Briarhurst Manor (Manitou Springs, Colorado)
USA /
Colorado /
Manitou Springs /
Manitou Springs, Colorado /
Manitou Avenue, 404
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/ USA
/ Colorado
/ Manitou Springs
World / United States / Colorado
mansion / manor house / villa, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Gothic revival (architecture)
Briarhurst Manor, the historic Gothic Revival "manor house" home of Manitou Springs town founder Dr. William Abraham Bell.
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:
Dr. Bell was an English physician and business partner of General William Palmer. The two founded several businesses together, including the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Colorado Springs Company (the real estate development company that originally developed Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs). Bell is widely regarded as the founder of Manitou Springs, while Palmer gets credit for founding Colorado Springs.
Bell also served as the first mayor of Manitou Springs.
Briarhurst Manor was built in 1887 to replace Bell's original "cottage", which was built on the same site in 1872 and burned down in 1886.
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:
Dr. Bell was an English physician and business partner of General William Palmer. The two founded several businesses together, including the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Colorado Springs Company (the real estate development company that originally developed Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs). Bell is widely regarded as the founder of Manitou Springs, while Palmer gets credit for founding Colorado Springs.
Bell also served as the first mayor of Manitou Springs.
Briarhurst Manor was built in 1887 to replace Bell's original "cottage", which was built on the same site in 1872 and burned down in 1886.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briarhurst
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°51'30"N 104°54'16"W
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