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Real estate appraisal card. 309 F Street, lot 24, block 50, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house, built in 1891 according to the Chaffee County Assessor, was the residence of dentist Charles S. Kramer, who was listed in the 1903-04 city directory. He continued to live here during 1905-06. By 1910, Mr. Kramer was renting another house on F street. By 1910 Joseph "Joe" D. Randol, one of Salida's most prominent businessmen, lived...
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Real estate appraisal card. 233 F Street, lot 18, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. Sanborn maps indicate that this building was erected between 1888 and 1890. The 1890 map indicates that the building was vacant. In 1893, a laundry operated here. By 1898 the building was being used for furniture storage. The 1903-04 city directory indicates that the Boston Tea and Coffee Company (tea, coffee, spice, staples, and fancy groceries) was located here. Chester...
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Real estate appraisal card. 3rd and F Streets, lots 16-17, block 31. This building replaced two small buildings (one a tailor shop) previously on the site. The building does not appear on the 1914 Sanborn map, but it is shown on the 1929 map. The 1922 and 1927-28 city directories do not appear to list this address, suggesting a 1929 year of construction. The 1929 Sanborn map indicates that the building housed an auto sales and service building....
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Real estate appraisal card. 128 F Street, lots A & B, block 21, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected in 1890 by E.W. Hively. On 30 December 1890 the Salida Mail reported: "E.W. Hively has erected a large two story brick building on F Street, between the post-office and Alger-Disman building. This block is 50 by 75 feet. The front is of pressed brick with red sandstone trimmings. On the first floor the front is plate glass with iron pillars."...
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Real estate appraisal card. 134 F Street, lots C & D, block 21, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected during 1889-1890 and was known as the Disman-Alger Block. Information about the building was published in 1890 in Western Architect and Building News: "For Alger & Disman: two-story brick block, 50 X 75; two store rooms in first story, eleven office rooms in second story, entire front iron and plate glass, galvanized iron cornice, cost...
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Real estate appraisal card. 217 F Street, part of lots 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected in 1904, according to its stone plaque, and was christened the "Adilas Building" (Adilas is Salida spelled backward). On 1 January 1904, the Salida Record published a drawing of the building and stated, "this handsome building will be named by the people of the county as soon as the foundation is completed. A handsome...
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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. 313 F Street, lot 23, block 50, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built during 1882-85. John D. and Marguerite Dow lived at this house by 1903-04. Marguerite was a student. By 1905-06 Mr. Dow had moved to New York City, and Fred W. Trechter, a fireman for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived here. By the time of the 1910 Census, Fred Thomkoff lived here with his wife Monte. He was born in...
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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.