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Bridget Bacon <br />Louisville Historical Museum <br />Department of Cultural Services <br />City of Louisville, Colorado <br />June 2023 <br />I la Cityr <br />Om Louisville <br />COLORADO - SINCE 1878 <br />917 Rex St., Louisville, Colorado <br />Legal Description: Lots 18-20, Block 5, Murphy Place <br />Year of Construction: 1936 <br />Summary: French families owned this Bungalow -style house located in Louisville's Frenchtown <br />neighborhood from the 1930s to the 1960s. <br />History of Murphy Place Subdivision <br />Peter F. Murphy platted the subdivision of Murphy Place in 1907. He did so as President of the <br />Louisville Realty & Securities Company. It became the location of Louisville's Frenchtown <br />neighborhood, described in the lead article of the Spring 2016 issue of the Louisville Historian, <br />"Being French in Louisville," located here: <br />https://www.louisvilleco.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=9908 . <br />Hugo Machin Ownership of Parcel, 1907-1935 <br />In 1907, Louisville Realty & Securities Company sold this parcel (consisting of Lots 18, 19, and <br />20) to Hugo Machin (1884-1966). Machin lived elsewhere in Louisville and in Boulder, and no <br />evidence was found that would suggest that he built a house on the property. The 1909 <br />Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville does not show a structure on the lots. <br />Warembourg Ownership, 1935-1942; Date of Construction <br />In 1935, Hugo Machin sold the parcel at 917 Rex to Victor Warembourg. (The transcription of <br />his name misspelled it as "Waremsbourg" for this transaction only.) <br />Boulder County gives 1936 as the date of construction for 917 Rex, both on the 1948 Assessor <br />Card and on the Boulder County website. Boulder County has been found to be in error with <br />1 <br />