Leadville, Colorado - Tabor Grand Hotel.

Leadville, Colorado - Tabor Grand Hotel.
Leadville, Colorado - Tabor Grand Hotel.

Photo Description

On the northwest corner of 7th and Harrison, sits the Tabor Grand Hotel building. Built during the two year period of 1883 to 1885, this four story brick building was designed by noted architect of the period, George King. The hotel has had many names including the Maxwell, the Kitchen, and the Vendome. The newspaper of the day carried the following quote when the Hotel opened: Leadville now has a hotel which in elegance of its appointments is second to none in the west and in which citizens and tourists will find all the luxuries and conveniences of the older cities." The building was renovated and re-opened in 1992 with shops on the lower floor and apartments on the upper floors.*

*This text is from the walking tour of Leadville at http://www.leadville.com/walktour/ - a great resource for local information.