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Bridget Bacon, Louisville Historical Museum Department of Library & Museum Services City of Louisville, Colorado March 2020 Cityof Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 541 Jefferson Ave. History Legal Description: South % of Lot 6 and North Y of Lot 7, Block 3, Acme Place, Louisville, Colorado Year of Construction: 1905 Summary: The three families who had the longest association with this house in the Acme Place subdivision were the Gambucci family and the Piccone family, both of Italy, and the Hayes family, of Wales. The house was remodeled and had a basement added in more recent years. 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 subdivision of Acme Place. 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. 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 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. The 500 blocks of Jefferson and La Farge, which were located quite close to the Acme Mine and parts of which were within the mine's fenced enclosure, had few houses at that time. The house at 541 Jefferson, however, does appear to have been one of them. Earliest Owners of Property, 1894-1908; Discussion of Date of Construction In 1894, John Connell, who was the developer of the Acme Place subdivision, separately sold Lots 6 and 7 to two different buyers: Henri Dhieux and Victor Fassett. Henri Dhieux soon sold 1