The D. &amp; R. G. Railroad entered the Roaring Fork Valley in 1887 through Glenwood Canyon and present-day Glenwood Springs and the main rail line continued to Aspen. The railroad arrived in Carbondale that same year, providing transportation for the products of local mining operations, agricultural goods, and people. The Colorado Midland line was located on the opposite side of the Roaring Fork and served Carbondale, as well. Spur lines ran from Carbondale, up the Crystal River to Redstone and Coal Basin and a smaller line went to the Granary (511 Garfield Avenue); other spurs ran from west of town to the coal mining areas of Marion and Spring Gulch. The spur lines that connected outlying mining camps and ranches brought considerable economic prosperity to the town. Once the railroad discontinued its regular service in 1919 the depot eventually became vacant. In 1965 the American Legion took over the building for its offices and meeting space and after the building was moved off the railroad right-of-way in 1989 it was remodeled by the legionnaires.This building signifies the early development of Carbondale as a center of transportation in the mid-valley area and is one of the few remaining railroad depots extant in the valley. The building design has the typical elements of a depot; a linear plan with a platform level side and a street level side, and window openings that reflect a large open interior hall. The building is expressive of its function and is a unique building form in the town. It also represents the concentration of services that supported the needs of the town and the outlying community.This building has been relocated and a significant addition has been added. In addition, several of the character defining features have been lost or obscured. The loss of the connection to the rail lines and the architectural features that express the connection to the trains is significant. The building has been considerably compromised and suffered a serious loss of integrity.

This building is the original Denver &amp; Rio Grande Railroad Depot; built in 1887 it reflects the Late Victorian style. It was originally located next to the Denver &amp; Rio Grande Railroad tracks but was moved approximately 100 yards out of the railroad right-of-way to its current location in 1969. It is a long, horizontally proportioned wood frame building with a primary gable roof form. The ridge of the gable runs generally east and west, and the roof plane is thin with large overhangs, which are supported by simple brackets.

97 N. 3rd Street

Historic buildings located in Carbondale, Colorado's, Downtown Core

The property is presently comprised of four lots, of which the house is located on the south end (lot 13). In 1887 each of the four lots had different owners: Charles Reese &amp; Esther K. Mitchell sold lot 13 to Mary Francis in July of 1887, lot 14 was sold by Calnan to T. C. Monaghan in January of 1887 (Monaghan sold it to James R. Campbell in June of that year) and in 1892 Campbell acquired lot 15 from Calnan (Campbell sold both lots to the Dinkel Mercantile Company in 1905). The 1912 Sanborn map shows this house on lot 13, vacant land on lot 14 and 15, a lumber shed on lot 16, and a large mill building indicated as the Dinkel Mercantile Company on the adjacent lots to the east. Lot 13 passed through Mary Francis’ estate to Henry E. Van Syckle and then to Frances Van Syckle, after which she sells it to Sophia Patborsek in 1936 who also acquires lots 14, 15 and 16 from William Dinkel.

Ottowa Tanney was the original owner of most of the property that is now occupied by the Town of Carbondale; she was also reported to be the first white woman to arrive in the Carbondale area. Mrs. Tanney purportedly ran the Stage Station out of this building, serving meals to travelers along the stage line to Aspen. However, for this building to have been part of the ranch and serve the stage line, it would have had to have been constructed prior to 1883. If, in fact, this location served as the stage station, it was also the site of the original Satank Post Office. Ottowa Tanney sold a large portion of the ranch property to John Calnan for the purpose of establishing a townsite in early 1887, but it appears that Mr. Calnan sold lot 13 to Charles Reese and Esther K. Mitchell months before the Carbondale Town and Land Company was established in September 1887.

