Ignazt Meyer Building - Central City, CO - Colorado Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The plaque reads:

THE IGNATZ MEYER BUILDING

The major fire in Central City on May 21, 1874 nearly wiped out the commercial district of the city. The new building was completed by November 1st of the same year and B. F. Pease operated a dry goods store at the location for nearly 10 years. For a time there was an undertaking parlor situated on the property, but the longest residing business was the office of the Observer Publishing Co. which published the Gilpin County Observer newspaper. At the turn of the century, Ignatz Meyer came into possession of the building and in 1901 he added a second story and had the main floor modernized. Ignatz's saloon became one of the principle businesses in the city until prohibition forced a change in the nature of the business, which became that of a pool hall. After being sold at a tax sale twice in the 1930's, Henry Toll purchased the building in 1940. In 1948 the property returned to the business of selling alcohol when it became Emmy Wilson's famous, and infamous, Glory Hole Tavern.

Restoration completed March 1st, 1992

Group or Groups Responsible for Placement: Gilpin Historical Society County or City: Central City Date Dedicated: Unknown Check here for Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

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