Design and Merchandising Glenwood Springs Buildings

The Glenwood Springs Hydroelectric Plant is located in Glenwood Springs at 601 E 6th Street. It was built by Walter B. Devereux and designed by Theodore Von Rosenburg in a mix of industrial and residential styles to help the building blend in with the surrounding environment. Constructed in 1888, the Glenwood Springs Hydroelectric Plant ran electricity to all of Glenwood Springs until 1961 and was powered by water from No Name Creek and Grizzly Creek.

The Glenwood Springs Hydroelectric Plant was used to power Hotel Colorado since it opened its doors in 1897 and brought power to Glenwood Springs before New York City had electric power. Today, the building is used as the Glenwood Springs Community Art Center. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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Hotel Colorado is located in Glenwood Springs at 526 Pine Street. It was designed by Boring, Tilton, and Mellon Architecture and was funded by Walter B. Devereux in the Italian Renaissance style inspired by the Villa de Medici in Italy. Constructed in 1893, Hotel Colorado has served guests and locals of Glenwood Springs and connected them to the famous hot springs and mountain environment.

Hotel Colorado has served some very prominent historic figures such as US President Theodore Roosevelt, US President Herbert Hoover, the “Unsinkable” Molly Brown, Diamond Jack Alterie, Al Capone, US President William Howard Taft, and Buffalo Bill. The hotel is celebrating 130 years in operation and could be considered the most notable historic building in Glenwood Springs. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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The Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse is located in Parachute at 7235 County Road 300. It was built by a group of local farmers in the typical rural one-room schoolhouse style Constructed in 1897 and then added onto in 1907, the Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse served as a school until 1947 and was the first historic schoolhouse in Garfield County nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.

There were at times almost 70 students in attendance at the school. The building was used as a community gathering center for events such as weddings, dances, potluck dinners, and farmers union meetings. The schoolhouse is built of locally quarried rock hauled up to the school by farmers. Currently, the building is owned by the Grand Valley Historical Society and hosts events for the community and helps educate people about what life was like in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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The US White River National Forest Supervisor Headquarters is located in Glenwood Springs at 900 Grand Avenue. It was designed by James A. Wetmore and Colorado Congressman Edward T. Taylor pushed for the building’s funding. The building was built in the neoclassical style. Constructed in 1901, and then expanded on in 1917-1918, the US White River National Forest Supervisor Headquarters was originally used as a bank, and then as a post office from 1918 to 1965, and as the Forest Service headquarters starting in 1925.

The White River National Forest was the second forest to be preserved by executive order in the US. It was the first national forest in Colorado and was established in 1891. The building houses a mural by Frank Mechau, and was one of many Works Progress Administration murals in many government buildings throughout the 1930s. Currently, the building still has some unique features that are still intact from when it was used as a bank, including a large safe.

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The Wasson McKay Place is located in Parachute at 259 Cardinal Way. The designer of the building is unknown but the residence is representative of the late Victorian style with elements of the Pioneer Log style. Constructed in 1902, with an addition added in 1909, Wasson McKay Place was home to the Wasson-McKay family where they lived and ranched on the property, as well as grew a variety of fruits in their small orchard.

The Wasson-McKay Place is owned by the town of Parachute after long-time owner Evelyn Wasson-McKay passed away and wrote in her will that if her children did not want to take possession of the house, it was to be given to the town and added to the National Register of Historic Places. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

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The Four Mile Creek Bed and Breakfast is located just outside downtown Glenwood Springs at 6471 County Road 117. It was built by the Earnest Family on a property owned by Peter Kirchen in the log bungalow style. Constructed in 1915, the barn was the first to be built on the property, preceded by the construction of the house in 1926.

The Earnest Ranch, the former name of the bed and breakfast, was a dairy farm and was a notable example of what life was like living on a ranch in the early 1900s. The Four Mile Creek Bed & Breakfast is currently run by Jim and Sherill Hawkins. The Hawkins family obtained the property and completely salvaged the barn from collapsing in on itself. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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The Missouri Heights Schoolhouse is located in Carbondale at 498 County Road 102. It was built under the instruction and leadership of Fred Holgate in the typical one-room rural schoolhouse style. Constructed in 1917, the original site of the Missouri Heights Schoolhouse had a school building, a teacherage, a coal shed, and two outhouses. The school had to be built in a short amount of time because it was built by local ranchers and farmers which meant it had to be constructed after peak farming season and before intense winter weather.

The Missouri Heights Schoolhouse was used as a school from 1917 to 1956. In 1965 the school property was sold to the Missouri Heights Community League and then from 2002 to 2008 underwent historic preservation renovations to return the building to its former glory. The school is significant to the local and state level, showing the development of ranching and the valley area during the late 1800s and early 1900s. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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