199 Main Street

Little information was found on Henry Best (Besh?). The name appeared in the 1910 census in Garfield County, Sunlight, as a farm laborer. S. D. Weant and his brother R. E. were cattlemen and entrepreneurs in both Carbondale and Glenwood. They operated a butcher shop in Glenwood from 1899 to approximately 1902. R. E. was in Rifle by 1903 and S. D. appears to have been in Carbondale through 1910. He was the president of the Creamery Corporation in 1907 and served a one-year term as mayor of Carbondale from 1909 to 1910. His other property at 687 Colorado (5GF.3771) sold in 1910 and no further references were found. A. M. Mansfield was not found in the census, but her husband (?) J. B., was found in the 1900 census in Leadville. He was described as a local merchant. No wife is listed. His name appeared on one of the early transactions with A. M. but does not appear on any subsequent transactions, including the final sale to Craig and Clark. Neither Craig nor Clark appeared in the 1910 or 1920 census. B. L. and C. E. Smoke (b. 1864 in Michigan) were found in the 1920 census and were listed as the proprietors of the creamery. Claude Smoke served as mayor of Carbondale from 1922 to 1923, but no other information was found on either of them.Although some verbal accounts seem to take it into the 1930s at least, newspaper articles report that it was rebranded as Farmers Creamery and moved to Glenwood where it closes in the mid-1920s. Julius Diemoz owned the property in 1956 when he sold it to Richard E. and Clara M. Garner. They sold the property in 1993 to Gertrude Peet and she transfers the property to her son Jessen C. Pedersen, who is the current owner. The building currently houses some small retail uses and some offices.This building is significant for its role in the development of Carbondale as an economic center for the surrounding mining and ranching operations. Several businesses were established during this period which either processed or otherwise supported the other economic activities in the region. The variety of industry located on Main Street has resulted in a variety of architectural forms that define the character of the community at the turn of the 20th century. The building’s simple forms and detailing are characteristic of the modest types of structures that were present during Carbondale’s development.Several alterations have affected the original materials and character of the building. The addition of the porch/arcade somewhat confuses the original form of the building; overall, the impacts are considerable.

The Carbondale Improvement Company bought the property from the Carbondale Town and Land Company in 1890. By 1894, Channing Sweet started buying tax liens on the property and eventually took over ownership of the property. In 1902 he sold lots 1&amp;2 to Henry Best (Besh?), who in turn sold to the Carbondale Creamery (S. D. Weant, president) in 1907 for $160. The Creamery was acquired through various liens by A. M. Mansfield (female) and operated at this location until 1917 when the operation was sold to A. R. Craig and E. E. Clark. They continued the operation as Farmer’s Creamery of Colorado. The 1917 sale described the following improvements: one tin horse tower boiler, one scoop shovel and boiler tools, one steam engine with belts and shafts with connectors and churn, one Friday butter printer, one Babcock steam turbine, one large galvanized iron water tank, one large, galvanized iron wash tank, 550 gal tank for milk, one skim milk (illegible) and whip, scales, steamer churn, platform scale, rotary buttermilk pump and all personal property connected to the creamery. In 1918 the operation was sold to C. E. Smoke.

202 Main Street

This is a simple wood frame house with a small front gable and a long gable side wing. The building sits within the property lines in a more traditionally residential manner than the other adjacent commercial building on the north side of Main Street. This property was purchased from the Carbondale Town and Land Company by the Carbondale Improvement Company in 1891 and the building was constructed in approximately 1908. The next recorded transaction was a sale from Mary Francis to Charles A. Douglas in 1912; the 1912 Sanborn map indicates that this was a cobbler shop on lot 17 and a separate building identified as a printing shop on lot 18 (lot 18 has a series of different owners and is only joined to this property sometime after the 1930s). Charles Douglas (b. 1858 in Indiana) was listed in the 1910 census as a carpenter. The property was sold four years later to Louie Nardino, who held the property until 1923. Nardino then sold it to B. F. Grace. That same year the property seems to be lost to back taxes and James Legget acquires the property from Garfield County; it took him until 1933 to own the property outright.This building is representative of the small scale, residential style structures that were part of the early development of Carbondale. This type of building functioned as places of business as well as residences on the main street of town. This pattern is indicative of the diverse economics of the town’s residents and businesses. Alterations have severely impacted the integrity of the building and this building has few remnants of its original design and detail.

This is a simple wood frame house with a small front gable and a long gable side wing. The building sits within the property lines in a more traditionally residential manner than the other adjacent commercial building on the north side of Main Street. This property was purchased from the Carbondale Town and Land Company by the Carbondale Improvement Company in 1891 and the building was constructed in approximately 1908.

259 Main Street

Lot 11 was originally owned by James K. Robinson and lot 12 was owned by D. E. Tatham who sold to W. E. Johnson; by the end of 1887, both lots 11 and 12 were owned by J. K. Robinson &amp; Company. In 1899 James K. Robinson &amp; Company sold both lots to W. M. Dinkel. The sale came with an interest in the Bank of Carbondale, which has been assumed to have been in Dinkel’s store, on this lot. The other two lots were the site of the Williams Hotel, which appeared frequently in early newspapers but was gone by the time the 1912 Sanborn map was made. The hotel and the bank, located in Dinkel’s store, were both burned in the fire of 1891. By 1917, Dinkel transferred ownership to his wife Sally A. Dinkel. She remarried after his death in 1918 and was known as Sally A. Tichenor. She sold the property in 1947 to Albert Risbon who sold two weeks later to Ernest Diemoz, who held the property until 1955.  Diemoz sold the property to Herbert M &amp; Harriet C. Evans. Harriet died in 1969 and Herbert sold the property to Paul &amp; Virginia Lappala.  The Lappalas sold to Chris T. and Terry L. Chacos in 1989.  They continue to own the property under the name CT &amp; TL Chacos LLP; the Chacos have operated the current restaurant since 1975.The accumulation of additions and the alterations to the principal opening have impacted the integrity of the building, however the original form, materials, and window pattern are clearly visible. Overall, the integrity has been somewhat compromised by alterations.From 2010 Carbondale Historical Society Walking Tour: “As small as Carbondale was in the 1890s, it had many blacksmith shops, and this building was one of the first. Note the anvil by the main entrance, like one used by Hugh Pattison, one of the early occupants. “There were hitchin’ racks on the north side,” remembered Mrs. Cleone Oliver, an old timer.”

