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County has sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the dates of construction of historic buildings in Louisville. For this reason, it is important to look at all of the evidence of the construction year. The evidence indicates that 1913 may be a date that is later than the actual construction date. No specific evidence supporting the 1913 construction date could be located. In some other situations with Louisville buildings, it has been seen that the County would recalculate the construction date and move it to a later date based on a specific change in the tax assessment, such as due to an addition. In this case, the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville shows a house on Lot 5. Going back even farther, the Bartimoccia family is shown in federal census records as living in the vicinity of S. Jefferson Ave. in 1900, in the house that the family owned, and the 1904 Louisville directory shows widow Anna Bartimoccia living on Jefferson between Pine and Hutchinson (which is the location of 545 Jefferson). In previous research of Louisville buildings, it has been unusual to come upon houses in the early 1900s that were demolished and completely rebuilt, due to Louisville having been a mining community in which most residents appear to have struggled financially and lacked resources. Although it is not known for certain how much properties were increasing in value at the turn of the 20th century in Louisville, the fact that the sale price of Lot 5 tripled between 1894 and 1906 may indicate that a house had been built on the lot in the interim. For these reasons, and in the absence of other evidence, the date of construction is believed to be "circa 1900" as opposed to 1913. Scarpella Family Ownership, 1906-1930 Starting in 1906, Frank Scarpella was the owner of these three lots: 5, 6, and 7. In 1908, he sold the south half of the parcel and it became 541 Jefferson. He retained the north half of the parcel (Lot 5 and the north 6 1/2 feet of Lot 6) and it became 545 Jefferson. Frank Scarpella (1867-1927) and his wife Serafina Bellucci Scarpella (1865-1925) had come from Italy to the U.S. with their older children in the early 1890s. They had more children after moving to Louisville. The 1900 census shows Frank Scarpella to be working as a coal miner and living on what appears to be Jefferson Ave. Their children at that time were listed as George, Thomas, Della, Annie, Rosie, and Lizzie. By the time of the 1910 census, Frank and Serafina were farming in Boulder County and not living in Louisville. The family may have been renting out 545 Jefferson at that time, but a listing for the house in 1910 could not be specifically identified. 3