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r 1 1 C 1 1 I 1 1 1 I.11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1! I 1 1 /a/ FRONT The 1956 directory shows that Eva Evanoff resided in the house at 1131 Spruce for a time, and this has been confirmed separately by members of the Evanoff family. She was by that time a widow, and she lived in the garage section of 1131 Spruce. The 1966 and 1967 Louisville directories show that Restas was still living at 1131 Spruce in those years. Directories from 1967 to 1971, the year of Restas' death, are not available. Upon Restas' death in 1971, ownership of 1131 Spruce passed to Steve Evanoff, Jr., as Joe Restas and Steve Evanoff, Sr. had planned for. Current Ownership, 1972-present In 1972, Steve Evanoff, Jr. sold 1131 Spruce to Thomas Roome and Jean Morgan Roome. Jean Morgan is the current owner. According to Jean Morgan, when she and Tom Roome purchased the house, the only source of heat in the house was a gas heater in the kitchen. Also in the kitchen were an electric stove and a very low kitchen sink, but no cabinets or counter. While making a few modifications to the property, they found that the walls and ceilings of the house were made of wood. According to the current owner, they did not remove any original walls in the remodeling that they undertook to make this bachelor miner's house more livable. They covered the original covering of rolled siding that was made to look like bricks (as shown in the 1948 photo above) with aluminum siding. They converted the garage into a bedroom, and the moved the entrance to the closet so that it is now accessible from the bathroom. Also, they moved the shed that is shown on the 1948 County Assessor photo, above, from the west side of the house to the yard at 1117 Spruce. In 1986, Jean Morgan added one room onto the west of the house, creating a