The present-day property consists of four lots; all the lots were purchased in 1888 from the Carbondale Town &amp; Land Company by different individuals. The original buildings – Dinkel’s store housing the Bank of Carbondale and the Williams Hotel (which appeared frequently in early newspapers but was gone by the time the 1912 Sanborn map was made) – both burned down in the fire of 1891. The current building, designed in the Late Victorian architectural style, was constructed on lots 11 and 12 in approximately 1904. This building is thought to be one of the first blacksmith shops in Carbondale. Some sources place Hugh O. Pattison (b. 1864 in Indiana) as the operator of the blacksmith shop; he was listed in the 1900 census working as a blacksmith. The 1973 interview with Cleone Oliver mentioned Benjamin F. Baker (b. 1856 in New York) operating out of the shop owned by W. M. Dinkel Company and thought Pattison’s shop was on the corner of 4th and Main, one block west. Benjamin Baker appeared in the 1910 census as a blacksmith.

26 S. 3rd Street

From 2010 Carbondale Historical Society Walking Tour: “Built before 1900 and first used as a stagecoach stop, this building became Carbondale’s first hotel. The official population of Carbondale at that time was less than 200, but the town nevertheless boasted a grocery and dry goods store, a jewelry store and watch repair, lodging, a fruit and produce store, a general store, restaurants, a millinery, a livery stable and several saloons.”This property was sold to Jennie Beslin by the Carbondale Town and Land Company in April of 1888. Shortly thereafter the property was split into north and south halves. Jennie and Frank Beslin borrowed money on each half, from different people. They continued to hold the north half of the property (96 N 3rd) although they moved back to Salt Lake City in 1890. They were noted as residents of that city on the original purchase deed. The south half of the property, where this building sits, showed several promissory notes and lien sales to several people over a period of 10 years. The Beslins apparently lost the property to the creditors during this period. Several of the creditors were well-known residents, such as C. H. Leonard, John E. Chancy, W. B. Devereux, Channing Sweet and Lucia Pickwell. In 1898, H. P. Williams purchased it from Channing Sweet and then Mr. Williams sold it to F. W. Lindauer (b. 1867 in Indiana) in 1899. In 1911, Lindauer sold the property to William G. and Nettie F. Bolton. William and Nettie were both listed as residents of Pitkin County in the 1910 census, and he was a brakeman on the railway. He was born in Massachusetts in 1865 and she in Michigan in 1869. In the 1920 census they were listed as residents of Carbondale, and he was listed as a hotel proprietor. The Boltons hold the property until the 1920 sale to Q. F. Clagett. This building was considered Carbondale’s first hotel and was listed on the 1912 Sanborn map as the Mt. Sopris Hotel.Frank Beslin was the editor of the Advance and was primarily associated with the adjacent property (96 N. 3rd Street, 5GF.3794). Lindauer appeared to have been a resident of Parachute, Colorado and operated a farm machinery store and plant nursery with his brother Pete. A small note in the Glenwood Post indicated he was building an addition to his hotel in Carbondale in December of 1901. He appeared in the census of 1900 and was listed as a hotel keeper; his wife’s name was not legible. The Boltons continued to operate the building as a hotel until the sale in 1920. The building reportedly also served as a stage stop before the arrival of the railroad. The train depot was just down the street to the northwest and many downtown businesses were located to the southeast when this building was constructed.

Originally known as the Mt. Sopris Hotel, this is a two-story front gabled wood building in the Late Victorian architectural style; a large addition is referred to in 1901 newspaper article. A two-story gable form appears adjacent to the main gable form in an 1890 photograph of the town center, and the 1912 Sanborn Fire Insurance map shows the main two-story volume and a series of three one story additions on the south side -- some parts of which appear to remain, although the footprint is slightly different.

