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1 Resource Number: 5BL7967 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 3 of 5) V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Single Dwelling 32. Intermediate use(s):Single Dwelling 33. Current use(s): Single Dwelling; Commerce and Trade I Professional 34. Site type(s): Residence 35. Historical Background Sanborn insurance maps reveal that Lot 4 of Block 3 of the Original Town of Louisville, was originally developed between 1878 and the early 1890s. In 1893, a saloon, with an icehouse behind it, was located on the north half of the lot, while a fairly large building of unknown use was located near the alley on the south property line. The saloon was one of several drinking establishments located along Front Street (then known as First Street) in the 1890s and very early 1900s. In 1908, the saloon was still in business, however, the southern 2/3s of the lot, from street to alley, had been given over to a livery business. Evidently built in the mid-1930s, the residence that exists here now has been home to several Louisville families. From the late 1940s (and perhaps earlier) to the early 1960s, this was the home of Peter K. and Floreine L. Urbain. Peter is listed in the 1951 Boulder County Directory as employed at the Washington Mine. In the 1960s and 1970s, Joseph C. Campana (Campania?)owned and lived here. John Harland is listed as the resident of 721 z Front Street in 1975. By the end of the 1970s, the property had been converted, at least in part, to commercial use. Skynasaur Inc., a sporting goods manufacturer, and Lagunitas Company, a real estate firm, both existed here from 1980 into the early 1990s. In 1997, ROMAES Corporation, and a resident, Lonnie Richman are listed here. The property is currently(in 2000)owned by Scott Martin and Donna Leigh Parsons. AARCOM Computer Systems is the primary tenant. I 36. Sources of Information Polk's Boulder County Directory[generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company Publishers. Polk's Longmont City Directory, [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company, Publishers, 1966 - 1997. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, dated August 1893, November 1900, and August 1908. Smith, Phyliss. Once A Coal Miner: The Story of Colorado's Northern Coal Field, Boulder: Pruett Publishing Company, 1989.