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Real estate appraisal card. 201 F Street, NELy 25' off lots 11-13, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. This site was where the disastrous fire of January 1888 started in Salida. At that date, Peter Mulvany was completing a three-story brick hotel on the site. A workman dropped a spark into a pile of shavings and within minutes the building was engulfed in flames. The fire soon spread to neighboring buildings, and the heat was so intense that buildings...
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Real estate appraisal card. 147 F Street, part of lots 14-17, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. Sanborn maps indicate that this building was erected between 1888 and 1890. The previous building at this location burned in the fire of January 1888, and the Sanborn map of 1888 shows a vacant lot. The present building appears on the 1890 map, when the building housed a saloon (143) and a meat store (147). The meat store was listed in the 1903-04 city...
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Real estate appraisal card. 220 F Street, part of lots 1-4, block 32, in Salida, Colorado. The Sandusky building is currently 222 F Street. This building is associated with the development of dry goods businesses in Salida, having been built between 1906 and 1909 to house S.W. Sandusky Dry Goods. The company traced its roots to the origins of the city in 1880, and S.W. Sandusky was a pioneer merchant, who operated the oldest dry goods business in...
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Real estate appraisal card. 137-141 F Street, part of lots 14-17, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. This building, originally known as the Wheeler Block, was built by Egbert and Lena Wheeler following the fire of January 1888. The January 3, 1888 Salida Mail reported that the fire had rapidly consumed the building owned by E.H. Wheeler: "E.H. Wheeler, hardware business in his own building on F Street. Loss $8,000; insurance $4,000." By 20 January...
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Real estate appraisal card. 135 F Street, part of lots 14-17, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected by Frank W. Gill following the fire of January 1888. The newspaper reported following the fire that "Frank Gill will build a two-story brick as soon as he can get the materials." Gill opened the bakery in 1884 and operated it until 1922, at which time it was called "one of the oldest business institutions in the city." The 1903-04...
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Real estate appraisal card. 420 F Street, lot 5 with part of 4 & 6, block 60, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. The Chaffee County Assessor's 1950 year of construction for this house is incorrect. This house was built in the 1880s and appears on the 1890 Sanborn map. The address is listed In the 1903-04 Salida City Directory, at which point Thomas and Mary Ryan lived here. The Ryans were living on F Street at the time of the 1900 Census,...
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Real estate appraisal card. 400 F Street, part of lots 1-4, block 60, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house is currently 408 F Street. Pioneer Salida surgeon Dr. Frank N. Cochems erected this house. Dr. Cochems was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in 1869, and his first language was German. He graduated from the Chicago Medical College, predecessor of Northwestern University, coming to Salida as chief surgeon of the D&RGW hospital....
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Real estate appraisal card. 430 F Street, lot 9 & W. 20' off 8 + 1/2 of 10, block 60, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. Although the Chaffee County Assessor reports a construction date of 1900 for this house, documentary evidence indicates it was built between 1882 and 1898. It does not seem to be on the 1882 Bird's-Eye-View Map of Salida, but it is shown on the 1898 Sanborn map. In 1903-04 William H. McCabe, an engineer, lived here. McCabe...
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Real estate appraisal card. 124 F Street, lots 1-4, block 21, in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 214 F Street, lots 1-4, block 32, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing. Part of the First National Bank is visible in photo, which is also no longer standing.
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Real estate appraisal card. 207 F Street, part of lots 9-13, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. This is the Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co. building. The B & C Dry Goods Store was located at 211 F St.
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Real estate appraisal card. 520 F Street, lots 5-6, block 75, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house is no longer standing.
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Real estate appraisal card. 503 F Street, lots 1-4, block 75, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house is no longer standing.
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Real estate appraisal card. 329 F Street, lost 19-20, block 50, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 328 F Street, lots 8 & 9, block 49, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house is no longer standing.
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Real estate appraisal card. 200 F Street, part of lots 1-4, block 32, in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 135 Lower (or North) F Street, lots A, B, & C, block 4, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected in 1901=02. The 1902 Salida Mail reported: 'Messrs. Moore and Killen have their building at the corner of F and Front streets almost completed. The structure is of brick, substantially built, and includes two stories and a basement. The room fronts on F street, and presents a neat, up-to-date appearance. The finishing...
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Built after 1890, the J.M. Collins building at the corner of West Second and F Streets was one of the most impressive in the downtown district. The two segments at the right were razed in the 1980s to make room for a parking lot. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
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A panoramic shot of F and 2nd Streets in Salida, Colorado. The First National Bank is visible on the southeast corner, the J.M. Collins building is on the southwest corner, the C.N. Francis Clothing store is on the northwest corner, and Waggener's Pharmacy is on the northeast corner. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.