About

One of the oldest dwellings in the Weber-Wahsatch District. This is a small Italianate house of two stories. It has a shallow roof, paired brackets supporting the eaves, and square posts supporting the full-width porch roof. The façade displays corner boards. The north side lost its windows; they likely were similarly patterned on the south side of the house.

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Timeline

• 1895

  This was first the home of Robert R. Crawford, a mining operator.

• 1898

  David DeGraff was the occupant. Born in Ulster County, New York, he arrived in the region in 1871.

  The following year, he, purchased a ranch southeast of Colorado Springs and raised cattle and sheep. His holdings grew to 17,620 acres, the largest land owned by a single individual in Colorado.

  He turned to real estate. In 1897 he built his DeGraff building downtown. It was designed by architects Pease & Barber. It featured first-floor retail shops and offices, and many mining stock brokerages.

Additional Resources

• Drive Folder – a collection of documents compiled during the Historic Uptown Neighborhood’s historic preservation efforts.