613 Jefferson Ave Historic Survey

Home Browse Search

Resource Number: 5BL 11289 Temporary Resource Number: 157508434005 Charles and Lena Metz, in 1952, also acquired the property next door at 615 Jefferson (5BL11290). In 1965, Charles and Lena Metz conveyed both 613 Jefferson and 615 Jefferson to Mabel Sandy Sahm, a widow who had just lost her husband, Donald, that year. Charles Metz also himself died in 1965. In 1966, Sahm transferred the property at 615 Jefferson to her sister and her sister's husband, Auncy and John Venette. It appears that the two properties have had separate owners since 1966. The two sisters, Mabel and Auncy, lived next to one another for about twenty years. The Sahm family would come to own 613 Jefferson for 41 years. Mabel Sandy Sahm moved to Louisville in 1920 at the age of 14. Her parents lived at 913 La Farge (5BL11285) in Jefferson Place, and more can be found about the Sandy family in the report for that address. Mabel Sandy Sahm assisted her husband, Donald, in their TV and radio repair business. She died in 2005 at the age of 99. In 2006, Sahm's granddaughter, Diana Quinn, sold 613 Jefferson to Kreutzman Construction. Other addresses by which 613 Jefferson was known under Louisville's old address system were 108 Jefferson and 120 Jefferson. 36. Sources of information: Boulder County "Real Estate Appraisal Card—Urban Master," on file at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder County Clerk& Recorder's Office and Assessor's Office public records, accessed through http://recorder.bouldercounty.org. Directories of Louisville residents and businesses on file at the Louisville Historical Museum. Census records and other records accessed through www.ancestry.com (including the photos for this report). Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, Colorado, 1909. Sanborn Insurance Maps for Louisville, Colorado, 1893, 1900, and 1908. Lafayette, Colorado cemetery records, accessed at http://files.usgwarchives.org/co/boulder/cemeteries/lafcemgz.txt Archival materials on file at the Louisville Historical Museum, including a family history of the Warembourg and LeComte family written by Ron Buffo. Interview conducted by Museum Coordinator Bridget Bacon:Judy Colton (granddaughter of Katerina Baima Fossat), June 3, 2009. VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No X Date of designation: NA Designating authority: NA 37A. Applicable Local Landmark Criteria for Historic Landmarks: A. Architectural. (1) Exemplifies specific elements of an architectural style or period. (2) Example of the work of an architect or builder who is recognized for expertise nationally, statewide, regionally, or locally. 5