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Frontier Historical Museum

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1905. 1001 Colorado Ave. (southwest corner of 10th St.)

This home on a quiet, tree-shaded street was converted in 1963 to a house museum with collections of old photos, animal skulls, and hats. The basement houses the Frontier Historical Society's archives, while the master bedroom features a model coal mine jammed with memorabilia. An oversized dormer and awkward-looking new brick columns on the full-length front porch make the house less graceful than many neighboring Victorian and bungalow dwellings.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Thomas J. Noel
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What's Nearby

First Church of Christ Scientist
First Presbyterian Church
White River National Forest, U.S. Forest Service Headquarters
Kaiser House
Garfield County Courthouse

Citation

Thomas J. Noel, "Frontier Historical Museum", [Glenwood Springs, Colorado], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-GF09.

Print Source

Buildings of Colorado, Thomas J. Noel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, 482-482.

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