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Bridget Bacon Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado October 2015; updated February 2022 I 12 Citytr Om Louisville COLORADO - SINCE 1878 741 Lincoln Ave. History Legal Description: Lots 1-4, Block 9, Pleasant Hill Addition Year of Construction: 1905 Summary: This home was, and is, one of the few historic brick homes in Louisville. It is chiefly associated with the Ostranders, a family that operated a bakery on Main Street. In 2008, the current owner was presented with a Historic Preservation Merit Award from the City of Louisville for his historically sensitive addition, which consisted of raising the roof to create additional living space. Two architectural survey inventory forms follow: one from 1985 and one from 2000. Development of the 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. Vieweg Family Ownership (1897-1906) & Discussion of Date of Construction The Pleasant Hill Addition in which this house sits was first developed in 1894. John Vieweg was the first purchaser who bought up these four lots over a period of time between 1897 and 1905 (as shown on newly accessible records). The purchase price came out to be about $40 per lot. John, or Johann, Vieweg (1860-1914) was a coal miner who had come to the United States from Germany with his wife, Louise (1863-1949), and their oldest son, Paul, in 1893. According to the 1900 census records for Louisville, they had two more children, Johann and Ella. The exact location of their Louisville home in 1900 could not be determined from the census records with certainty, but appears to have been a nearby property that Vieweg also owned. 1