Question: Where in Florida is the only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
Answer: The Venetian Pool in Coral Gables
The largest freshwater swimming pool in the U.S., the one-of-a-kind Venetian Pool in Coral Gables is emptied and refilled every day during the summer just to keep the waters fresh and clean. Coral Gables founder and real estate developer George Merrick opened the Venetian pool in 1924 as the Venetian Casino. Merrick, in partnership with artist Denman Fink and architect Phineas Paist, constructed the pool from the remains of an abandoned coral rock quarry.