64 and 66 N. 3rd Street

Based on many newspaper articles of the time, Carbondale was the center of social life for the region and many of those activities took place in the lodge hall; the high school even used the main hall for basketball games into the 1930s.Of note is that the property was owned by individual women over the first 20 years of its history including Joanna (Johannah) Calnan, Anna Sumnicht, and Mary J. Francis; these women all have well documented roles in the development of Carbondale as a thriving regional center. Joanna Calnan purchased lots 1 &amp; 2 in 1888 from the Carbondale Town and Land Company. She, with her husband John, were two of the founders of the Town of Carbondale. In 1889 she borrowed $10,058 against the land. In 1891 Anna Sumnicht purchased the property; she sold it a year later to Mary J. Francis. Mary J. Francis was a well-documented benefactor of the community and continued to be an active member of the lodge, providing generously for community events, even after she conveyed the land to J. A. Brockway, Con Wald, and Alfred Bloxam as Trustees of the Mt. Sopris Lodge No. 75, in 1906. By 1921 F. E. Huber, Frank Bradley, Walter Carver, and E. W. Hampton were the trustees of the Lodge. The Seven Stars Rebekahs Lodge #91 was instituted February 18, 1903, and shared facilities with the Odd Fellows. Though the Odd Fellows Lodge was primarily associated with the building, it seems that the funding for the acquisition of the property and the construction was provided by the women members of the organization. The building was finally deeded to the Rebekahs on September 20, 1995, and ownership of the building remains with the Rebekahs Lodge to this day.The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal organization that was founded in 1815 in Baltimore. It was fashioned after the English tradition of Odd Fellows that arose in the 1700s. The Rebekahs Lodge was established in the 1850s as the female auxiliary of the IOOF Lodge. Fraternal orders were very popular during the 1800s and served as community centers and mutual aid organizations.

This is the second building owned by the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 75. The original building was dedicated on July 4, 1888, but burned 17 years later to the day, on July 4, 1905. Construction on this second building started almost immediately and opened less than a year later. The simple rectangular plan and the symmetrical layout of the principal façade are characteristic of the Late Victorian style in a commercial setting. There is a high level of detail on the façade that includes contrasting brick and stone decorative elements such as rounded arches, segmental arches, hood molds, corbelling, and quoins; it is the only building along Carbondale’s Main Street that incorporates this set of architectural details. The use of masonry at this period of development in Carbondale expressed a desire for permanence on the part of the builders and was a substantial commitment to the community. The building is intact in its original form, materials, and details; the exterior stair on the west side appears in an early photograph of the building, though the current configuration and finishes are slightly different.

Odd Fellows Lodge No. 75/Seven Stars Rebekah Lodge No. 91

This property passed through many of the same hands as other properties in the original townsite:·       The Carbondale Town and Land Company sold the original lots to Henry (Harry) R. Smith and Clayton Gannett in 1887·       Smith subsequently bought out Gannett (a carpenter by trade) in 1888·       In 1901 Smith sold the property to Florence A. Loch·       Florence Loch in turn sold to W. H. Long in 1908 and he operated Dad Long’s Store out of the building from 1908 to 1924.  Dad Long’s Store was advertised in an early Potato Day program, “The best...for the least. Dry good, clothing, groceries, and shoes.” The back room was a social center in the old days for potato farmers and cowboys, who sat around the potbellied stove, purchased crackers from the cracker barrel and helped themselves to a complimentary slice of cheese.  Long served as Mayor of Carbondale from 1918 to 1920. Long was also associated with the building next door at 311 Main -- which was torn down in 2006/2007 -- and the house off the rear of this building at 65 North 3rd St.·       Dad Long’s Store was later taken over by Albert Witchey in 1924 and ran a brisk business selling Walk Over Shoes, Munsing Underwear, and other standard brands of clothing. Witchey also served as mayor of Carbondale from 1938 to 1946. In later years, the building housed a law office and various retail businesses.·       Judge J. E. DeVilbiss and his wife Peggy bought the property in the early 1970s.·       DeVilbiss sold the property to Dale Eubank, the current owner, in 1988.This building is significant for its position in the commercial development of Carbondale. The building served as a retail and social gathering place for the community for many years.  Dad Long’s Store provided a wide variety of goods to the community of ranchers and miners and their families in the early part of the 20th century. The building is a good example of the 19th century commercial style with its corbelled cornice, simple rectangular plan form, and large storefront windows. Its masonry construction indicates a long-term commitment to the community on the part of the builders. This building is one of several buildings on Main Street that represent this style of architecture.

Known as "Dad Long's Store," this building was built in approximately 1888 and is a tall one-story brick building with a rectangular plan designed in the late 19th and early 20th century Commercial style. The recessed entry, large display windows and decorative brick corbels were typical of commercial architecture of the day and are seen in many of Carbondale’s Main Street buildings. The iron rosettes on the east wall indicate where steel rods were inserted to hold high walls in place and keep them from buckling. The building front is contiguous to the sidewalk and the east side is open to the adjacent side street. The west side shared a party wall with the previous building, but the modern building next door is now higher. The addition of the awning, possible storefront window replacement and the paint on the brick wall has had a minimal impact on the integrity and the building generally retains its original form.

