Colorado is full of history, and luckily, many reminders of the state’s past are still around to accompany the many stories that are part of said history.
Historic Colorado Stone Home + a Fascinating and Tragic History |
One of these places was a landmark that was part of the lives of the wealthier types, and its history tells stories of its numerous, well-to-do occupants as well as the fascinating connections to famous architects and builders of the time.
Colorado’s Penrose House + a Fascinating History
The Penrose House was originally built at its current location of 1661 Mesa Avenue in Colorado Springs back in 1910. Grace Goodyear Depew, the land’s owner at the time, commissioned a Spanish-style home to be designed and built with the help of renowned architects of the period – Horace Trumbauer, Charles Thomas, and Thomas MacLaren…