641 Main St History - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Dr. Bartholomew and Dr. Boyd were business partners for a time in the 1930s. Similar to Dr. Bartholomew's situation, Dr. Walter Boyd's years of ownership do not exactly coincide with when he was known to have worked as a doctor out of 641 Main. Walter Boyd was born in North Dakota in 1908 and received his medical degree from the Colorado School of Medicine in 1925. He and his wife, Kathleen Towne, who was born in 1909, married in 1935 and came to Louisville by 1937. They resided at 641 Main, where he also had his medical office. In a sad accident remembered by many current Louisville residents, Kathleen Boyd drowned in an accident during a storm and flood of Coal Creek just east of downtown Louisville as the couple was driving home from Denver after dark. The flood waters in Coal Creek apparently cut a new channel and there was little warning. This occurred on September 2, 1938. Walter Boyd was thrown from the car and dived in to try to save his wife, but was unsuccessful. Newspaper reports state that he walked to town for help, while suffering from a skull fracture, and was hospitalized in critical condition. The terrible flooding caused extensive damage in Boulder County. The following photo from an undated newspaper clipping shows Dr. Walter Boyd: The 1940 census shows that Dr. Boyd, between the time of the death of his first wife in 1938 and the time of his remarriage in 1941, was living at 641 Main Street. Living with him were his mother, Winneogene Boyd, age 71, and a housekeeper, Mabel Walsh, age 46. Walter Boyd remarried in 1941 to Marion Lippert. The following photo from the Boyd family shows her sitting in the front living area at 641 Main. The window behind her faces Pine Street and the front door is out of sight, but would be to the right. This photo is believed to have been taken in 1941-42. 5