303 Main Street

The store front at 335 Main Street was reconstructed in 2005 and may have replaced some previous alterations. The storefront has been replaced in a similar configuration and some original details in the window frames and mullions remain; the original cornice remains. Mollie I. Dean purchased this lot from the Carbondale Town and Land Company in 1888. She sold it to E. D. Tandy in 1901. Edward Tandy (b. 1860 in Illinois) operated a drug store at this location and owned the property until his death in 1937.Tandy Drug provided a pharmacy and soda fountain to the community of ranchers and miners and their families in the early part of the 20th century.  A long-time local, Cleone Oliver, described the store “…and when I was a kid, I thought that when I went to heaven, I hoped it would be as nice as Mr. Tandy’s drug store. There were round tables and metal chairs, and in the right-hand side, in the back, was where the first telephone office was…”.The property passed to Tandy’s wife, Kate, who passed the property to her daughters upon her death; they sold it to Arcel Black in 1946. Edward Tandy appeared in the 1880 census in Buena Vista, Colorado. In the 1900 census he appeared in Carbondale as a druggist with his wife Kate (b. 1861 in Ohio) and four daughters. Tandy served as Carbondale’s mayor several times: from 1895 to 1896, from 1902 to 1903, from 1904 to 1907, and 1917 to 1918. Arcel Black sold a half interest in the property to Daniel E. Black in 1946. The whole property was sold to Orin Ludick in 1947. Ludick sold the property to William &amp; Josephine L. Dahmke in 1948.The building at 343 Main Street served for a significant period as a butcher shop for the community and later as a grocery and garage. The Weant brothers were wealthy members of the Carbondale community and operated several businesses in town along with another butcher shop in Glenwood Springs. The building is a good example of the 19th century commercial style with its corbelled cornice, simple rectangular plan, and large storefront windows. Its masonry construction indicates a long-term commitment to the community on the part of the builders. This building is one of several buildings on Main Street that represent this style of architecture.Built in 1896, 351 Main Street is a decorative brick building with a double transom over the door that once housed the Sherwood Motion Picture Theater, where it cost 10 cents to see a movie. Later, the building housed Kenney’s Pharmacy. The window alterations have a minor impact on the integrity. The essential form and pattern of the building remains intact, and the alterations are easily reversible.

Built in approximately 1893 along the north side of Main Street, these three buildings have similar storefronts and share party walls. The rectangular masonry buildings have flat roofs, corbelled cornices and large storefront windows and echo the late 19th and early 20th Century American Movements Commercial design that is prevalent in Carbondale’s historic commercial district. The buildings are significant for their position in the commercial development of Carbondale and its masonry construction indicates a long-term commitment to the community on the part of the builders.

335, 343, and 351 Main Street

The property was initially owned by The Carbondale Town and Land Company and sold to the Carbondale Improvement Company in 1890. F. E. Sweet (Frank) purchased the property in 1891 and sold it to Price Wickliffe in 1899. Wickliffe operated a saloon out of the premises. Wickliffe sold to I. A. Underwood in 1902 for $1,500. A mortgage, taken out by Underwood in 1906, described one saloon bar, back bar mirror, ice box or refrigerator, pool table, and billiard table, four car tables, one cigar case, one liquor case, one cash register, one slot machine, two dozen chairs, and the heating plant. Unfortunately, no references were found for Underwood (or Wickliffe) in the census searches. In the fall of 1906 Jessie Needham purchased the property. Several references to James Needham were found in the Avalanche of 1890, but no clues were given to his occupation or if he ran a business out of this building. He did not appear in any of the available censuses. In August of 1907, he lost the property through default on a loan and The Baer Brothers Mercantile Company bought the note. The Baer Brothers appear to have been Issac and Adolf, who operated a business in Leadville, Colorado; there is no indication that they owned a business in Carbondale by the same name. At this point the title was unclear as to who owned the property. In 1914, it showed up in the settlement of the will of Mary J. Francis, which transferred the ownership to Henry Van Syckle (her husband). In 1930, he transferred the property to his second wife, Frances P. Van Syckle. The current owners, Andrew &amp; Judy Mazeika purchased the property from James H. Hooker. Hooker purchased the property some time before 1982. The building continues to be used as a bar and restaurant today.

