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Resource Number: 5BL8041 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 3 of 5) V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Commerce and Trade / Department Store 32. Intermediate use(s): Commerce and Trade / Department Store 33. Current use(s): Commerce and Trade / Restaurant 34. Site type(s): commercial building 35. Historical Background Sanborn insurance maps reveal that the first building on this lot was a small dwelling constructed prior to 1893. By 1900, a larger building was located here, and served as a barbershop, as well as a dwelling. The property's extant structure was constructed in 1902. In its early years, this building housed a second hand store, reportedly operated by Powers and McQuain. By 1940, this was where the Romano Restaurant was located. Celiste (Celeste) and Angelina Romano had come to Louisville in the years prior to 1916, and for many years ran a billiards hall on Main Street. The Romano Restaurant was in business here until the early 1960s, when it was replaced by Pasquale's Restaurant and Bar. Pasquale's was in business here for more than thirty years, and became a Louisville institution before it closed in 1997. The property's current commercial tenant, The Druids Arms tavern, has been located here since 1998. 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. Conarroe, Carolyn. The Louisville Story, Louisville: Louisville Times Inc., 1978. Mehls, Steven F., and Mehls, Carol Drake. "Colorado Historical Society, Historic Building Inventory Record", (809 Main Street), July 28, 1985. On file at the Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Denver, CO. Polk'sBoulder County Directory [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company Publishers. Polk's Longmont City Directory, [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company, Publishers, 1966 - 1997. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, dated August 1893, November 1900, and August 1908.