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DAJDESIGN <br />ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS <br />2.0 HISTORY AND USE <br />The following report was written by Bridget Bacon of the Louisville Historical Museum in 2012 as part of a <br />survey project. <br />733 McKinley Ave. History <br />Legal Description: South half of Lot 4 & All of Lot 5, Block 9, Louisville Heights <br />Year of Construction: 1939 <br />vAArchitect:� Unknown; however, records indicate that the house was constructed by then -owner, Elmer Hilton. <br />� <br />Previous addresses used to refer to this property: none <br />Summary: This home, built in 1939, was the home of Elmer Hilton and Muriel Thompson Hilton from 1939 to <br />1957. Elmer Hilton built the house. Its history is connected with that of the longtime Royal and Lula Belle <br />Thompson residence next door at 741 McKinley. <br />Development of the Louisville Heights Subdivision; Wintle Ownership of Lots <br />The Louisville Heights Addition, in which this house is located, was first developed in 1904 by the Colorado <br />Mortgage and Investment Co. Ltd. <br />James and Augusta Wintle purchased the lots at 741 McKinley in 1905, according to Boulder County records. <br />These included what is now 733 McKinley. James and Augusta lived at 741 McKinley until circa 1918-1920. <br />Following the death of James Wintle, Augusta Wintle then sold the lots to Royal Thompson, by a deed recorded <br />in 1924, though records show that the Thompsons began living there in around 1920. <br />Connected History of 733 McKinley to 741 McKinley <br />The house at 733 McKinley is on property that was part of the original 741 McKinley property. The properties <br />also have a family connection. Muriel Thompson, who grew up at 741 McKinley, married Elmer Hilton and they <br />lived at 733 McKinley. This arrangement was made possible by Muriel's parents, Royal and Lula Belle <br />Thompson. <br />Royal Thompson was born in Nebraska in 1881, while Lula Belle (sometimes stated in the records to be Lulu <br />Belle, Lulu Bell, or with other similar spellings) Fletcher was born in Iowa in about 1888. Records indicate that <br />Royal's work over the years included being a "Grain Mill Elev. Foreman," watchman, and hoisting engineer at a <br />coal mine. (Though another Thompson family historically lived catty -corner at 301 Spruce, no family connection <br />between the two Thompson families has been found.) Their daughter, Muriel, was born in 1913. <br />Property records indicate that in 1936, Royal Thompson conveyed ownership to the lots that now comprise both <br />733 McKinley and 741 McKinley to his wife, Lula Belle Thompson. <br />733 WKINLEY. PAGE - 5 <br />