Built sometime between 1899 and 1908, this is a rectangular masonry building with a flat roof that shares a party wall with the adjoining building to the west. Originally designed in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Commercial Style, recent modifications have removed a considerable amount of character defining features. This building is significant for its position in the commercial development of Carbondale. The building served for a significant period as a saloon and social gathering place for the community. Price Wickliffe’s saloon was referred to often in the local newspaper of the period and the saloon seemed to have survived through Needham’s ownership at the least. The building is a good example of the 19th century commercial style with its corbelled cornice, simple rectangular plan form, and large storefront windows. Its masonry construction indicates a long-term commitment to the community on the part of the builders. This building is one of several buildings on Main Street that represent this style of architecture.

348 Main Street

Fred Walsen, of Arapahoe County, purchased the property from the Carbondale Town &amp; Land Company in October of 1888. He sold the property to E. F. Prince in March of 1899. Prince sold the property a few days later to William T. Skidmore, who then transferred the property to his wife, Emma, in June of 1899 “with all improvements thereon”. Due to the jump in the price of the property--$150 when William bought it and $1000 when he sold it three months later--it appears that the building was constructed in that period. W. T. Skidmore ran a saloon, according to several local accounts. Emma Skidmore kept the property until 1902, when she sold it to A. E. Yewell; the Skidmores left Carbondale around 1903. Emma took up residence in Glenwood Springs and William moved to De Beque where he had an unnamed business (though it might have been another saloon). William was also reported as taking a trip to the Pacific coast with Frank Page to “sell territory for a patent door knob and bell.”A. E. Yewell was a Glenwood Springs resident for 53 years and married Alice Kendrick, the daughter of Thomas Kendrick who was a prominent Glenwood Springs citizen. Both Yewell and Kendrick appeared in the Glenwood Post, discussing the important issues of the day. Yewell owned the City Stables -- a livery and transfer company in Glenwood Springs with K. C. Voorhees in 1898 -- and a stationer, Yewell &amp; Ewing, in Glenwood Springs in 1902. A. E. Yewell sold the property in the summer of 1902 to Edward S. Hughes. Edward died in 1917 and the building passes to his wife Helen L. Hughes and his son Charles E. Hughes.

Built in 1908, this is a tall one-story brick building with a generally rectangular plan. Like most of the buildings along Main Street, its design is typical of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements Commercial Style with a corbelled cornice, simple rectangular form, and large storefront windows; its masonry construction indicates a long-term commitment to the community on the part of the builders. In the early 1900’s this building housed Leonhardy’s Saloon and featured a bar with elaborate woodwork. In the fall of 1909, one year after this building was built, Carbondale’s first Potato Days celebration was held at the corner of 4th and Main.

358 Main Street

This building is significant for its position in the commercial development of Carbondale. The building served for a significant period as a general store for the community. Pings Store provided a wide variety of goods to the community of ranchers and miners and their families in the early part of the 20th century. The building is a good example of the 19th century commercial style with its corbelled cornice, simple rectangular plan form, and large storefront windows. Its masonry construction indicates a long-term commitment to the community on the part of the builders. This building is one of several buildings on Main Street that represent this style of architecture.Alterations have changed the window pattern of the building, although these alterations have been done with sensitivity. The addition to the east side does not have significant impact on the integrity. The alterations to the building overall have a minor impact on the integrity.The property was purchased from the Carbondale Town &amp; Land Company by Mrs. J. E. Rockwell in the fall of 1888. J. E. Rockwell was a prominent attorney and was the owner of the Bank of Carbondale. He served as district attorney until his resignation in December of 1889. He left office due to the demands of his private business. He apparently left the valley in 1890 and was arrested for fraud in a land deal in the gold mining town of Victor, Colorado. Two months later (December 1888), C. H. Scheu purchased the property. Charles H. Scheu (b. 1855) operated a dry goods and grocery business in Carbondale beginning August 1889. He advertised clothing, gold and silver watches and jewelry, spectacles, shoes, silver tea sets other house wares. During the same period, he served as County Sheriff, a Town Trustee, and a delegate to the Silver Convention. In addition to those duties, Scheu owned an interest in the Silver Crown Mine in Avalanche Creek with Mary J. Francis and Henry Van Syckle and did very well in the Blazing Star and Bushwaker mines in Aspen. He and Van Syckle operated the Carbondale Mining Exchange during this same period. In July 1890, Oscar Ittleson took over operations at the store under the Denver Company. Ittleson ultimately bought the property in May of 1893. Charles Scheu moved to Salt Lake City with his family in April of 1891. Scheu seems also to have had an interest in some manufacturing in Virginia with his brother Willis; the item manufactured is unclear. The 1900 census showed Scheu and family in Salt Lake City, and he was listed as a “capitalist.” Ittleson appeared in the1900 census listed as a merchant. He was born in Russia in 1845. He was elected as a town trustee in 1891. Little else of him appeared in the local newspaper other than his advertising. Mr. Ittleson sold the property to the W. J. Riley Company in 1901. No information was found on the W. J. Riley Company. William J. Pings acquired the property sometime before 1907 when he leases the building to the Rocky Mountain Stores Company. William Pings served as mayor of Carbondale from 1910 to 1911. The property passes to Stanley Pings upon his father William’s death. The store was known during this time as Pings’ Store. Albert &amp; Laura Grange owned the property in 1975 when they sold it to Harlan L., Janice D., and Gerald L. Kelly. The Kellys conveyed the property to K &amp; K Industrial Complex in 1993. The building currently houses a retail store and offices.

