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Real estate appraisal card. 415 E. 1st Street, lots 8-10, block 25, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1895. The 1903-04 city directory indicated that the family of Samuel G. Vandenburg lived here. Samuel Vandenburg, born about 1855 in Ohio, worked as a railroad conductor. His wife, Emma, was born about 1868 in Illinois. Their son, Harry, was born about 1891 in Colorado. Also living with the family was a female boarder...
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Real estate appraisal card. 233 E. 1st Street, lots 4-5, block 23, in Salida, Colorado. The 1903-04 city directory indicated that Ada Jane McNichol (b. 1874) lived here and offered furnished rooms for rent in this building. Her family included her husband Alexander McNichol, an engineer with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and their two daughters. A nurse, Ella Nelson, roomed with them in 1903. Originally from Pennsylvania, Mrs. McNichol died...
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Real estate appraisal card. 340 E. 1st Street, lots 23-24, block 2, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built about 1903-04. The 1911-12 city directory indicated that Frank W. and George F. Wilkins, both teamsters, lived here. Eugene G. Luhorn (b.1889), a helper for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and his wife Anna M. (b.1887) also lived here. Eugene was born in Texas, although his father was from New Hampshire and his mother was from Ireland. Anna's...
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Real estate appraisal card. 345 E. 1st Street, lots 1-3, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. A January 1, 1885 edition of the Salida Mail includes a drawing of this house and identifies it as the residence of Judge Bowne. John Berdette Bowne, a real estate man and one of Salida's pioneers, lived here until his death in February 1924. When he was six, his parents moved to Barry County, Michigan, where he grew up and eventually ran a country store. John...
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Real estate appraisal card. 315 E. 1st Street, lots 9 & 10, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1882 and 1888. In 1903, Melvin J. and Margaret J. Ruland occupied this house. They had two sons, Elmer (14) and Myron J (20). Mr. Ruland was born in 1856 in New York. Mrs. Ruland was born in 1864 in Iowa. Mr. Ruland was employed as an engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande, until his death at the age of 46, on November 1, 1903....
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Real estate appraisal card. 318 & 320 E. 1st Street, lots 18-20, block 2, in Salida, Colorado. The eastern portion of this building (320 E. First Street) dates to before 1892, while the western setback section (318 E. First Street) was built between 1909 and 1911. Charles F. and Belle Foote were listed at this address in the 1903-04 city directory. The couple apparently rented out rooms in the house, for four railroad conductors, an engineer, and...
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Real estate appraisal card. 327 E. 1st Street, lots 6-8, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This parcel previously contained a house built between 1898 and 1904. The Assessor reports that the current building was built in 1960. The building was erected to function as a doctors' office. The 1965 city directory indicates that two doctors, Leonardi and Mehos (physicians and surgeons) were partners with offices here. History Colorado's Architectural...
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Real estate appraisal card. 331 E. 1st Street, lots 4-5, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. John H. "Old Jack" Julien, a railroad engineer, and his wife Amber, built this home in 1888, the year after they were married. This address is listed in the first available Salida City Directory of 1903-04. Mr. Julien was born on November 27, 1861 on a farm in Delphi, Indiana, to Ellis and Martha Julien. He decided to go west when he turned 18, and got a job...
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Real estate appraisal card. 309 W. 1st Street, part of block 19, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing.
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Real estate appraisal card. 310 W. 1st Street, part of block 6, in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 230 E. 1st Street, lots 21 & 22, block 3, in Salida, Colorado. This dwelling was built between 1893 and 1898 according to Sanborn maps. The assessor's 1914 year of construction is not correct. The house has always been addressed 230 E. 1st St. The 1911-12 city directory lists Eugene A. Hatch at this address. He was an engineer for the D&RG Railroad. Hatch had previously been listed next door at 224 E. St. In 1922-23...
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Real estate appraisal card. 309 W. 1st Street, lots 4 & 5, block 19, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing.
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Denver & Rio Grande Hospital in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
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Denver & Rio Grande Hospital in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
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Real estate appraisal card. 148 E. 1st Street, lots 23-26, block 4, in Salida, Colorado. This lot was shown as vacant on Sanborn maps of 1886 and 1888. The 1890 Sanborn map indicated that the western section of the building was "being built." The building is shown on the 1893 map, with a meat store furthest west, a boot and shoe store in the center, and a millinery on the east end. Center stairs led to the upper story. The 1904 Sanborn map showed...
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Argys Brothers Garage on 221 E. 1st Street. The St. Clair Hotel is visible on the far side of photo. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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Real estate appraisal card. 211 W. 1st Street, Imp. on R.R. right of way, block 20, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected about 1902 as the plant of the Salida Bottling Company; the tracks of the Gunnison branch of the D&RG Railroad lay immediately west of the building. The building does not appear on the 1898 Sanborn map but ls shown on the 1904 edition. The building is shown on a 1902 overview photograph of the city and a close up...
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Real estate appraisal card. 812 W. 1st Street, lots 3 & 4, block 13, in Salida, Colorado.
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Tom Irwin's was located at 139 W. 3rd Street in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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Real estate appraisal card. 302 W. 1st Street, lot 23-25, block 6, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing.