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150yearsandcountingRhonda [email protected]

It was a look back in time as we assembled a selection of sto-

ries for the 2011 Douglas County Guide, honoring

the county’s 150th an-niversary. And what we found is that nowhere else is the adage more

fitting : “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”

The county turns 150 years old on Nov. 1,

marking the day in 1861 when the Colorado Territorial Legisla-ture created the state’s original

17 counties in the Colorado Ter-ritory. At the time, the county seat was in Franktown and, by 1874, moved to its present loca-tion in Castle Rock. According to the history books, that was the same year the county’s boundar-ies were re-drawn, merging most of the eastern portion of the county with Elbert County.

As many residents will tell you, few places in Colorado of-fer the diversity of lifestyle that can be found in Douglas County, from the bustling communities of Highlands Ranch and Parker to the historic ranches in the county’s southern regions. In be-

tween, the rural lifestyle thrives among the soccer moms, pro-fessionals and growing families that choose Douglas County as their permanent home.

For years, the U.S. Census Bureau has pointed to Doug-las County as one of the fastest growing counties in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010 the county population increased more than 62 percent, with more than 285,460 residents counted in the most recent census.

And despite the growth and ongoing march of modern de-velopment, those residents can

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step out their front door and step into pieces of history that aren’t much different than they were more than 100 years ago.

From the historic buildings of Castle Rock, including a local

café with a storied past, to the storefronts in Sedalia, where res-idents protect their history with artistic resolve, celebrating the county’s history is more than just a one-day ceremony – it is for

many who call Douglas County home … a way of life.

We hope you enjoy our look back at pieces of the county’s history and …. Happy Anniver-sary Douglas County. ■

DouglasCounty

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Named for: Stephen A. Douglas

County seatCastle Rock

Highest populationHighlands Ranch

County Websitewww.douglas.co.us

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B&BCafé-afadinghistoryRhonda [email protected]

No reflection of Castle Rock’s history is complete without a look at the happenings at the B & B Café on Third and Wil-cox streets. The café was built in 1899 as a livery stable on Cas-tle Rock’s main street and was owned by a husband and wife team who called it Benton and Benton, after the family name.

As horses became outdat-ed, Mrs. Benton began sell-ing baked goods to travelers. Around 1902, the couple short-ened the name to the B&B Café and, within 10 years, the build-ing was completely finished – in nearly the same state as it stands today. The south side of the building was the original meat market and the north side of the building is where one of the more colorful B&B stories took place.

The bullet hole in the ceiling attests to the day on Feb. 14, 1946, when Castle Rock’s Mar-shal, Ray Lewis, was shot dead by escaped prisoner Manuel Perez. The bullet hole remains there today, a tiny flaw in the original tin ceiling that wel-comes visitors to the B&B.

But if history is at all times re-writing itself, the ceiling might be the only thing remaining when the B&B shuts its doors for the first time in more than 100 years. Unless the owner of the café can come to an agreement with the owner of the building, come February 2011, the B&B Café will close its doors for good.

Present owner Angela Hoop-er provides the history lessons

Historic café slated for closure

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that go with the building and hosts as many as 2,000 school children each year with historic tours and lessons from the walls of the B&B. Hooper is preparing for a new kind of history to write itself, as she readies to close the restaurant and take much of its history with her.

Hooper’s mother purchased the business in 1982 and enlisted the help of her daughter to run the restaurant. Hooper raised her family under the umbrella of the B&B and, until her mother’s death in 2005, three generations of her family worked at the res-taurant.

A native of Castle Rock, Hooper remembers the days when prisoners of the original Douglas County courthouse were escorted by armed guard across Wilcox Street to dine at

the B&B. For years, the court-house was without a kitchen and the B&B provided meals for prisoners housed in Douglas County, Hooper said.

At around that time, in 1978, Hooper was among the teenage girls questioned about the fiery destruction of the courthouse, after a young girl burnt it down because her boyfriend was ar-rested for drunk driving. She has hosted governors, senators, football players and an endless parade of locals who flock to the B&B for its all-American dining experience.

That experience will soon end as the result of a lease dispute that has spanned more than two years. If Hooper and her landlord continue on their pres-ent course, the B&B will close on Feb. 28, 2012, the last day

Hooper has to vacate the build-ing. Today, Hooper displays the final letter from her landlord on the front door of the café.

