921 Main Historic Structure Assessment

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DAJDESIGN ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS 2.0 HISTORY AND USE The following report was written by Bridget Bacon of the Louisville Historical Museum. 921 Main St. History Legal Description: Lot 3, Block 5 Louisville Old Town Year of Construction: ca. 1893 v�Summary: — The property at 921 is located in Original Louisville and was owned by the Doeffler/Helburg family of Louisville for 42 years and by the Lippis family for 18 years. It was a single family residence. Early Owners, 1878-1902; When Constructed Louis Nawatny sold this property in 1879, just one year after he platted the town. Its owners before 1902 were Lucy Welch (ownership 1879-80), Caspar Baier (ownership 1880-84), Henry Cope (ownership 1884-91), and Meda Tavenner McNeff (ownership 1891-1902). The original part of the house, which consisted of the front of the house and the north section of the rear, is believed to have been constructed no later than 1893, as the house appears on the 1893 Sanborn map for Louisville. (The Boulder County Assessor card for this property estimates 1900 as the year of construction. However, construction dates given by the County for properties in Louisville frequently have been found to be erroneous.) Doeffler/Helburg Family ownership, 1902-1944 By 1902, Joseph Doeffler purchased this house, and it became the home for his family. The name is at timeE given as Deffler and Derler. His daughter, Mary Doeffler, married Victor Helburg, the town marshal who was killed in 1915. The house was sold in 1944 by Marie Helburg. Lippis Family ownership,1944-1962 The Lippis family owned this house and lived here beginning in 1944. The family consisted of Benjamin and Mary Lippis and their children, Frank and Lorraine. The following images are from the 1948 County Assessor card (under the address of 919 Main, but the legal description on the card indicates that this is what is today 921 Main): 921 MAIN PAGE - 5