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Gigi Yang Louisville Historical Museum Department of Cultural Services City of Louisville, Colorado August 2025 Citytr Om Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 720 Grant Ave. History Legal Description: LOTS 6-7 BLK 7 PLEASANT HILL Year of Construction: 1904 Summary: The history of 720 Grant highlights two notable families in Louisville History. The earliest history of the Robinson and Ferguson families that spans 46 years and the role of George Robinson in significant historical events during the Long Strike and the murder of Victor Helburg. Also notable is the second phase of the house as a parish for the United Pentecostal Church in the 1950s-1960s. Development of the Pleasant Hill Addition The subdivision in which this house is located, Pleasant Hill Addition, was platted in 1894. The subdivision was developed in the name of Orrin Welch, the half-brother of Charles C. Welch. Charles Welch was the person most responsible for the establishment of Louisville in 1878 after he established the first coal mine in what would become Louisville in 1877. Orrin Welch is not known to have ever lived in Colorado, and it is Charles C. Welch who is thought to have been the de facto developer. Robinson Family Ownership, 1904-1950 The earliest deed for Lots 6 & 7, Block 7 of the Pleasant Hill Addition is from Orrin Welch to John George Robinson in 1904. Robinson, who went by George (1872-1927) was born in Northumberland, England and came to the US in 1878 as a young boy with his parents, Benjamin Robinson (1852-1900) and Ann Whitman Robinson (1852-1908). George was the oldest of six siblings (David b. 1878, Jane b. 1882, Benjamin b. 1887, Henry b. 1888, and Helen b. 1894). Based on where his siblings were born, it appears that the Robinson family moved around to Michigan, West Virginia, Missouri, and Mexico, before coming to Louisville in 1892. In Louisville, George's father worked as a coal miner until his early death in 1900 at age 48. His mother Ann, continued to live in Louisville with her two oldest children, David and Jane, until her death in 1908.