BEYOND THE BUILDINGS: Diverse Voices from the Past
Click on the posts below to learn about the people and stories behind properties conserved by the Colorado Historical Foundation.
Allowing Historic Buildings to Evolve and Thrive
Peak Fitness, fka the Spur Theater, La Veta, Colorado 2023 Temple Israel Museum, Leadville, Colorado 2023 Holden Block, Pueblo, Colorado 2023 Elbert County Women's Club, aka…
October 18, 2023
Places Shaped by Colorado's Railroads
Hough Building, Lake City 2021 Rose Lime Kiln, Hinsdale County 2022 D&RG Depot, Westcliffe 2023 Como Hotel and Depot 2022 Midland Depot, Divide 2023 D&NO Section House, Elizabeth…
September 11, 2023
Temple Israel: A Lake County Frontier Synagogue
Minette Miller, born in Leadville, Colorado in 1894, worshiped at Temple Israel and is buried in Leadville's Hebrew Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Temple Israel Museum Collection.…
September 8, 2022
Wink's Panorama: A Gilpin County African-American Oasis
Wendall “Wink” Hamlet (left) poses for a photo with his brother, Clarence, in the 1950s. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library Special Collections. Children stand in front of a…
August 4, 2022
La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U.): A Conejos County Civil Rights…
Top: Members of theLaSociedadProtección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U.) Concilio Superior in Antonito pose on the south side of the building in 1938, Photo Courtesy…
June 30, 2022
Perry-Mansfield: A Routt County Creative Legacy
Top: Perry Mansfield students strike a pose on the Main Lodge. Above: Camp founders Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield. Photos courtesy of Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts…
June 20, 2022