Between now and the dead-line date, she plans on stripping everything to the walls, includ-ing the bar, equipment and even the Black Cap shoe shining sign that welcomed servicemen during WWII. The sign was un-earthed behind some drywall during a renovation and is rec-ognized to this day by old timers who remember stopping at the B&B to keep their military foot-wear in tip top shape.

“I have been told to get my restaurant out which means af-ter 108 years the café is going to shut down,” Hooper said. “I’m looking at other buildings but it’s not the same because the history is not in the other build-ings. Everything will be down to

the wall by Feb. 28, (2012).”Hooper has received peti-

tions from hundreds of local schoolchildren who want to see the restaurant remain open. Her original hope was to sell the restaurant for its present value. After months of failed negotia-tions, she is resolved to walking away and focusing her energies on the B&B’s new incarnation, a Kiowa café named after her late mother, Patty Ann’s Cafe.

“I still think the kids should be able to come see (the B&B) and hear the stories,” Hooper said. “It’s not about profit or loss or anything, I just think this would be a big fat loss for the town no matter what.”

Visitors can share a taste of Castle Rock’s history at the B&B Café, open for breakfast and lunch at 322 Wilcox Street in Castle Rock. ■

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In 1862, a territorial Post Of-fice was established in Hunts-ville and reestablished in 1869, with the name changed to Larkspur in 1871. It has been in continuous operation since, ac-cording to the Larkspur Histori-cal Society website. It adds that the town’s name was chosen by Elizabeth Hunt, wife of the gov-ernor, after the flower that grew in profusion there.

The site was selected by the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-road which was constructing to the south and found fuel and water conveniently. From Lark-spur, milk and dairy products, lumber, cattle and mined prod-ucts were shipped to Denver

A one room school house was built in 1872, later replaced by a brick schoolhouse that stands today, lovingly cared for by the Larkspur Historical Society which hosts occasional events in it.

By the 1920s, Larkspur was considered to be a health and summer resort. People came to recover from tuberculosis and simply to escape the sum-mer heat in the city. In 1915, the American Federation of Human Rights, a co-Masonic fraternal order which admitted women, was incorporated and bought 500 acres in Larkspur as international head-quarters. A handsome admin-istrative building stands today

and the compound provided a retirement place. Now, there are assorted homes that are rented. The headquarters building was placed on the Na-tional Register of Historic Plac-es in 1998 and is also a Douglas County historic site.

A promotional article by W.A. and J.H. Saare on the historical society website is dated 1921 and includes the downtown

photo shown, as well as the Santa Fe Depot, with milk cans awaiting train transport into

Denver. It speaks of the avail-ability of two train lines and the nearby ranches where prize winning cattle were raised. Mr. Frink had plants at various places in Douglas County and a facility in Den-ver from which he delivered milk to homes.

Potash from the nearby mine was shipped to be refined in a mill made from a former

brewery in Denver and north of town was a clay mine, which provided material for sewer pipes and pottery. It can be seen on a hillside north of what is now Jelly-stone Park.

Larkspur Town Manager/clerk Matt Krimmer, whose of-fice is in the city hall (once

a residence) at 9524 South Spruce Mountain Road, has an extensive acquaintance with the town’s buildings past and present. He provided a pan-oramic photograph copied from one at his office, taken in the 1920s, with houses labeled as to past and present owners, as well as commercial build-ings, including those washed away by the 1965 flood. History buffs will enjoy standing with a copy of it and looking west.

ABOVE: Santa Fe Depot with milk cans from Carlson Frink Creamery, courtesy of Larkspur Historical Society.BELOW: Downtown Larkspur @ 1921. Courtesy of the American Federation of Human Rights.

Larkspur...ThenandNowLarkspur treasures it’s history as it looks to the future

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Thirty-five years ago, the Renaissance Festival became part of Larkspur’s mix, bringing thousands of visitors during its two month summer run.

While some residents have high tech home-based busi-nesses and others commute to Denver, Colorado Springs and points in between, the small, one stop sign downtown re-tains a patina developed over the years.

To the west one finds a mix of large properties, weathered outbuildings, new and elegant homes and barns, expanses of green, with horses, cattle and an occasional llama or herd of goats. Foothills and blue skies provide a stunning backdrop to an idyllic setting. Some of the area ranches have a history that dates back more than 100 years

and the Centennial Ranches offer another fascinating seg-ment in Douglas County his-tory.

