutton sold the five lots that included 516 Lincoln to his future brother-in-law, Thomas H. Williams (he was to marry Mary Carlton Dutton's sister the very next month). For whatever reason, in October 1902, Thomas Williams sold the five lots to William Graning. Ownership of Property in 1902-1903: Graning, Rowley, Toren, & Louisville Lafayette Supply Co. William Graning (1871-1944) purchased the five lots in 1902. He was a Methodist pastor. He sold the property in 1903 and moved with his wife, Emma, to Colorado Springs, where he continued his work as a pastor. The next owners, also in 1903, were G. M. Rowley, followed by August Toren, one of Louisville's early Swedish residents. Toren transferred ownership to the company of which he was president, the Louisville -Lafayette Supply Co. Late in 1903, that company sold the five lots to August Warembourg. 2