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Similarly, this 1940s aerial photo, which is from Boulder's Carnegie Library for Local History, shows the empty lot for 740 Grant in the middle of the photo. The brick schoolhouse that is now the Louisville Center for the Arts can be seen catty -corner from the property, and the Louisville Grade School is across the street (seen on the right side of the photo). The photo also shows how the back of the 740 Grant property aligns with the back of the Methodist Church property at 741 Jefferson. McLaughlin Family Ownership (1947-1951) & Discussion of Date of Construction Harry and Frances McLaughlin relocated this house from Superior, and it was their family home from 1947 to 1951. Harry McLaughlin (1914-1997) married Frances Fanchini (1916-2001) of Louisville in 1934. They had seven children. Harry worked as a carpenter and in area coal mines. On July 10, 1947, Harry and Frances McLaughlin purchased a house and land in Superior, Colorado from Elvin and Elfreda Walker. Its legal description was Lot 11, Block D, which is the legal description for 303 W. William St. in Superior. A few days later, on July 14, 1947, they purchased the lots at 740 Grant. According to articles in the Louisville Times, the McLaughlins then had the house moved from Superior to 740 Grant. On August 7, it was reported that "Mr. and Mrs. Harry McLaughlin will move a six room house from Superior to the vacant lots west of the Methodist church. The foundation of the house has been laid." (The Louisville Times August 7, 1947 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection) On August 21, the Louisville Times reported that "Mr. and Mrs. Harry McLaughlin and family moved into their new home Thursday. They moved a house from Superior to the lots west of the Methodist church." (https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=LVT19470821- 01.2.10&srpos=123) 2