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in 1888, to join their father. The family lived in Marshall until Joseph's death in 1893. In 1894, Mary was 16 years old when she married Philip Latronico who was 26. While Joseph LaSalle's early death was tragic, there were already numerous LaSalle relatives living in nearby Louisville which may have influenced the purchase of the land and Philip and Mary Latronico's move to Louisville. Boulder County's online records give 1910 as the house's date of construction. However, the County has sometimes been found to be in error with respect to the date of construction of houses in the area, so other evidence is looked to. In this case, the County Assessor card of 1948 lists the age of the house at 945 Caledonia as 38+ indicating that the date of construction could be earlier than 1910. The earliest listing of Philip and Mary Latronico living in Louisville comes from the 1900 Census. At that time, they were living in Louisville with their three daughters. The neighboring families included William and Kathy LaSalle, Frank LaSalle, William and Constance Scrano, and Michael and Rose LaSalle. It is not known exactly when a house was first built on Lot 6 Block 15, however the Drumm's Map of Louisville shows several buildings already on the property in 1909. A survey of neighboring houses including the William and Kathy LaSalle home and Frank LaSalle home located across Caledonia show their dates of construction as 1890 and 1896. These earlier dates suggest that the Latronicos may have also built their home sometime between 1894 and 1900 to accommodate their growing family. Their oldest daughter, Mary was born in 1895 and Philip and Mary eventually had eight more children: Philoman (Mamie) (1897-1929), Annie b. 1899, Joseph (1902-1976), Louis (1904-1973), Anna Helene (1906-1997), Rose (1909-1993), Albert (1911-1980), and Elaine (1913-1992). The history of this property focuses on Lot 6 where the house still stands today. However, in 1900, Jerry Scarano (also an Italian immigrant) purchased Lot 5 Block 15 from John Jordinelli. Scarano then sold Lot 5 to Mariarosa LaSalle [LaSalla] in 1903, and it is assumed that either Scarano or LaSalle built a house on Lot 5 that is shown on the Drumm's Map of 1909. Family connections can be made between the Scarano, LaSalle, and Latronico families, which thread through the ownership and occupation of the property for the next 70 years. Drumm's Wall Map of 1909 showing structures on Lot 6 Block 15 owned by Philip and Mary Latronico and on Lot 5 Block 15 owned by Jerry Scarano and Mariarosa LaSalla.