View of the front facade and side elevation of the McAllister House located at 423 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The two-story English style cottage adorned with simple Carpenter Gothic wood trim is purported to have been constructed of brick imported from Philadelphia. Steep, clipped gable roofs, a tiny tripartite dormer, hooded bays, and stone quoins distinguish this residence built in 1873 for Henry McAllister, Director of the Colorado Springs Company. The residence is a rare example of work by Philadelphia based architect, George Summers and is one of the oldest residences in the Pikes Peak region. In 1961 the National Society of Colonial Dames of America opened the house as the McAllister House Museum. The structure was placed on the National Register in 1973.
Description
1 slide : color
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook El Paso County.
Item Owned By
Auraria Library
Subject
Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010; McAllister House (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; McAllister House (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Source: Loan, Tom Noel, 2012.
Rights Contact Information
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Nicholas Wharton.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.