Built in 1889, this is a tall one-story brick building with a generally rectangular plan and flat roof. Like most of the buildings along Main Street, its design is typical of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements Commercial Style. The bottle-glass storefront was once the headquarters for the Potato Growers Association, formed in 1923. The first carload of potatoes was shipped out of the valley 30 years earlier, and by 1912 the Carbondale area was a leading producer of spuds for the hotel and dining car trade. Pings Store was owned by William Pings, a German businessman who once managed the creamery. It was a dry goods store for many years, well into World War II. The building was divided into several commercial spaces, one housing a drug store – note the coal chute on the 4th Street side.

389 Main Street

This property consists of several lots, only lots 9, 10, 11 and 12 are related to the original building. The Carbondale Town &amp; Land Company sold the lots to Charles E. Perpau in 1887. He sold the lots to Frank E. Sweet in 1888. In 1889, Sweet sold the property to William Kopfer. In 1893, Kopfer sold the south 25’ of the four lots to William Johnson, who on the same day transferred the ownership to Ward Tucker and Price Wickliffe. Tucker and Wickliffe borrowed money from W. M. Dinkel a couple of months later and the promissory note referred to improvements at this time. By 1897, Tucker bought out Wickliffe’s interest in the property. Several other people had an interest in this property over the years, such as R. L. Sherwood, Cyrene Needham, and J. W. Watkins. By 1911, J. B. Wiggins was the owner and sold the property to L.L. Harrel &amp; Bert Hinkle. Harrel and Hinkle ran the livery, ferrying people from the train depot across the muddy expanse to the town center. They likely served both the Denver &amp; Rio Grande depot nearby and the Colorado Midland depot across the Roaring Fork. As the automobile overtook the horse, the livery gradually converted to an auto mechanic shop. In 1991 CDE Partners purchased the property from the Public Trustee, and they sold it to Valley Journal Partners in 1992. Charles O. Bishop purchased the property in 1999 and sold it to Dale Eubank in 2000. The current owner, James Collins, purchased the building in 2005. The building is currently used as offices.

Constructed in 1888, this long rectangular building is designed in the False Front Commercial style popular in early western towns; the building is a brick version of the typically wood frame form. It originally housed the livery stable and when trains arrived at the depot, a two-seated buggy (called a “hack”) would be driven over to pick up the passengers and carry them the short (often muddy or dirty) distance to Main Street. This building served as a livery stable from its construction until the emergence of the automobile replaced the horse completely around 1920; around that time, it was converted to a mechanic’s shop.

36 N. 4th Street

Built in 1918, this rectangular building was designed in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement, Commercial Style. Several alterations have occurred over the years including the alteration or addition of window openings and the application of stucco sometime before 1983; these alterations have changed the appearance of the building from its original architectural pattern and material. The Carbondale Town &amp; Land Company sold the lots to Charles E. Perpau in 1887 and he subsequently sold the lots to Frank E. Sweet in 1888. In 1889 Sweet sold the property to William Kopfer and in 1893 Kopfer split off the south 25’ of the lots, which became 36 N. Fourth, but retained the northerly 75’ of the lots. Several other people owned this property including R. L. Sherwood, Cyrene Needham, and J. W. Watkins; it isn’t clear what the lot was used for until the building was built in 1918.

Built in 1918, this rectangular building was designed in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement, Commercial Style. Several alterations have occurred over the years including the alteration or addition of window openings and the application of stucco sometime before 1983; these alterations have changed the appearance of the building from its original architectural pattern and material. The Carbondale Town &amp; Land Company sold the lots to Charles E. Perpau in 1887 and he subsequently sold the lots to Frank E. Sweet in 1888. In 1889 Sweet sold the property to William Kopfer and in 1893 Kopfer split off the south 25’ of the lots, which became 36 N. Fourth, but retained the northerly 75’ of the lots. Several other people owned this property including R. L. Sherwood, Cyrene Needham, and J. W. Watkins; it isn’t clear what the lot was used for until the building was built in 1918.

