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According to a current Louisville resident who heard about the swimming pool from her <br />mother, who was about the same age as the older Romeo children, it was a concrete <br />pool that was filled with well water that is prevalent in that part of old town Louisville. <br />Monty Werdersheim Ownership, 1919-1923 <br />In 1919, the Romeo family moved to Denver and Tony Romeo began to operate a pool <br />hall in a building where they also lived at 3800 Wynkoop, seen here with the family in <br />front: <br />Interestingly, Tony Romeo sold 701 Garfield to the person who previously operated that <br />pool hall (which had been a liquor store and general merchandise store prior to the <br />advent of Prohibition in Colorado in 1916). It seems possible that they did a property <br />swap, but this has not been confirmed. It is thought that Monty Werdersheim never <br />lived at 701 Garfield, but the identity of any renters is also not known. <br />Binks Family Ownership, 1923-1967 <br />John "Jack" Binks (1886-1966) purchased 701 Garfield in 1923. He also purchased the <br />lots to the north from their owner, and these lots eventually became 725 Garfield. He <br />was born in England and he worked as a coal miner. He and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in <br />the house with their children, George and Elizabeth. In 1948, he transferred ownership <br />from just himself to himself and his wife, Elizabeth (born about 1889). In 1967, his estate <br />sold 701 Garfield and the lots to the north. <br />The following images show the photo of the house from the 1948 County Assessor card <br />and a ground layout sketch of the house at that time, during the ownership by the Binks <br />family. The 1948 Assessor card noted a garage on the property, with no year of <br />construction stated. The 34' by 34' house was 1,156 square feet at the time. <br />11 <br />