417 County Rd History - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado September 2013 LCityf Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 417 County Road, Louisville, Colorado Legal Description: South 1/2 of Lot 1, Block 3, Murphy Place Year of Construction: circa 1910 (but see discussion below) Summary: This was the home of the Ella and Steve Fotis family while it was owned by Ella's father, Frank Giles. Benny Phillips, an inspirational figure in Louisville and beyond, grew up in the house. Other longtime owners were Joe and Virginia Cisneros. History of Murphy Place Subdivision Peter F. Murphy platted the subdivision of Murphy Place in 1907. He did so as President of the Louisville Realty & Securities Company. Purchase of Lot 1 by H.W. Hastings; Date of Construction In 1908, H.W. Hastings purchased all of Lot 1, Block 3, Murphy Place from the Louisville Realty & Securities Company. He sold the north half of the lot to the Romano family the same year. By a deed recorded in 1910, he sold the south half, which now makes up 417 County Rd., to B. Franklin Giles. The County Assessor's records state that the house was built in 1910. Boulder County has sometimes been in error with respect to the date of construction of Louisville buildings. In this case, there is a house indicated as being in this location on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville at the Historical Museum, which would support an earlier construction date than 1910. It would be accurate to say that the house was constructed in "circa 1910." Giles/Phillips Ownership, 1910 —1940 To give some context to the site, 417 County Rd. is one of four houses in a row on the west side of the street and currently surrounded by County Road on the east, Parkview on the south, and S. Front on the west and north. Historically, however, there were five houses on these lots, and the railroad spur to the Acme mine ran along the north side of the northernmost house.