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Bridget Bacon <br />Louisville Historical Museum <br />Department of Cultural Services <br />City of Louisville, Colorado <br />March 2023 <br />I 12 Cityof <br />Om Louisville <br />COLORADO - SINCE 1878 <br />1033 Jefferson Ave. History <br />Legal Description: Lots 7, 8, 9, and the south % of Lot 10, Block 2, Capitol Hill Addition <br />Year of Construction: circa 1905 <br />Summary: Historically, this home in a relative upscale part of Louisville was the <br />residence of different families that included two stationary engineers for coal mines, a <br />Louisville physician, and the Louisville High School principal. Starting in 1953, the <br />Edward and Beatrice Martella family owned and lived in the house for 63 years. <br />Development of the Capitol Hill Addition <br />J.C. Williams, a mine superintendent, and Irving Elberson, a banker, were the developers <br />of the Capitol Hill Addition, the plat of which was filed with the County in 1904. <br />According to the report "Stories in Places: Putting Louisville's Residential Development <br />in Context" (Microsoft Word - Final Louisville Residential Context 111918 <br />(louisvilleco.gov)) written by PaleoWest Archaeology for the City of Louisville: "Located <br />on 'the hill' overlooking the town to the southeast and the mountains to the west, this <br />subdivision was attractive to people of high economic standing, such as mine foremen. <br />While lots in the southern part of town and near the railroad tracks sold for $40 to $60 <br />in 1909, lots in more affluent subdivisions sold for $100 and more. Not surprisingly then, <br />this subdivision has relatively larger and fancier houses than many other parts of historic <br />Louisville." <br />Samuel Roop Ownership, 1904-1906; Discussion of Year of Construction <br />Samuel Roop (1871-1925) purchased the lots making up 1033 Jefferson in 1904, in two <br />transactions. He first purchased Lots 8 & 9, then the flanking lots of 7 and 10. (He later <br />sold the north % of Lot 10 and it became part of the parcel next door at 1041 Jefferson.) <br />According to 1910 census records (when the Roop family was living elsewhere in <br />Louisville), Samuel Roop worked as a stationary engineer at an area coal mine. Records <br />1 <br />