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Gigi Yang <br />Louisville Historical Museum <br />Department of Cultural Services <br />City of Louisville, Colorado <br />September 2025 <br />Citytr <br />Om Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />813 Main St. History <br />Legal Description: S 30 FT LOT 11 BLK 5 LOUISVILLE OT <br />Year of Construction: 1904-1906 <br />Summary: The history of 813 Main primarily reflects the early commercial development of Main Street <br />in Louisville and the transfer of property ownership over several generations. Most notable is the Carlton <br />family — early residents and developers who owned the property for 40 years and the Mossoni family <br />who operated a hardware store on this location and adapted to the changing times 46 years. <br />Early Property Ownership <br />This parcel is part of the original plat for Louisville created by Louis Nawatny in 1878. The earliest deed <br />found is dated April 17, 1890 from Martin Zurick [Zurik] to Joseph Youk [Yuk or Yok] in 1890 for Lot 10 <br />and all of Lot 11 Block 5 of Original Louisville for $240. That same day, Youk sold the property to David <br />Carlton for $330. <br />Joseph Youk came to the US from Innsbruck, Austria with his wife and children in the 1890s to work in <br />the coal mines in Louisville. He was an enterprising man and spent the summers when the mines were <br />closed, prospecting in the mountains near Eldora. Family lore notes that he discovered some gold but <br />later lost the claim. In 1900, he was in a business partnership with J. Stoiber and Joe Alex as owners of <br />the Industrial Mine near Eldora. <br />Carlton Family Ownership 1901-1942 <br />The Carlton family has one of the earliest histories in Louisville beginning with brothers Thomas (b.1824) <br />and John Carlton/Carleton emigrating from Trimby, Cumberland, England with their families in 1879. The <br />Carltons were part of the initial wave of skilled coal miners from England, Wales, and Ireland that helped <br />establish coal mining methods in Louisville. Thomas Carlton became the first president of the Acme Mine <br />that was in operation in Louisville from 1888-1928. His son, David Carlton, was president of the Louisville <br />