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respect to the date of construction of some Louisville buildings, so other evidence is looked to. In this case, no evidence indicating an earlier construction date could be located. Also, the fact that Victor Warembourg purchased the parcel in 1935 lends support to 1936 as being the likely construction date. For these reasons, the County's date of construction of 1936 is believed to be correct. Victor Warembourg (1886-1979) was born in Pas -de -Calais, France. (Records available on Ancestry.com indicate that he was born in the community of either Lens or Sallaumines in Pas - de -Calais; they are adjacent to one another.) He immigrated to the U.S. and to Boulder County in 1906. He joined relatives in the area, and eventually his parents, siblings, and uncle, aunt, and cousins ended up living in the area. In 1912, he married Orpha Grade! (1897-1926), who had been born in Louisville to French parents. They had a son, then two daughters. At the time of the 1930 census (after Orpha had died and before he purchased the lots at 917 Rex), Victor was living on Rex St. in Frenchtown and raising his two daughters, Orpha and Aime, who were ages 14 and 11. Victor was renting a house, likely either 925 Rex or 943 Rex, both of which were along the same block and side of the street as 917 Rex and both of which his parents owned at the time. The 1940 census shows Victor Warembourg and his daughter, Aime to be living at 917 Rex. The record shows that he was the owner, and although his address was not given, it was listed as being on Rex between 901 Rex and 925 Rex, which is an accurate description of 917 Rex. His occupation was listed as coal miner. In 1942, Victor Warembourg sold 917 Rex to Jules George Regnier and Jules Charles Regnier. Regnier Family Ownership, 1942-1967 In 1942, Jules George Regnier (1901-1978) and Jules Charles Regnier (born 1934), who were father and son, purchased 917 Rex. It appears that they purchased it for the mother of Jules George Regnier (who was also the grandmother of Jules Charles Regnier). She was born Marie Dussart in Belgium in 1874 and married the man who would be the father of her children, who also had the name Jules Regnier, in 1891; he was French and he died in 1940. She remarried to George Brignand, a widower, in 1942. The reason for the house to have been owned by her family members instead of by her directly may have been due to an intention to keep the home in the Regnier family even after her remarriage. Marie and George Brignand lived together at 917 Rex. He died in 1952 and Marie continued to have the house as her residence until her death in 1967. The following photo and ground layout are from the 1948 County Assessor card for 917 Rex: 2