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Gigi Yang Louisville Historical Museum Department of Cultural Services City of Louisville, Colorado December 2024 Citytr Om Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 1237 Grant Ave. History Legal Description: LOTS 81-82 BLK 4 NICOLA DI GIACOMO ADDITION Year of Construction: 1948 Summary: The history of 1237 Grant exemplifies multigenerational property ownership by women and the pull of family relationships in building close-knit communities and neighborhoods. The residence of the Hansen family for 75 years at this address is also a notable example of the deep roots that many families have in Louisville history. Development of the Nicolo Di Giacomo Subdivision This area of Louisville is called the Nicola DiGiacomo Addition, having been platted by Nicola DiGiacomo in 1907. Nicola DiGiacomo owned and farmed this area before filing the plat for a subdivision. This addition consists of 4 %2 blocks that stretch across the north end of Old Town Louisville. On the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, Nicola DiGiacomo is also shown as the owner of the additional property where Louisville Middle School is now located, and the residential area that now extends behind the school and north of it up to South Boulder Road. DiGiacomo was born in Italy in about 1852 and immigrated to the US in about 1882. In the 1910 census, Nicola DiGiacomo was listed as a 57-year-old farmer. Nicola DiGiacomo's wife, Lucia, was also born in Italy in about 1852 and she immigrated in about 1888. Nicola DiGiacomo passed away in 1915. Early Property Ownership In 1908, Dominic Rotolo purchased Lots 31-48 in Block 2; Lots 55-72 in Block 3; and 73-90 in Block 4, which was a significant portion of the Nicola DiGiacomo subdivision. He sold twelve lots for development and left the remainder, including Lots 81-82 of Block 4 undeveloped. Dominic Rotolo was an Italian immigrant who came to the US in 1890 and moved to Louisville by 1896 to work as a coal miner. He was