A Digital Walking Tour of Salida

In the google map below, zoom in and click on a red pinpoint to view a historic image of a Salida building. Many of the photos contain detailed historical information from the Salida Historic Buildings Survey, courtesy the City of Salida and Front Range Research Associates. This Tour includes images from the Salida Library's Digital Collections.

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239 E. Sackett Avenue
Real estate appraisal card. 239 E. Sackett Avenue, lot 4, block 3, in Salida, Colorado.
239 E. Sackett Avenue
Real estate appraisal card. 239 E. Sackett Avenue, lot 4, block 3, in Salida, Colorado. This house was erected before 1886. In 1903-04, Lee Huston, a repairman with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and the family of James H. Huston, a carpenter, lived at this house. Besides carpentry, James was involved with important mining enterprises in the Salida area. He was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1840. He served with the 20th Illinois regiment during the Civil War. His wife Emma was born in Ohio in 1849. The couple married in 1869. Their son Oscar L., born in Kansas in 1870, lived with them in 1900 at a different address, as did a granddaughter, Pearl Houston, born in Colorado in 1892. By 1910, James and Emma lived at a different house with Pearl. James was still working as a carpenter. They also had several lodgers staying with them. James died in November 1910. His obituary noted that he was highly regarded by the community. He had lived in Salida for 15 years by the time of his death. By 1920, Emma was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Guy and Olie Hall. Newton C. Kimberlin lived at this address in 1906 and worked as a repairman with the D&RG. Newton was born in 1856 in Illinois. His wife, Ella A. Kimberlin, was born in Iowa in 1861. They were married in 1880 and had two children by 1910: Frank S. (b.1891) and Ray E. (b.1901). Frank was born in Missouri and Ray in Kansas. Frank worked as a coach cleaner for the railroad in 1910. By 1920, Newton was working as a car inspector for the railroad and was living alone on East 2nd Street. By 1910, Lee H. Tomlin, a D&RG clerk, lived here with his wife Jessie. The Tomlins were married in 1910. Lee was born in 1891 in Colorado and Jessie in 1892 in Colorado. They had a roomer, Alva A. Fowler, who was a caller for D&RG. Alvie was born in 1891 in Colorado. John August and Josephine Johnson resided at this location in 1922. August was a railroad fireman. August and Josephine were both born in Sweden, August in 1856 and Josephine in 1860. August came to the U.S. in 1880 and Josephine in 1881. They married in 1881. They had five children together. August died in February 1938 at the age of 82, after living in Salida for twenty years. In 1930 Henry and Caroline Cocking lived at this address. Henry was born in Cornwall, England in 1851. He came to the U.S. when he was twenty and came to Salida around 1893. Caroline was born in Indiana in 1852. Henry worked as a miner. He died in August 1938 at the age of 87, at the home of his stepson, G.A. Patton, who he had been living with at the time. Caroline had died couple of years earlier in 1936.
243 F Street
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. The map indicates that a Chevrolet garage was operating here in 1937. On October 21, 1949 the J.M. McDonald Dry Goods and Department Store opened at this location. The opening day of the store attracted hundreds of visitors. V. James of radio station KVRH was present to entertain shoppers. M.R. Sigler was manager of the store. By 1961 this was the office of Public Service Company of Colorado (Vernon H. Cato, division manager). A 1981 survey form also shows Public Service Company as the occupant. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
247 D Street
Real estate appraisal card. 247 D Street, lots 14-17, block 29, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1890 and 1892. In 1903, Harry Hansen Adams and his wife Mary lived at this address. Harry Adams was born in Pennsylvania in 1862, and Mary Tring Adams was born in Iowa in 1864. They were married in 1900. Mr. Adams worked as a boilermaker for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad until at least 1927. He was working as a clerk for E.O. Churchill Cigars in 1937. In 1903 their children, Mabel Adams and Caleb H. Adams, an apprentice for D&RG, also lived at this house. The 1905-06 city directory listed Henry B. Adams, a helper with the Denver & Rio Grande, as a boarder at this address. The Anderson family also lived here as boarders in 1906. Leonard Anderson, a machinist with D&RG, and his wife Jenne M. lived here, as well as two of their children: George Jay Anderson (b.1885), an apprentice for D&RG, and Grace D. Anderson (b.1888), a high school student. They had one other child, Janet C. (b.1893). Leonard and Jenne were both born in England, Leonard in 1850 and Jenne in 1851. Jenne came to the U.S. in 1857 and Leonard came to