The Manor House

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The Manor house is one of the best and finest restaurants in the Denver Area. Highly recommended.

"The Manor House has become one of Colorado's finest examples of an American-Georgian Southern style mansion. It was built in 1914 by John Shaffer for the sum of $100,000. Shaffer named the ranch after his two sons, Kent and Carroll.

The historic house was opened as a restaurant in December 1990. The utmost care has been taken to preserve the original architectural intent inherent in this fine structure. The 8,000 square foot Manor House was originally surrounded by the Ken Caryl Cattle Ranch which covered 28,000 acres.

Shaffer was responsible for bringing Hereford Cattle to Colorado. He was editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, and the owner of the Chicago Post and Rocky Mountain News. He was a patron of the arts and spearheaded the funds necessary to build Chicago's opera house. Mr. Shaffer would engage opera companies to perform at the Denver Auditorium and would house the cast and the Manor House and Ranch. There were 16 cottages on his acreage and the Manor House itself had six bedrooms and four baths.

The Manor House entertained frequent guests such as Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, as well as industrial chieftains from around the world."

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