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JACOE STORE, LOUISVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM. <br />HISTORICAL INFORMATION <br />This building was built circa 1908 according to Boulder County Assessor's <br />records and served initially as some type of retail establishment. The Louisville <br />section of the 1916 and 1921 Boulder County Directories list John and Ersilia <br />Pellillio as the proprietor of a shoe repair business at this address (then known as <br />510 Second Street). This was also the Pellillios residence. By 1928, according to <br />that year's Boulder County Directory, the Pellillios had moved to another location <br />on Main Street. This building, meanwhile, had been converted into a grocery <br />store, owned by Eliseo J. and Anna Jacoe. Known as the Jacoe Grocery & <br />Market, and later as Jacoe and Son, the Jacoes' store existed here into the <br />1950s. In earlier years, Eliseo and his brother Frank had operated a billiards <br />parlor on Front Street. The Jacoe Brothers were Italian immigrants and were both <br />accomplished musicians. The Eliseo Jacoe family lived at 215 Short Street in the <br />1910s and 1920s, before later moving to 1101 Main Street, a block north of their <br />store. By 1950, this property was owned by Dominic Tomeo, who lived two doors <br />to the north. During the 1950s, Dominic and Joe Tomeo had a metal shop at <br />1005 Main Street, just to the north of where this building is located. During the <br />1980s, the City of Louisville negotiated the purchase of the four lots at the <br />northwest corner of Main and South Streets from the Tomeo Family. This <br />building was renovated for use as the Louisville Historical Museum, the remains <br />of the metal shop were cleared away, and the small dwelling at 1011 Main Street <br />was preserved for interpretation as a miners' cottage. <br />ARCHITECTURAL and PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION <br />Construction Date: Circa 1908 <br />General Architectural Description - <br />The Louisville Historical Museum property is located at the northwest corner of <br />Main and South Streets, at the north end of downtown Louisville. Built and used <br />historically as a store, the museum building is a one-story, wood frame structure, <br />supported by a low concrete foundation. The exterior walls are painted light beige <br />horizontal weather board, with 1" and 4" corner boards, and the roof is a <br />moderately -pitched front gable, with wood shingles and boxed eaves. A red brick <br />chimney is located on the exterior of the north elevation. The building's facade, <br />located on the east elevation, is symmetrically arranged, below a false front <br />parapet wall which extends well above the roof line. The name Louisville <br />Historical Museum, and the date 1903, are painted on the upper facade wall. A <br />painted light brown wood -paneled entry door on the facade, with a stained glass <br />transom light, opens onto a 2-step concrete stoop. The entry door is flanked by <br />two large 4-light fixed -pane storefront display windows. Both windows are <br />covered by canvas awnings. Windows on the secondary elevations are primarily <br />2/2 double -hung sash, with slender upper sash lights with rounded tops. The <br />