the U.S. in 1879. Ray Adams (b.1897) and his wife Carrie (b.1898) and their son, Ray E., lived with Harry and Mary Adams at a different house in Salida in 1920. Mary Adams died 18 January 1934. Harry Adams died of a heart attack in April 1937, at the age of 75. He had been a resident of Salida for over forty years at that point. Clyde W. Clark (b.1857) lived at this address by 1911-12. He worked as a fireman for D&RG. He died in Central City in March 1932 after a mining accident in which he was caught between a piece of machinery and a truck. Emanuel and Ruth B. Bergman lived at this home by 1922 and until at least 1931. They were married 23 October 1919 in Salida and had four children together. Mr. Bergman was born in Leadville in 1893 and moved to Salida in 1917. His parents were born in Germany. He began working for D&RG in the water service and later became a car repairman. In 1930 Emanuel was working as a foreman pipefitter for the city water service. Emanuel died at the age of 54 in March 1949. By 1951, Anton and Katherine Drobnick owned this house. Anton was retired at this point. Mary Drobnick became a later owner, living here with Anton and Katherine. Mary Drobnick was a saleswoman with Donnohue's Jewelry and Gifts. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
247 E. Sackett Avenue
Real estate appraisal card. 247 E. Sackett Avenue, lots 1-3, block 3, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected in 1891. The 1893 Sanborn identified this building as the Knox Hotel. By 1898, the building was labeled as "furnished rooms." The 1903-04 city directory listed at least eight lodgers at this address, all of whom worked for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in such capacities as boilermaker, machinist, hostler, or helper. By 1905-06, Marie Kelly (the widow of Thomas) was operating a rooming house in this building. Several members of her family also lived here, including two sons who worked as brakemen for the D&RG. One other brakeman, a fireman, and a boilermaker for the railroad lodged here as well. The 1911-12 city directory still indicated that Mrs. Kelly was operating a rooming house at this address. George and Thomas Kelly, her sons, lived here and were now conductors with the D&RG. Other residents included two brakemen, a hostler, and an engineer for the railroad. The 1920 Census listed Mrs. Kelly, her son Thomas (still a conductor), her daughter Marie (a pianist at a theater), and two railroad worker lodgers at this address. The 1931 city directory no longer listed Mrs. Kelly, although her son, railroad conductor Thomas F. Kelly, still resided here.
248 W. 2nd Street
Real estate appraisal card. 248 W. 2nd Street, lots 19-20, block 19, in Salida, Colorado.
302 W. 1st Street
Real estate appraisal card. 302 W. 1st Street, lot 23-25, block 6, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing.
304 E. 2nd Street
Real estate appraisal card, 304 E. 2nd Street, lots 14-16, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built before 1886, based on a Sanborn map of that date. Ernest M., Harry, and Sidney De Late lived at this house in 1903-04. They all worked for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Ernest was a machinist. Sidney was a switchman and the head of the household. Harry was an apprentice. Harry De Late continued to live here in 1906, when he was listed as an apprentice with the railroad. By 1911-12 this was the residence of Robert E. Brinkerhoff. He was identified as a packer. John S. Brittain was a boarder in the house. The 1920 US Census indicates that George A. and Alice Shirk lived here. Mr. Shirk was a railroad engineer. The Shirks had three sons (Harold H., George B., and Lyle C.) and two daughters (Cleo and Dorothy). Mrs. Shirk's sister, Lula Harrold (27) lived with the family in 1920. Mr. Shirk was born about 1872 in Kansas and had served as a private in the Nebraska infantry during the Spanish American War. Mrs. Shirk was born and raised in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in 1871. Mrs. Shirk had been ill for many years before passing away at the age of 64, in December 1935. Mr. Shirk died in Grand Junction in February 1962. He was a resident of Salida for more than 60 years before moving to Grand Junction. William H. and Salina Manley occupied the home by 1922. William, a brakeman, was born in 1864 in Vermont, and Salina was born in 1865 in Colorado. Salina was William's second wife. He had previously been married to Mary Manley (b.1858) who died in 1893. Mary had been born in Ireland, emigrating to the U.S. in 1884. Harry Manley (b.1884), William's son from his first marriage, lived with William and Salina in 1922. In 1920, Harry worked at a billiards hall. Harry was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, coming to Salida with his parents when he was two years old. Harry Manley died suddenly and unexpectedly on the floor of his pool hall in July 1924. He had counted the cash and was about to leave for the night when he fell to the ground. The cause