A new development in town is in the local park, at the east edge of Larkspur, which has new, heavily-used playground equipment. Also, with funds from the county and the state, the 1.3 mile Larkspur segment of the north/south Front Range Trail is being planned. It will connect to an east/west trail to the national forests and when completed, will stretch from Wyoming to New Mexico. Col-orado University interns are do-ing the planning, Krimmer said. Hopefully, there will be enough money next year to build it. Drawings are prominently dis-played on the town hall wall, looking to the future. ■

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Larkspur’s dominant busi-ness today is the Colorado Re-naissance Festival, which has made merry at its site on Perry Park Avenue for 35 years, last-ing through June and July and keeping a site with permanent buildings for artisans, food vendors, entertainers and oth-ers who recreate the spirit of a festive village from 500 years

ago. It boasts more than 200 artisans who exhibit glass, pot-tery, woodworking, blacksmith-ing, leather and fabric work and more. Festival population is also boosted by a bevy of costumed entertainers including musi-cians, jugglers, sorcerers and assorted royalty. Mayor Sherilyn West and Town clerk/manager Matt Krimmer said that about 52 percent of Larkspur’s city bud-

get comes from the festival’s two summer months. There have been some disagree-ments between own-ers and city govern-ment in the past. ■

Dan “Wilsome the Fireblow-er” Hasselius entertains an au-dience during his stage show at the Colorado Renaissance Festival. File photo

Visitors stream into the Colorado Renaissance Festival last year. File photo

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Stepping into The Warhorse Inn Restaurant is like stepping back into the history of Parker. The original clay bricks and wooden floors set the western atmosphere, giving people a glimpse of what Parker used to be like years and years ago.

The lot The Warhorse sits upon was once part the origi-

nal Littleton Creamery, and was built in 1897 on land donated by George Parker. It is located at 19420 East Mainstreet in Parker As one of the many milk separation stations, the cream-ery separated the cream from the whole milk, which was then shipped to Denver to be made into butter, said Larry Smith, historian of the Parker Historical Society.

After the creamery went out of business in 1912, the build-ing was transformed in 1916 into a garage and gas station. Vehicles, including Model T’s, would stop at the garage and fill up on not just gas, but water too.

“Model T’s would run out of water after 20 miles, so on their way from Denver, they would stop at the garage and fill up

with water,” said Steven Strain, owner of The Warhorse Inn Res-taurant. “That is the reason they had a gravity flow water tube outside.”

The building was used as a garage and gas station for many years before it was turned into a tack shop and then a western ware shop. But in 1983 a young Strain became interest-

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ed in the building and decided to purchase it and turn it into a restaurant.

“I knew it had to be a really good place, be-cause at the time there were only 300 people in Parker so I knew I had to appeal to people all over the county,” he said. “We even had people coming all the way from Kiowa to eat at the restaurant.”

Strain knew the value of his-tory and took the time to learn about Parker from the people who first settled there. He met Charlie O’Brien and Frank Dransfeldt before they died and learned the importance of hard work and dedication.

“I got to meet the people that places in Parker are named after,” he said. “So I engaged with them and wanted to know

their stories. I loved buying them a drink and getting them loosened up and hear all those old stories.”

Strain learned that the peo-ple who settled in Parker were tremendously independent and had a strong pioneering spirit. Because of this, he wanted to keep the history of Parker alive in his restaurant. And

now throughout The War-horse, photos display the early times of Parker, giving people a view of the begin-

ning of a thriving community.

“It was impor-tant to keep the history and build on it. I was here at the beginning of the town and have watched it grow,” he said.

“I have seen Mainstreet get paved and sidewalks and curbs develop on Main-street, so it’s made a big impression on me. It’s im-portant for me to stay who we are.” ■

OPPOSITE PAGE: The Warhorse is at 19420 East Mainstreet in Parker. | ABOVE: Steven Strain, owner of The Warhorse Inn Restaurant at 19420 East Mainstreet in Parker, stands in the main dining room of the restaurant which has retained its original clay bricks and wooden floors. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen

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Its charming brick facade and towering curved rooftop are matched only by an elegant, lavish interior that’s steeped in the rich glow of years past.

The historical significance of the Highlands Ranch Mansion is not lost on longtime resi-dents of the area. They know the stories, and in some cases, knew the people who called the 120-year-old mansion home. Its many owners vary from the original builder - John Springer - to oil magnates to a part-own-er of the Denver Broncos.

The Tudor-style mansion is perched on a hilltop that over-looks much of Highlands Ranch. Its massive backyard, far smaller than it once was, is marked by a windmill, a relic that has be-come a symbol for the sprawl-ing suburb of 90,000 residents.

