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Louisville Historical Museum <br />Department of Library & Museum Services <br />City of Louisville, Colorado <br />June 2017 <br />LLCityof <br />Louisville <br />COLORA,DO • SINCE 1878 <br />421 East St. History (seven historic structures) <br />Legal Description: Tract 704A (less certain specific strips of land), Louisville, Colorado; also <br />known as part of Section 8, T1S, R69W. This parcel was not platted as part of a historic <br />Louisville subdivision. <br />Year of Construction: See specific structure histories below <br />Summary: Pasquale Romano and Filomena Mancini Romano acquired property in this area in <br />1906 and divided it among their three daughters. They conveyed ownership of this particular <br />tract to their daughter, Mary Romano. Ownership has passed down to her descendants, with <br />the result being that descendants of the Romano family have owned it for about 111 years. Five <br />generations of this Louisville family have been owners. Family members lived in some of the <br />houses on the tract, and some of the houses have been rentals. <br />Romano Family Ownership, 1906-current (111 years) <br />Union Pacific Coal Company obtained ownership of this property. It appears that it obtained the <br />property in the 1880s or 1890s, possibly from the Union Coal Company, along with other <br />property in this area, including what would become the Louisville Grain Elevator parcel. In <br />1905, Union Pacific Coal Company sold this parcel and other parcels to Peter Murphy. He then <br />sold this parcel to Pasqual Romano (1860-1935) and Filomena Mancini Romano (1856-1940) in <br />1906. (He also sold nearby property that has the address of 301 East to Gelsomino "George" <br />Romano and Annunciata Romano in 1907, but a familial relationship between Pasqual Romano <br />and George Romano could not be found.) <br />Both Pasquale and Filomena Romano were born in Italy. They came to the U.S. in the late 1880s <br />and settled in Pocatello, Idaho. Their daughters Mary (1893-1988) and Jennie (1896-1985) were <br />born in Idaho. Their daughter Lena (1899-1979) was born in Colorado. The family is shown as <br />living in Louisville at the time of the 1900 census. (Filomena Mancini Romano is believed to <br />have been related to Nick Mancini, also known as Nicola Mangini, who was often shown as <br />