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Barker House (Manitou Springs, Colorado)

Coordinates: 38°51′28″N 104°55′0″W / 38.85778°N 104.91667°W / 38.85778; -104.91667
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Barker House Private Apts.
Barker House Private Apts.
Barker House (Manitou Springs, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Barker House (Manitou Springs, Colorado)
Barker House (Manitou Springs, Colorado) is located in the United States
Barker House (Manitou Springs, Colorado)
Location819 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado
Coordinates38°51′28″N 104°55′0″W / 38.85778°N 104.91667°W / 38.85778; -104.91667
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.79000604
Added to NRHP1979[1]

Barker House was once a hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado in the Manitou Springs Historic District. It is a National Register of Historic Places listing.[2]

History

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Charles Barker bought Pine Cottage in 1881 and built an extension and expanded it to the "Barker House". Barker was previously a manager and Manitou House schoolteacher. The Barker House is now a private, residential building, with 48 units. [3][nb 1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Manitou House was the first large hotel, built in 1872, across from Shoshone Springs.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Colorado. American Dreams. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Deborah Harrison (1 November 2003). Manitou Springs. Arcadia Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7385-2856-4. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ^ Deborah Harrison (November 1, 2003). Manitou Springs. Arcadia Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7385-2856-4. Retrieved May 4, 2013.

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