The abode and its surround-ing property have been known by several different names - the Diamond K Ranch, Castle Isa-belle and, ultimately, Highlands

Ranch - and has served many purposes. The ranch was the birthplace of hundreds of An-gus cattle and purebred sheep, hogs and chickens. Similarly, other animals met their end in the rolling landscape as fox, deer and elk hunting have been

among the favored activities.Now, there are plans to fi-

nally open the mansion to the masses as a venue for private and public events. A laundry list of improvements is set to wrap in spring 2012, with a tentative opening in June.

Its modern attractiveness is clearly linked to its historic appeal. Stories about its se-cret passageway have been passed around the communi-ty, and recent discoveries are sure to create more fodder for locals.

The Many Lives of the MansionHighlands Ranch landmark has storied past

TOP: The oldest part of the Highlands Ranch Mansion was built in 1891. The mansion was expanded to double its size before 1925. | Photo by Mile Hi Photo, American Memory Project. Library of Congress. ABOVE: Horses pull visitors on a hay ride last year at the Highlands Ranch Mansion. File photo

“During the renovation, they uncovered hidden staircases that people didn’t know were there,” said Sherry Eppers, community relations manager for the Highlands Ranch Metro District.

Construction workers have also pointed out indications that several additions were made to the mansion over the years. Roughly 60 percent of the original house was built with a Russian castle theme in mind, but was changed to re-flect a more classic Tudor style during a subsequent remodel that added the other 40 per-cent. Those changes were made by Frank E. Kistler, who purchased the mansion in 1926 from Waite Phillips, one of the brothers who founded Phillips Petroleum and originator of the name Highlands Ranch.

Kistler, incurring monetary troubles, eventually sold the property for $250 to Lawrence C. Phipps, Jr., the son of a ty-coon who made his fortune with Carnegie Steel. Phipps

was initially invited to the prop-erty to lead a foxhunt group and ended up buying and liv-ing in the mansion for nearly 40 years, from 1937 until his death in 1976. The selling price was $13 million.

The Highlands Ranch Man-sion’s latest matriarch, Mar-ian Morgan, who passed away in 2010, was proud to spend more than one-third of her 99 years on the property. Her hus-band, Bud Morgan, was hired as Phipps’ property manager in the 1950s, and Marian Morgan was allowed to stay at the man-sion after his death in 1974.

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The rich history of Sedalia has been preserved for future gen-erations thanks in a large part to volunteers like Barbara Belfield Machann, Carol Williams Mary “Douggie” Young and others who have collected documents and photographs and who staff the Sedalia Museum..

“I worked at the Douglas County library, I was very interest-ed in the history of our town and it just seemed logical to gather information and preserve it by writing a book,” Machann said. “I have lived here all my life and I was well acquainted with many members of some of Sedalia’s pioneer families. So I contacted them about what I was doing.

They were so kind and gener-ously shared their memories and pictures with me so I could at least document some of our history.”

Her book, Sedalia 1882 to 1982 – Places, People and Mem-ories – was published in the early 1980s.

The book was a start but the town volunteers sought to have a place where people could learn about Sedalia and its his-tory so they formed a museum about 2000. The West Douglas County Fire Protection District allowed them to use a small space to display some of their collection.

The desire was to have a build-ing and that was made possible when Gary Sutton offered to sell

the Bryant house to the group for $1 provided they moved it.

“It was a huge effort to raise the money to move the building about a mile to its present loca-tion and to do all the necessary repairs,” Machann said. “We received donations from area residents and our volunteers put on bake sales, chili cook-offs and applied for grants. The efforts re-sulted in raising about $150,000 needed for the move and resto-ration.”

The roots of Sedalia are traced to about 1865 when John H. Craig and some friends build a circular corral to hold cattle near the confluence of the West and the East Branches of Plum Creek. He registered a town site and four years later, he sold the

town site to Johnathan House in 1969

However, Craig stayed in Douglas County, moved to Cas-tle rock where he served four terms as mayor and was a state representative.

The site’s name changed from Round Corral to Plum when the Denver Rio Grande Railroad’s narrow gauge tracks pushed through the area. According to history, the Plum was named because of the large number of wild plum trees growing along the creek banks.

The name Sedalia reportedly was adopted because of promi-nent land owner Henry Clay and the Sedalia Post Office opened. In 1882, the railroad built a sta-

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tion and changed the name to Sedalia.

