Teller House - Central City, CO - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

While Central City has lost much of its glory from the gold rush days, many historic buildings remain to remind us of economic cycles.

"In 1872 the Teller House Hotel was built and was said to be the finest hotel west of the Mississippi River. In 1873 President Ulysses S. Grant came to see his friend Henry Teller (who became the first senator from Colorado and later, Secretary of the Interior under President Chester Arthur) and his new hotel. To impress the president, mine owners decided to lay 26 ingots of solid silver to make a path to the entrance to the Teller House so President Grant wouldn’t have to dirty his boots when he stepped from his carriage. Legend has it that Grant became angry when he saw the silver bars and walked up the boardwalk instead. At that time, Congress was debating whether gold or silver should back the dollar, any no way would he show favoritism, he said." Excerpted from (visit link) .

The Teller House also housed the Rocky Mountain Bank which had the first telephone in Central City. The plaque reads: "The first telephone in Central City installed September 24, 1879 in the rear of this building, then the Rocky Mountain National Bank. It connected with telephones in Blackhawk, Golden and Denver." The famous 'Face on the Barroom Floor' is in this building. Read the interesting story of the painting (visit link) and (visit link) .

The building currently houses the Rouge at the Teller House (visit link) .

Street address: 120 Eureka St Central City, CO USA 80427 County / Borough / Parish: Gilpin Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Restaurant and tourist attraction Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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