Trinidad, Colorado - A Historic Building Survey
Denver Hotel Building
Map location #19.
The Denver Hotel, built in 1882 in the 200 block of North Commercial, displays two fine wrought-iron balconies, which in addition to the cornice add decorative touches to the facade of this otherwise rather plain building. Although the brick exterior has been plastered over, the interior of the building has not been remodeled to much extent.
The earliest recorded date on the lots is 1877 when it was listed under the name of Feliciano Dominguez. Casimiro Barela was also one of the early owners of the property.
It is men such as Casimiro Barela that made early Trinidad such a dynamic and progressive town. Mr. Barela served the area as a member of the territorial legislature, served in the Colorado Constitutional Convention, was elected to the state Senate after statehood was achieved, served as a sheriff in Trinidad and was prominent in nearly every facet of civic activity in Trinidad for many years.
Pietro Mauro acquired the necessary lots in 1879 and 1880 and apparently was the owner when the hotel was built.
Both photographs were made in July of 1970. It may be interesting for the reader to compare the first photograph on the facing page with an earlier photograph to be found on the page with the building whose map number is 25.
Legal description: North part of Lot 9; Lots 10 and 11; East part of Lot 12; Block 126 OTS.
Figure 40 Denver Hotel Building
