Lisa Lovingtree
A Little Cabin
May 13, 2010. Springtime in the Rockies.
This historic little gem was the old stagecoach & train stop near Larkspur, Colorado. Located just west of Interstate 25, between Larkspur and Castle Rock, along Bear Dance Road, near the golf course. From the sign posted on the fence in front of the cabin:
"This site was homesteaded by William Crull, the first Postmaster of Huntsville [Colorado] on November 12, 1870 and is significant in Douglas County history because of its proximity to the early settlement of Huntsville, Douglas County's first territorial post office and a stage stop for early travelers and freighters along East Plum Creek. The cabin's logs have been core dated to 1873, are hand hewn and a wonderful example of methods of construction and uses of the time period."
When we moved to Larkspur over 20 years ago, this cabin was a wreck. The logs had been covered over with plaster lath siding, the roof was falling in, the windows were broken, and the walls were starting to sag. When the developers of Bear Dance Golf Course bought the land, some wise soul recognized its historical significance and a wonderful piece of history was saved!
A Little Cabin
May 13, 2010. Springtime in the Rockies.
This historic little gem was the old stagecoach & train stop near Larkspur, Colorado. Located just west of Interstate 25, between Larkspur and Castle Rock, along Bear Dance Road, near the golf course. From the sign posted on the fence in front of the cabin:
"This site was homesteaded by William Crull, the first Postmaster of Huntsville [Colorado] on November 12, 1870 and is significant in Douglas County history because of its proximity to the early settlement of Huntsville, Douglas County's first territorial post office and a stage stop for early travelers and freighters along East Plum Creek. The cabin's logs have been core dated to 1873, are hand hewn and a wonderful example of methods of construction and uses of the time period."
When we moved to Larkspur over 20 years ago, this cabin was a wreck. The logs had been covered over with plaster lath siding, the roof was falling in, the windows were broken, and the walls were starting to sag. When the developers of Bear Dance Golf Course bought the land, some wise soul recognized its historical significance and a wonderful piece of history was saved!