About

This is a two-and-one-half-story Queen Anne-style dwelling, with a two-story angular tower topped with a witches’ cap. A pedimented shed porch roof with a cartouche of painted wood sits on the west half of the façade supported by narrow columns, and a Palladian window is placed in the front-facing gable. The first-floor porch and tower are clad in square cut shingles; the remainder of the two floors show lap siding divided by a belt course of octagon alternating with square shingles.

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Timeline

• 1896

  This dwelling was built in 1896 or earlier and was first occupied by H. A. Ferguson, who served as postmaster in Colorado Springs from 1893 to 1897. In addition to running the postal system, the postmaster had to negotiate occupancy issues, as the post office rented its space at the corner of Tejon and Huerfano (Colorado Ave).

Additional Resources

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