The Manharts were among Sedalia’s pioneer families. In her book, Machann wrote that George Manhart acquired about 1,800 acres that became the Keystone Ranch. George was the first Douglas County Sheriff and was Sedalia postmaster for several years. His son Albert was treasurer of Douglas County and he served as Sedalia’s postmas-ter from 1924 until 1948.

Meanwhile, George built a store in 1878 and then built a frame house next door. The building changed hands. Today, the store building is part of Ga-briel’s Restaurant.

These milestones and many photos and documents are pre-served for the future in the mu-seum.

“One of the donations was from Bertha Hoffman Manhart who saved the local newspapers from 1898 until 1932,” Machann said. “The treasures in the col-lection were the gossip columns detailing such things of whose hens were laying eggs and who was visiting who. Douggie pho-tographed each page, we cut them apart into individual col-umns, labeled they by date and we have 15 books detailing what day-to-day life was like in Sedalia and the surrounding areas.”

The museum is only open from late April until the end of August. But the volunteers con-tinue collecting and working on donations of additional historic materials. They plan a tea in Oc-tober and there will be an open house for the community in De-cember so long-time residents and newcomers can learn more about Sedalia’s colorful history.

Of course, no discussion of Sedalia and its history would be complete without including mention of Cherokee Ranch and Castle.

Charles Alfred Johnson moved from Boston to Colo-rado, had success as a real es-tate developer and bought 2,000 acres in the late 1800s. He started construction in 1924 on the Charlford Castle. It was com-pleted in 1926.

In 1954 Tweet Kimball bought the property, added some adja-cent land and renamed it Chero-kee Ranch and Castle. She used the castle to house her art, an-tique and book collection and the ranch to raise Santa Gertru-dis cattle.

In 1966, Kimball established the non-profit Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation. The ranch and castle are location of a variety of activities including outdoor events as well as musi-cal performances and concerts.

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OPPOSITE: Plum Street – This picture shows the dirt road and the false front buildings along Plum Streets in the late 1800s. Photo courtesy of the Sedalia Museum.BELOW: Fire house – Sedalia’s original volunteer fire house was built in 1907 and re-placed in 1933 but the tower and bell from the original station were put atop the new building. The old fire house is located near the entrance to the Sedalia Museum located at 4037 Platte Ave. | ABOVE: Gabriels – The very popular Gabriel’s Restaurant building includes the house that Sedalia pioneer George Manhart built in the late 1880. The res-taurant is so popular reservations are recommended. Photos by Tom Munds

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The building at 300 Wilcox St., in Castle Rock, was built in 1904 as the First National Bank of Douglas County and now houses the Masonic Lodge. File photo

Masonic TempleFirst National Bank of Douglas County

Made of native rhyolite, the two-story corner building lo-cated at 300 Wilcox St. was the First National Bank of Douglas County until it closed during the Depression in 1933. The Masons purchased it for a lodge in 1937.

An example of Richardsonian/ Romanesque style, it features eaves with cornice boxed brack-ets and frieze decorations. The lodge anchors the corner of the 300 block of Wilcox, which is one of the town’s most historically significant commercial blocks.

This street replaced Perry Street to the east as the town’s commercial center after the stone courthouse was built on the west side of the street in 1890. Over the years the build-ings have typically been a mix of saloons, eateries and offices, as they are today. The Masons lodge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Castle Rock MuseumDenver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot

Made of native rhyolite stone, the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-road Depot originally was built downtown on the west side of the tracks, north of Third Street. It was moved to its existing loca-tion in 1970 and now is the home of the Castle Rock Museum.

The cornice brackets are as elaborate as any seen in Castle Rock, while the bay window al-lowed the stationmaster a pan-oramic view of the tracks.

By 1872, the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Co. from Den-ver to Colorado Springs was the

route that essentially etched the town’s future for a century. The depot is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Old Stone Church RestaurantSt. Francis of Assisi

The restaurant was originally St. Francis of Assisi Church, the first Catholic Church in Castle Rock. It was built in 1888 by local stonema-sons of local rhyolite in the Gothic Revival style with a front gabled main roof and a conical roof over the nave at the rear.

The church moved to a new home east on Colo. 86 in 1975, when the building was converted into a restaurant.

The Augustine GrillPrivate residence

George and Evelyn Leonard built this house about 1910. John and Anna Schweiger, owners of the original Happy Canyon Ranch, purchased the house in 1918.

