Trinidad, Colorado - A Historic Building Survey
Trinidad from Simpson's Rest & Lawler Building
Map location #55.
Two oriels and a decorative cornice lend grace and a simple beauty to this otherwise very plain building which is now used as both a market and a dwelling.
Benito Cordova is recorded as the original owner of the lot. Following him were five other owners, including Lodge No. 17, IOOF in 1888. Ruth Lawler, the sixth in succession, acquired the property in 1893 and was the owner at the time of construction in 1900.
The first photo of the city was taken from the heights of Simpson's rest in about 1902. The reader may find it of interest to compare this photograph with others taken from the same area at different times in Trinidad's history. The other photographs of this general view are to be found on the pages with map locations number 53 (1885), number 22 (1870-75) , and number 1 (which is a recent photograph). The second photograph is dated August, 1970.
Legal description: East 30 feet of Lot 1; Block 105 OTS.
Figure 108 Trinidad from Simpson's Rest