of death was assumed to have been a heart attack. His obituary noted that he had been crippled since childhood. His father, William Manley died in April 1927 at the age of 63. He had been retired from the railroad for a year at this point. His second wife, Salina had already died by this time. By 1930, Thomas Fred and Frances G. Rhoades lived at the house. Thomas (b.1892) was originally from South Dakota and worked as a brakeman for D&RGW. Frances was born in 1896 in Colorado, but both of her parents were from Sweden. The Rhoades had two sons: George F. (b.1922) and Rex T. (b.1925), both born in Colorado. Thomas died in October 1947. Herbert Cole, a fireman with D&RGW moved into the house by 1951. Herbert A. and Edith M. Cole lived here in 1965. No occupations were listed for the Coles in the city directory of that year. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
307 E. Sackett Avenue
Real estate appraisal card. 307 E. Sackett Avenue, lots 11-13, block 2, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1914 and 1920. William Newton and Isabella "Bella" Johnson lived at this house in 1920. William was a carpenter for the railroad. He was born in Mechanicstown, Ohio in September 1852. Bella was born in Pennsylvania about 1857. The couple was married in 1875. In 1900, the couple had lived in Brown's Canon, Colorado with their three children: Clyde C. (b.1876), Artabell (b.1894), and William L. (b.1897). During 1900, William was a farmer and his son Clyde was a teamster. William continued working as a carpenter for years before mining at Marysville, which he did until a short time before his death in August 1924. In 1930, Angelo and Reana Angelopoulos lived here, with Angelo working as a trucker. Angelo and his wife were both born in Greece in 1891. Angelo came to the U.S. in 1911 and Reana immigrated in 1913. They were married in 1915. As of 1930 they were both alien residents of the U.S. They had several children together: Annie, Jim, Tom, Pete, Rena, and Billie. The Angelopoulos family moved to 313 E. Sackett by 1931. By 1951, Dan E. and Cora Willingham lived at this address. Dan was an employee of D&RGW. In 1965, this was the home of Mrs. Silva Sidelia, the widow of Sevedil Sidelia.
307 W. Sackett Avenue
Real estate appraisal card. 307 W. Sackett, lots 1-4, block 6, in Salida, Colorado.
309 E Street
Real estate appraisal card. 309 E Street, lots 23-26, block 51, in Salida, Colorado.
309 F Street
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 here with his wife Anna, son John H. and daughter Josephine. Mr. Randol was born in Shelby County, Missouri on January 31, 1865. Prlor to moving to Salida, he worked for his father's bank in Monroe City, Missouri. He came to Colorado with his family at the age of 19. He married Anna Shale in Clarence, Missouri in 1890. The Randols lived in Moffat and then In Florence. Mr. Randol ran general merchandise stores in both places. They moved to Salida about 1904 and lived here continuously until Mr. Randol's death. Over the years, Mr. Randol was a member of the city council, president of the Commercial Club for three years, Exalted Ruler of the Elks In 1916, director of the building and loan association, and a member of the school board. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen, and the Odd Fellows Lodge. Mr. Randol died suddenly of a heart attack in April 1920, at which time the family lived at 602 F Street. His obituary noted, "He had seen Salida grow from a mere village and he was instrumental In Its growth, always taking part In any movement to further the interests of the town." Mrs. Randol was born in 1872 and died in 1934. The 1920 U.S. Census indicated that this house was being rented by members of an extended family headed by Myrtle Brown Wilbur, a 36-year-old Colorado-born yard master clerk with the railroad. Also living here were Wilbur's daughter, Miriam; her mother, Mary Brown, a widow, and her brother. Emmet Brown, who worked as a machinist In a garage. Myrtle Brown married Leslie Farmer and was living next door at 313 F Street by 1930. Her mother moved to that address by 1927-28. By that time, Isaac W. and Sarah J Haight resided here. They had previously lived at 313 F. Mr Haight was born In New York In 1853 and passed away In October 1933. Mrs. Haight was born February 23, 1856, in England and died in March of 1934. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1885. The 1910 Census indicates that the Haights were already living in Salida, but does not list their address. Mr. Haight's occupation is listed as "own income" during that year. The Haights were still lilving at 309 F St. in 1930-31. The 1930 Census indicates that A.C. Weeks, Mrs. Haight's 84-year-old sister from England, was living with them. At the time of the 1951 City Directory, 309 F St. was not listed. In 1965, Frank E. and Katherine Gibson owned the property. Mr. Gibson worked as a switchman for Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.

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