View of the home owned by Jesse Summers Randall, Georgetown, Colorado. Randall was the founder and editor of the Georgetown Courier newspaper, started in 1877. House construction was began in 1876. The building, eclectic in style, includes a porch in front of a gable roof section with a dormer, a tower with a pyramidal roof in the center, a gable end section with hipped section at the point, and an irregular roofline. A large potted plant and a bench are on the porch; a young man wearing a cap sits on the edge. The house is set above Second Street, slightly up Leavenworth Mountain. Tree branches are in the foreground in front of a stone wall and a wire fence.
Description
1 photoprint ; 16 x 12 cm. (6 x 4 3/4 in.)
Is Part Of
WH353 J. S. Randall papers.
Subject
Randall, Jesse Summers 1848-1939--Homes and haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Randall
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710001224
Notes
Formerly F5209.; Photoprint reflects broken corner on original glass negative.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R71000112244
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