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In 1938, Maggie Thompson sold Lots 17 & 18 to Henry and Mary Vandestraten. According to a 2010 interview with then -owner Donna Erk, the carriage house for 301 Spruce used to be on Lot 16 and was moved to Lots 17 & 18, and this is now the location of 816 McKinley. Maggie Thompson retained ownership of Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16, which make up 301 Spruce today. The following photos that the Thompson family donated to the Louisville Historical Museum show John C. Thompson (seen as a younger man) and Maggie Thompson (seen later in her life). Maggie is shown standing in front of 301 Spruce by the gate: Maggie Thompson died in 1945. That same year, ownership of the house was conveyed from the estate of Maggie Thompson to her son, Arthur. Arthur had married Mattie Davis in 1922. They then had this house as their residence. Their three children were Art ("Kenny") (1923-1982), Wilma Jean (Kimmett) (1928-2009), and Shirley (Ferarese) (1932-2011). Arthur Thompson served as a Town Trustee for Louisville from 1942 to 1948. Arthur and two of his brothers, George and Henry, had all become coal miners in the Louisville area. Their brother, John Jr., was the only one of the brothers who went into farming. He moved north of Fort Collins to farm. In the 1940s and 1950s, this house sometimes went by the address of 201 Spruce instead of 301 Spruce. However, the Boulder County Assessor card dated 1948 clearly shows that the house referred to as 201 Spruce was what is known today as 301 Spruce. The following images from the 1948 County Assessor card show the photo and ground layout. The card indicates that the house was considered to be 1 % stories and consisted of 997 square feet. 3