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DAJDESIGN <br />ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS <br />According to the Drumm's map of Louisville, there was not a house on the property in 1909, so it is assumed <br />that the Romano family built a house after purchasing the lot. The County Assessor's records state that the <br />house was built in 1912. The earliest Museum directory shows the Romano family living on La Farge in 1915, <br />so it is likely that the date of construction is c. 1912-1915. <br />rr <br />12 <br />� 9 <br />z <br />v la c <br />�- xu 5 <br />2.1.� 3 <br />- 23 95I E4 <br />=z <br />s•� Yss f ' <br />AN�� 9 <br />i <br />6 'Po 5 <br />Few, I <br />� 2 ; <br />Drumm's 1909 Map of Louisville. No building is shown on Lo�tts��1�113 and 14, Block 1. <br />Celeste Romano, who was born in Italy in 1877, played an important role in Louisville history as a high -profile <br />businessman on Main Street. He operated the same business for about 50 years, from about 1910 to 1960. The <br />establishment was known by locals as "Celeste's" (pronounced "Sheleste's" or "Cheleste's"), whether its focus <br />at the particular time was on being a saloon, a pool hall, or a restaurant. It was located at 809 Main Street. <br />Celeste's is particularly remembered by today's older Louisville residents as the place where, as children, they <br />would go to get extremely generous scoops of ice cream (but it was also a hangout for coal miners after work, <br />and alcohol was served). <br />In 1915, Angelina transferred the ownership of 1040 La Farge to her husband Celeste Romano's name. During <br />the time that Angelina and Celeste lived at this house, Prohibition went into effect in Colorado in 1916. While <br />Celeste had previously owned a saloon, he changed the business to become a soda parlor. However, <br />newspaper accounts in 1918 show Celeste Romano was arrested for bootlegging and fined for possessing "a <br />large quantity of wet goods of Hercule[an] strength" after a raid on his establishment. In 1922, shortly after <br />purchasing a new car, Celeste Romano was in a car accident with F.B.R. Hellems, a dean at the University of <br />Colorado. Hellem's wife Margaret was killed. Celeste Romano, Angelina, their two daughters and Angelina's <br />mother were uninjured. <br />1040 LaFarge PAGE - 6 <br />