Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, CO (2)
**Silverton Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000255, date listed 10/15/1966
US 550
Silverton, CO (San Juan County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
The town of Silverton is situated in the center of San Juan County, Colorado.
Silverton, Colorado was the center of an extensive mining district which stretched across the northern half of San Juan County. Established in 1874, by 1879 the population of the town had multiplied to 3,000 people. The town was founded in a rich silver mining district, (from which the town received its name). This region was later found to be rich in other ores including gold, lead and copper. The prosperity of the town continued and numerous buildings, organizations, churches, and other towns were the result of the district's prosperity. Between 1882 and 1918, the district had produced more than 65 million dollars in precious ores. (1)
The Imperial Hotel sits at the northwest corner of Green and 12th Streets. One of the oldest of the major structures in the town, the Imperial Hotel was constructed about 1882. It is a three-story building with mansard roof. Dormers are situated around the third floor of the building. This impressive hotel, the largest of the three in Silverton, was billed "the finest hotel on the western slope except the La Veta, at Gunnison by the builders, the Thompson Brothers. Presently on the first level of the building are a restaurant located in the hotel as well as various shops which occupies rented space. There is a glass facade (storefront in character) which runs the length of the southeast elevation. (pg 2) (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, CO (2)
**Silverton Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000255, date listed 10/15/1966
US 550
Silverton, CO (San Juan County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
The town of Silverton is situated in the center of San Juan County, Colorado.
Silverton, Colorado was the center of an extensive mining district which stretched across the northern half of San Juan County. Established in 1874, by 1879 the population of the town had multiplied to 3,000 people. The town was founded in a rich silver mining district, (from which the town received its name). This region was later found to be rich in other ores including gold, lead and copper. The prosperity of the town continued and numerous buildings, organizations, churches, and other towns were the result of the district's prosperity. Between 1882 and 1918, the district had produced more than 65 million dollars in precious ores. (1)
The Imperial Hotel sits at the northwest corner of Green and 12th Streets. One of the oldest of the major structures in the town, the Imperial Hotel was constructed about 1882. It is a three-story building with mansard roof. Dormers are situated around the third floor of the building. This impressive hotel, the largest of the three in Silverton, was billed "the finest hotel on the western slope except the La Veta, at Gunnison by the builders, the Thompson Brothers. Presently on the first level of the building are a restaurant located in the hotel as well as various shops which occupies rented space. There is a glass facade (storefront in character) which runs the length of the southeast elevation. (pg 2) (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...