The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter of Earl Brooks. Under Comer's ownership, the water wheel has been restored another two times, once in 1992 and again in 2015. The water wheel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1977.
