About

This is a Late Victorian dwelling with restrained ornamentation. The recessed octagonal two-story tower on the facades’ southern end has an interior room on the first floor and an open second-story balcony with narrow columns and railings. There’s lap siding on the 1st floor and octagon shingles on the second. It also features turned posts, spindles, and balusters. It lacks a turret, and Sanborn maps indicate it may have been built without one. The gable end displays octagon shingles alternating with rectangle shingles.

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Timeline

• 1894

  James Beshears was a long-time miner who owned claims in the Cripple Creek District. He lived here in 1894 with J. E. Beshears, who was also employed in the mining industry, and another resident, J. M. Alexander. Little is known of any of the three. James also formed Beshears & Reed, to provide carriages and harnesses.

• 1900

  By 1900, this was a boarding house.

Additional Resources

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