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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: <br />Information from Historian Bridget Bacon <br />This house has an interesting social history. When this house was first built it was <br />neither a house nor on this lot. It was originally constructed in 1910 as a carriage house <br />for John and Margaret "Maggie" Thompson, whose primary residence was addressed <br />301 Spruce Street. They owned Lots 12 through 18 in Louisville Heights. <br />1938 to 1939 Henry and Mary Vendestrates <br />The Thompson's sold Lots 17 and 18 to Henry and Mary Vendestrates. The <br />Vendestrates then purchased the carriage house and had it moved to Lots 17 and 18, <br />where it currently resides. The property and house were sold to Frank and Elizabeth <br />"Lizzie" Adkins in 1939. <br />1939 to 1989 Frank and Elizabeth Lizzie" Thompson <br />Frank Adkins was a miner in the Superior Coal Mines. The mining in Superior was <br />performed seasonally, so Frank would paint houses in Louisville on his off season. <br />There is still evidence of spilled paint colors in concrete block studio on the southeast <br />corner of the property. The Assessor's records show the concrete building, as well as <br />the garage, were both built in 1946. <br />1989 to 1991 <br />The Adkins owned the house for 50 years, at which time Frank sold the house to the <br />Kelleghan's in 1989, who then sold the house to the current owners in 1991. <br />1948 Assessor's Photo <br />