When John died, his eldest daughter Rose lived here with her husband, Lester Tuggle, the first street and water commis-sioner and the town’s night mar-shal. In 1964, Anne and William McConnell bought and restored the house and converted it into the Golden Dobbin restaurant.

In 1993 it was the French Bak-ery and became Augustine Grill in 1997. The building retains the popular Castle Rock device of a drip cap with enclosed gables to hide the 8-foot line.

Castle CaféKeystone Hotel

Built of native rhyolite, the

Historic buildings chronicle Castle Rock’s beginnings

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O’Brien Park in Parker is in the center of the town, a place where families gather for picnics and community events happen-ing throughout the year. It is a place to relax and enjoy a warm afternoon. It is also one of the places homesteaded by George Parker.

Long before there was an of-ficial town in Parker, the current park area was used not only as the town pasture, but as the place to play the village bas-ketball games, said Larry Smith, historian of the Parker Historical Society.

“The land eventually left the ownership of George Parker,” he said. “And long before the town became an official entity, the land owners transferred the park area to Douglas County to be operated by them.”

Changes to the area began and construction of facilities, like the pool, started and in 1989 ne-gotiations were made between Douglas County and the Town of Parker ending with the town

gaining responsibility of the park.

“The park was named after Charlie O’Brien, a long time Parker resident and town entre-preneur,” Smith said. “He and his

aunt Leana Pouppirt deeded the land at no cost to the county and Charlie promoted and served on the first Douglas County Parks and Recreation Board.” ■

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The Plews House, a farm-house that still stands just south of C-470 and Santa Fe Drive, has a past that’s defined by an-tiquated features, but its future is uncertain.

In 1906, Matthew Plews, a well-known horticulturist who grew a successful horticulture and landscape business on the site, purchased the property and built the two-story house by hand. When sold to O. E. “Smiling Charlie” Stephens in 1937, he and his nephew began running illegal gambling opera-tions.

Now, a crumbling foundation and unstable frame have left its future in jeopardy. With con-struction costs beyond what was

anticipated, officials with the Highlands Ranch Metro District are trying to determine whether it should be renovated or de-molished. It was intended to be the centerpiece of Fly’n B Park, which opened in August 2011.

A historic structure assess-ment is underway and the estimated costs for improve-ment continue to climb. How-ever, some wonder whether the home’s historic integrity would be compromised if it were con-verted for office use or a popular public gathering spot, as sug-gested by the district.

Several members of local his-toric societies attended a meet-ing at the district’s headquarters and voiced their support for keeping the house intact. ■

Plews House future uncertain

Local park grows to be central area of ParkerLong-time resident earns name of O’Brien Park

O’Brien Park in Parker. File Photo

Keystone Hotel originally had 13 rooms on the second story. The Tivoli Saloon was on the ground floor. A dance hall was built over the bar and monthly dances were held here from 1920 to the 1940s.

Restored in 1996, today it is a restaurant with apartments on the second floor.

At one time the Tivoli was re-portedly one of the wildest plac-es in Douglas County. The hotel and café are listed on the Na-tional Register of Historic Places.

Cantril SchoolOne of the earliest structures

in Castle Rock, the Cantril School is one of the most architectur-ally significant building in Castle Rock and is on the National Reg-ister of Historic Places. Built of rhyolite, it replaced the original wood structure.

The school has a Roman arch

set in the west side of the promi-nent bell tower. Rectangular windows have transom panels above each. The hipped roof is decorated with ornate cornice brackets.Christ’s Episcopal Church

Christ’s Episcopal Church, Cas-tle Rock’s third church, was built of native stone. It features Gothic arched, stained glass windows and high gable roof. An addition to the church was completed in 2005.Upton Treat Smith House

Upton Treat Smith was a Civil War veteran and rancher who was elected county treasurer in 1897. The house has a steep gable roof, tall narrow windows with rough-hewn stone lintels and sills, wood double-hung cas-ings and hipped roof porch with decorative brackets. ■

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This report originally ran Aug. 9, 2006, in the Douglas County News-Press.




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It may be an infamous event, but the 1933 bursting of the Castlewood Dam helped put the small Douglas County out-post of Franktown on the map.

The dam, which was com-pleted in 1890 and almost im-mediately had leaking issues, failed completely at 1:20 a.m. on Aug. 3, 1933. The 1.7 mil-lion gallons released during the disaster sent a wall of water all the way to downtown Denver, flooding LoDo and everything in between.

