226 Redstone Blvd., Redstone Historic District - Redstone, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 10.918 W 107° 14.320
13S E 306637 N 4339357
Most of the contributing buildings in Redstone have been lovingly restored and either continue as homes and business locations.
Waymark Code: WMFP3R
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2012
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"0226 Redstone Blvd. One-and-a-half story Dutch Colonial Revival style dwelling with symmetrical facade. Side gambrel roof, covered with wood shingles has flared second story overhang. Gambrel ends have recessed arches and paired windows as well as band of three windows. Two, small, gabled dormers on facade, which have windows with nine lights, and curved undersides which mimic porch gable and gambrel ends. Projecting entrance bay with gabled roof supported by slender, squared, wooden columns. Gable end of porch features decorative wood shingles. Wooden balustrade. Center door with sidelights divided into three vertical panes. On either side of
entrance is a band of three double-hung windows with false shutters. Stone foundation with basement windows with three lights. House occupies large corner lot with mature trees. The although the house originally had wood shingle siding, the addition of modern siding has not significantly altered the historic integrity of the house as all other original details are apparent." (from (
visit link) , section 7, pg. 6 )
"The Redstone Historic District is located in and near the unincorporated community of that name in western Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. It includes the original community of Redstone as built by Colorado Fuel and Iron (CFI) for the coal miners it employed. In 1989 it was recognized as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Redstone was originally a company town. John Cleveland Osgood, CFI's president at the time, spent lavishly to create quality housing for miners and their families, as well as various other public buildings, in an effort to forestall unionization. Architect Theodore Boal designed simple yet attractive structures by adapting various Victorian architectural styles. The district includes as contributing properties Osgood's estate, Cleveholm, and the Redstone Inn.
At first very populous and successful due to the high production capacity of the nearby coke ovens, Redstone was almost abandoned within a decade when it became too costly to transport coke from the remote community to CFI's new steel mill. A handful of residents remained, keeping Redstone from becoming another one of Colorado's many ghost towns. Some of its original buildings were demolished over the years. Eventually the town rebounded slightly and today is home to a small arts community; many of the remaining buildings have been restored. It is one of the few intact company towns remaining in the state." (from (
visit link) )