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Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado March 2014 Cityqr Louisville COLORADO .SINCE 1878 517 Lincoln Ave. History Legal Description: Lots 13-17, Block 5, Acme Place Addition, Louisville, Colorado Year of Construction: 1896 Summary: This house is believed to have been constructed in 1896 and was later remodeled. The remodel is believed to have been done in the early 1960s, based on photographic evidence from the Boulder County Assessor. It was the home of the George and Delphia Seeley family for 35 years. (Evidence of what happened to a second house that historically was on the property could not be located.) Development of the Acme Place Addition In 1893, John Connell, who had helped to establish the Acme Mine at what is now the corner of Roosevelt and Hutchinson, platted the residential subdivision of Acme Place. It covered what are now the 500 blocks of Lincoln, Grant, Jefferson, and La Farge Avenues. The Acme Place subdivision was only the fourth addition to Original Louisville and was likely developed due to its proximity to the Acme Mine that was started in 1888. The 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville shows that the 500 blocks of Lincoln and Grant were well populated with houses by 1909, but the 500 blocks of Jefferson and La Farge, which were located quite close to the mine and parts of which were within the fenced enclosure, had few houses at that time. Boulder County Property records indicate that the land that Connell used to establish Acme Place had been acquired directly from the Acme Coal Mining Company. Earliest Owners; Discussion of Date of Construction In 1895, Minnie A. Chambers acquired the northern section of this parcel (Lots 13 and 14) from developer John Connell. These are the lots on which the current historical house at 517 Lincoln was constructed. Her husband, George Chambers, is listed in a later Louisville directory as