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Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colorado)

USA / Colorado / Manitou Springs / Manitou Springs, Colorado / Cañon Avenue, 306
 hotel, building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Queen Anne style (architecture)
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The Cliff House, a historic hotel building and local landmark in the Queen Anne style.

The Cliff House was the largest and most prestigious of the grand resort hotels of Manitou Springs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is the only one that operates as a hotel today.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Featured in the Manitou Springs Historic Plaque Walking Tour: www.manitouspringsgov.com/library/documents/general/map...

History:

The Cliff House began as a 20-room hotel, built in 1874 by Thomas T. Shurtleff and William A. Webster.

In 1876 it was purchased by Edward E. Nichols, who expanded it several times, eventually to over 200 rooms.

It was later taken over by Nichols' son, Edward E. Nichols Jr.

It continued to operate as a hotel until the 1960s, when it was converted to apartments. It suffered a major fire in 1982, after which it sat vacant for 16 years.

In 1999 it re-opened, once again as a premier luxury resort hotel.

Nichols Sr. and Jr. both served terms as mayor of Manitou Springs.

Historic photos:

digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll22,2363
digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll22,2315
digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll22,26787
digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll22,2317
digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll22,2387
digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll21,6353
digital.denverlibrary.org/u?/p15330coll21,10978
cdm15981.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15981co...
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Coordinates:   38°51'34"N   104°55'2"W
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