Lorenz Building - Steamboat Springs, CO - Colorado Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The plaque reads:

LORENZ BUILDING

This building was built in 1893. In
1898, J.W. Hugus & Co. bought it and
used it as part of their general
store. The Routt County Courthouse
was moved here from Hahns Park in
1912 and remained until 1923. In
the early 1930s a dance hall was
upstairs. Don Lorenz, who later
became district judge, purchased
the building in 1958 for his law
office.

TREAD OF PIONEERS MUSEUM
PLAQUE PROGRAM, 1994

"If you plan to take an historic walking tour of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, take a look at the Lorenz building on Lincoln Avenue. It was built in 1893 and used as a store. Then, in 1912, the building became the first courthouse in Steamboat Springs. The courtroom occupied the upper floor and the clerk, treasurer, and jail were situated the ground floor. The jail, which had wooden doors, served as the courthouse until the present courthouse was completed in 1923. In the early 1930's, a dance hall named the Social Benefit Association hall was upstairs from the courthouse. Today, the Lorenz building is used for office space and retail business." (from (visit link) )

Group or Groups Responsible for Placement: TREAD OF PIONEERS MUSEUM County or City: Steamboat Springs Date Dedicated: 1994 Check here for Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new or if you were able to take any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark. If possible, please post a photo of you at the marker OR your GPS at the marker location OR some other creative way to prove you visited. If you know of any additional links not already mentioned about this bit of Colorado history, go ahead and include that in your log!

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   05/14/2013 M2H visited it 05/14/2013 M2H visited it

View all visits/logs