Lewis House - Lafayette, Colorado
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N 39° 59.888 W 105° 05.376
13S E 492351 N 4427553
A miner's house that was moved and is now a miners museum.
Waymark Code: WM8882
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2010
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From the Lafayette Historical Society: (
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The Lewis House was originally constructed at the Gladstone Coal Mine, north of Lafayette. During the coal strike of 1910 the house was moved by the original owner, Oscar Padfield, to its current location on East Simpson Street. In 1913 William Lewis purchased the house and the Lewis family retained ownership until 1976, when the Lafayette Historical Society acquired it and renovated it for use as the Lafayette Miners' Museum. The museum is now owned by the City of Lafayette, and houses a vast store of memorabilia from the mining era.