The event resulted in two confirmed deaths – one in Den-ver and one in Parker – though it likely also claimed the lives of five or six unknown gold-panners who lived beneath the dam, according to Castlewood Canyon State Park visitor’s cen-ter attendant Brian Day.

The fact that the dam burst came as a surprise to virtually no one. It leaked from the get-go, and a 100-foot section failed only a few years after construc-tion was completed. The dam’s frailty received extensive media coverage as Front Range resi-dents worried about an impend-ing disaster, but repairs were always made and no major inci-dents occurred – until 1933.

“Whenever it was full, it was leaking a lot. And then it held up despite all the controversy,” Day said. “Ironically, the part that leaked all those years is the part that stayed up. It was the other three-quarters of the dam that broke.”

The minimal death toll was es-pecially surprising, as the disas-ter occurred during the heart of the Great Depression. As many

as 5,000 homeless people were living along the waterways rav-aged by the flood.

What caused the structure to finally break in 1933 remains somewhat of a mystery. It was an excessively stormy night, and modern-day researchers theo-rize there might have been tor-nadoes in the area. The dam’s caretaker, Hugh Paine, reported walking out on it shortly before it failed and noticing it rumbling and shaking in an intense storm. To add to the perilous situation, the Front Range had seen more than a week of constant rain; the reservoir was nearly full.

“There’s a theory that maybe a tornado came across the lake and pushed water up against it. Nobody will ever really know, as it was the middle of the night,” Day said.

Paine immediately set out on his horse for Castle Rock, where he called Parker-based tele-phone operator Nettie Driskill. Driskill then began calling every-one she could to warn people to get away from the creek and

brace for flooding. Many histori-ans credit the actions of Driskill and Paine with saving a number of lives, Day said.

The reservoir created by the dam was a popular recreation area at the time, and engineers initially planned to rebuild the structure. The Cherry Creek Dam was built instead, by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1950.

What’s left of the Castlewood Dam remains a popular tourist destination in Castlewood Can-

yon State Park. Visitors are no longer allowed to climb on the structure, but trails lead right up the ruins. The park’s visitor’s cen-ter also has a wealth of informa-tion about the disaster, including before-and-after photographs and an informational video.

“If you look at it, you can basically kind of tell how it just snapped,” Day said. “You stand there and think, OK, so this was here, that was there. You can see the old spillways. It’s kind of fun to picture it.” ■

The disaster everyone saw comingFranktown visitors can visit ruins of Castlewood Dam

The Castlewood Canyon Dam was built in 1890, and is visible at Castlewood Canyon State Park today. The dam burst in 1933 after several days of heavy rain weakened it. Photo courtesy Douglas County History Research Center.

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Many cities and towns across America have names with am-biguous origins.

Douglas County’s Franktown is not one of those communi-ties.

Named for James Frank Gardner, a miner who settled in the area as part of the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, the town came into existence in 1861. Gardner had recently moved to nearby California Ranch and made a mining claim, desig-nating the area Frankstown af-ter his middle name. The new town even served as the seat of Douglas County from 1861 to 1863.

When railroads arrived in the area in 1870, the popular travel route on which Frankstown sat became obsolete. It transi-tioned into a small agricultural community – dropping the “s” to become known as Frank-town – and continues to have a population of 395, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

Gardner left quite a foot-print in Colorado. In addition to having a town named after him, he served as county clerk, county treasurer, a territo-rial legislative representative, a state senator and a county commissioner.

The graves of Gardner and his wife, Helen, can be viewed in the Franktown Cemetery. ■

How Franktown got its nameMiner leaves his permanent mark

The historic Frink House has stories in each roomSonya [email protected]

Larkspur’s mayor, Sherilyn West is connected to her city’s history every day because she and her husband own the circa 1913 Frink house next door to the Town Hall on Spruce Moun-tain Road. The Carlson Frink Creamery was the principal busi-ness in Larkspur from the late 19th century until the 1965 flood, which wiped out downtown, in-cluding the creamery, which was beginning to disband at that time, according to the Larkspur Historical Society website.

Incorporated by Clarence B. Frink in 1902, the creamery

bought milk from the numerous dairy farms in Douglas County at the time and shipped it by train to Denver and to retail outlets in Douglas County. It also made and sold the famous Black Can-yon Cheese.

It is said that the spacious two story frame home, with carriage house and outbuildings was sold to Ellen Frink in 1914.

