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Resource Number: 5BL7971 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 34. Site type(s): Residence 35. Historical Background After the Original Town of Louisville was platted in 1878, lots along Front Street were among the first developed in the new community. Initially known as First Street, this area evolved as Louisville's Main Street in the years prior to the turn of the twentieth century. In the early 1900s, Second Street, located a block to the west, became the community's official Main Street, while Front Street(the original Main Street) gave way to residences and secondary businesses. The 1893 Sanborn insurance map depicts an irregularly-shaped dwelling at the front of this lot, with two smaller dwellings located near the rear of the property. The 1900 and 1908 Sanborn maps, also depict the primary dwelling, although by 1908 it had been slightly enlarged. The two small dwellings at the rear of the lot were gone by 1900. Boulder County Assessor records indicate that the extant house was built in 1909. The earlier dwelling may have been torn down or moved at that time, or perhaps it was incorporated into the new house's construction. In the 1940s, James and Norah Frause lived and owned here. Near the end of the decade, they sold the property to Mary Zedrick, who, in 1951, was employed as a housekeeper at Henning Mortuaries. By the end of the 1950s, this property had become the residence of Carl K. and Edith M. Day. A long-time Louisville family, the Days had previously lived at 745 Jefferson Avenue. Carl was a miner, employed in the late 1950s at Boulder Valley Coal. The property stayed in the Day family into the early 1980s, eventually passing into the hands of Carl and Edith's son, William (Bill) Day. An accountant, Bill Day sold the property to its current owners Scott A. and Mary (Freeman) Dickey in 1984. The Dickeys continue to live here. Scott is an Engineer at the University of Colorado. Mary is employed at an export company in Boulder. I 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. Dickey, Scott A. Oral interview with Carl McWilliams, May 8, 2000. 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.