Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2025 05 19

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time. Additionally, staff finds that some criteria for the alternation certificate are not met by the current design. Further, staff does not support the landmark designation of the home in isolation vs. the landmark status extending to the whole parcel. Doing so does not reflect best practice for historic preservation. The purpose of extending landmark status to an entire parcel is to ensure that all building improvements on a property are subject to the alteration certificate standards, and thus, HPC can ensure future development on the parcel do not diminish or negatively impact the integrity of the historic home on the parcel. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Information from Gigi Yang, Louisville Historical Museum The history of this house is notable for its unusual location inside the "wye" formed by three sets of railroad tracks and the influence of William Lee on the development of east Louisville. Additionally, ownership by the Desailly family and later the Duran family represent the experiences of French and Hispanic residents, both important and sometimes marginalized communities in Louisville. To provide context for the area in which 1155 Pine is located, several houses on the north side of Pine just east of the railroad tracks are in an area in downtown Louisville that was never added to the town as a normal subdivision with lots and blocks. The original reason for this likely goes back to the location of coal mines in the Louisville area and the placement of railroad spurs that left the main tracks to reach these coal mines. The buildings along this stretch of Pine located between the railroad tracks and Highway 42 were historically in an area created by the intersection of three sets of railroad tracks. Because this area of Pine Street was not platted, the legal descriptions of these properties are not expressed in blocks and lots. It is unclear who the earliest tenants were at this address from the 1920s until 1938. It is likely that it was used as a rental for coal miners or employees of the Colorado & Southern Railroad, similarly to the neighboring houses on this street. In 1947, 1155 Pine was sold to Emile and Pauline Desailly after having previously been used as a rental home. The Desaillys are identified in the 1943 directory as already living at this address and it is possible that they were renters before purchasing the house. Emile Zenon Desailly and Apollonie Pauline Desailly were both born in France and married in 1909. They came to the U.S. via Canada in 1917 with their two children — Victor (age 8) and Antoinette (age 4). Emile worked at the Centennial Mine and was active in the United Mine Workers until he retired in 1950. In 1956, they transferred ownership of the house to their son Victor and his wife Marie. Despite the transfer of ownership, it appears that Emile and Pauline continued living at 1155 Pine until Pauline's death in 1969 and Emile's death in 1970. Victor and Marie Desailly lived nearby at 721 Jefferson. Victor Desailly also worked as a miner and construction worker and at the National Bureau of Standards until his death in 1967.