38 N. 4th Street

Christian N. A. Hahn and his wife Ellen were the owners of the property at the time the building was built. This was confirmed by the note in the subsequent sale to James Sheridan in 1899, which included a reference to the improvements on the site. The Hahns were residents of New Castle, Colorado where he was known as the “oldest settler.” He was an agent for the Colorado Land and Improvement Company and was the fire insurance agent of the city as indicated by an advertisement in the Rifle newspaper in 1893. He was appointed postmaster in New Castle in 1893 and apparently also owned the Albany Hotel and Bar in New Castle.James Sheridan was also from New Castle and apparently ran a saloon in that town, known as Sheridan’s Place. Sheridan sold the north half of the property to James Badgett (b. 1861 in Italy) in 1920, including improvements with “two pool tables, complete with balls and cues, bar furniture, fixtures and the other belongings in the building” (from the warranty deed recorded in book 123, page 427). In 1921, Sheridan sold the remainder of the property to Badgett. James Badgett ran the Badgett Grocery in this building. Rumor has it that the building also served as a brothel, likely during Sheridan’s time. Badgett’s wife Madelena (Maddalin) apparently inherited the property when Badgett died, and she died herself in 1983. Clara Vedic owned the property in 1989, at which time she sold it to Lynn G. and Gale S. Bryant. The Bryants sold the property to TWD Corporation in 2000. Morningwood, LLC, the current owner, acquired the property around 2003.

Built in 1898, this long rectangular building is characteristic of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement, Commercial Style with a simple symmetrical façade and large storefront. This building housed Jim Sheridan’s Saloon, purportedly with a brothel upstairs. The building was subsequently purchased by the Badgetts, a family of Italian immigrants, and run as a tavern until Prohibition, after which it was then converted into a meat market and grocery store.

55 N. 4th Street

The W.M. Dinkel Mercantile Company was incorporated August 15, 1891. The company was founded by William Dinkel and James Zimmerman with $50,000 in capital. Though not specifically mentioned in legal documents, Dinkel’s brother James was also involved in some of Dinkel’s commercial activities. Dinkel had several business interests around Carbondale, beginning in 1883. Dinkel arrived in the Carbondale area shortly before the final removal of the Ute Indians from the Valley, he was one of a small group of original settlers. He was the quintessential pioneer and quickly developed diverse commercial operations in the area. From the most modest beginning he established a hotel, bank, saw mill, and the mercantile. He became the largest commercial operator in the area as well as the largest land owner on Main Street, and maintained that position for many years. The oldest part of the building was built to replace the original store, located further east on Main Street, which was destroyed by fire in 1891. The building housed the mercantile and the Mt. View Hotel on the second level. The hotel had a kitchen and dining room that often provided for town wide social events. The central section was built around 1908 and housed the National Bank of Carbondale which survived until the Depression. The third section was built in 1913 and served primarily as potato storage. W. M. Dinkel also served as mayor of Carbondale from 1889 to 1891. He was also a candidate from the Fusion party who won a seat in the State legislature, representing Garfield County in 1900. He served two terms. The Dinkel Mercantile Company survived until 1938, twenty years beyond its namesake. In 1938 the buildings were sold to A. M. DeBeque who had been involved in the Dinkel Mercantile for many years. The building passed through the family until Wally Debeque sold the property to the Dinkel Partners in 1990. The building continues to provide space for several retail operations, a movie theater, and offices.

Known as the Dinkel Building, this prominent building located on the northwest corner of Main and 4th Street was built in three sections: the 1892 Corner Building, the 1908 central section, and the 1913 one story section; each section has a different window pattern and decorative elements. The eastern portion originally served as Dinkel’s mercantile general store, bank, and hotel, and was partially repositioned into the Crystal Theatre in the 1940s. The single-story building on the west end of the property served as Dinkel’s potato brokerage house. Carbondale was known nationally for its potatoes, and the original freight elevator that was used in Dinkel’s building to transport potatoes down to the cellar for storage still exists today. The building is currently undergoing exterior restoration and interior renovations.

403 Main Stret

Built in roughly 1906, this building was used as a granary and was associated with a rail spur that connected it to the main valley railroad. The architecture of the building is distinctive and expressive of its function -- the long linear form and simple repetitive openings are characteristic of the warehouse use and the functional relationship to the rail spur. It was used for many years as a granary under the name of Robinson and White Granary; unfortunately, no ads for the granary were found in local newspapers of the time. The granary housed and sold potatoes along with seed, feed, and other grains. The Colorado Milling &amp; Elevator Company sold the property to Freeman S. James sometime after 1936. Joan Lane owned the property before 1996 and converted the building into two residences in 1976. Nancy Clough, the current owner, related that Joan Lane was a proponent of affordable housing and rented one side of the building to her from 1980 until she purchased the property in 1996. Ms. Clough then converted the building back into a single-family residence.

Carbondale, Colorado Historic Commercial Core Walking Tour

97 N. 3rd Street

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