West said she moved to Lark-spur about 20 years ago and the house, described as a modified foursquare, became available.

In January, 2009, it was desig-nated as a Douglas County His-toric Landmark

The Wests have spent in-

numerable hours restoring the interior. They stripped paint off the original woodwork, which is decorated with egg and dart molding and includes shelves and cabinets. She has chosen Victorian flowered carpet in keeping with the home’s period

and has a series of classic chil-dren’s book illustrations under glass in a first floor room. The kitchen is completely remod-eled in period style, complete with an elaborately rimmed blue stove and decorative tin ceiling. ■

A historical marker in Franktown bears a plaque honoring the settlement of the area, which served as the first county seat in 1861. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen




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Sedalia resident Fred LaPer-riere has his own historic preser-vation program going as he col-lects and restores Army vehicles, most from the World War II era.

“I was raised on a ranch and there were a lot of old military vehicles around,” he said. “They were sturdy and well built. Thirty years ago, I bought a World War II Jeep made in 1942 at an auction at the old Low-ry Bombing Range. I re-stored it and that’s the ve-hicle I drive around town most of the time.”

In the buildings around his Sedalia home, he has restored rare vehicles from the World War II era like the amphibi-ous Jeep and a three-wheeled Jeep. The three-wheeled Jeep is a prototype by Daves Compa-ny. It was tested but never put into production. LaPerriere said it may be the only operating three-wheeled Jeep in existence.

About 20 years ago, he took on a major challenge as he de-cided he wanted to restore a U.S. Army mobile meteorologi-cal weather station.

He found the vehicle, a large, van-like enclosure mounted on a standard Army 1 ½ ton truck.

“Finding the vehicle turned out to be the easy part because the van that housed all the me-

teorological and weather-r e p o r t i n g equipment was stripped out to the walls,” La-Perriere said. “I got very lucky be-cause, in my search for the equip-ment, I lo-cated the

manual for the weather station. The manual not only listed the 800 individual items for the sta-tion, it gave complete measure-

ments for all of the cabinets to hold all that equipment as

where they were located in the van.”

The cabinets were built to government speci-fications and put in their proper location in the van. Then he began the search for the equipment to complete the restora-tion.

“I found some items on line and

some at auction,” he said. “Gradually, I began to assemble

all the equipment, charts, manu-als and materials that would be inside one of these mobile weather stations.”

There were gauges to mea-sure and record wind velocity, a teletype to send and receive weather information and even a portable two-way radio for voice communications. He even has a uniform from the era on a hang-er in the station.

“The project is a success,” LaPerriere said as he donned

Sedalia resident collects, restores Army vehicles

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“The only thing I haven’t been able to find is a

World War II rain gauge.”




the hat a member of the mobile weather van might have worn. “The only thing I haven’t been able to find is a World War II rain gauge. Otherwise, this mobile weather station is just like one would have been when this was put in service in 1942”

He said he has been told it is the only fully restored example of the mobile weather station in existence and he plans to take it to Omaha, Neb. next August for the 75th anniversary celebra-tion of establishment of the Air Weather Service.

”I take some of my vehicles to special events and to shows. Of course, I drive the ’42 Jeep regularly,” he said. “I don’t re-ally plan any more major resto-ration projects. Actually, I have eight or nine vehicles now and just keeping them running and in good shape takes up just about all my time. It has been great restoring these items that are part of our history and I re-ally enjoy having them and shar-ing the stories about them with the people I meet when we go to special events and shows.” ■

OPPOSITE PAGE: Fred LaPerrierre, wear-ing a hat from the era, looks through the government manual for the 1942 U.S. Army Mobile Meteorological Weather Station. He has completely restored the station and has been told it is the only one still in existence. | A 1942 Army truck with the van mounted in the bed is a Mobile Meteorological Weather Station. Sedalia resident Fred LaPerrierre has spent about 20 years gathering the more than 800 items needed to complete the restoration of what is said to be the only remaining World War II mobile weather station.

LEFT: This 1960-era tracked vehicle is just one of the Army vehicles Fred LePerrierre has collected. The Sedalia resident col-lects them, restores them so they run and can be driven then takes them to special events and shows.

BELOW: Fred LaPerrierre bought this World War ll era amphibious Jeep and re-stored it so it is fully on land and in the wa-ter. The Sedalia resident bought almost a dozen Army vehicles and restored to op-erating condition. Photos by Tom Munds.

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