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Glenwood Springs Historical Society archive: Holliday home

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This photo of the Hotel Glenwood was taken circa 1890. It was built in stages by William Gelder, Frank Enzensperger, and Isaac Cooper. Construction on this building began in 1886 and was completed in 1887 at a cost of $150,000. The Aspen Daily Times called it an “object of pride” and “the finest hotel outside the city of Denver.” Hotel Glenwood hosted a dinner for then Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. However, its most infamous lodger was John Henry “Doc” Holliday who died there in 1887. The Hotel burned down in December of 1945 and in its location today is Bullock’s Department Store. The nonprofit Glenwood Springs Historical Society, founded 1964, preserves and shares the town’s unique history at the Frontier History Museum and provides additional public programs. Information about the museum events, and membership are at GlenwoodHistory.org.
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