Exterior view of the original Briarhurst, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. This is the residence of the prominent Dr. William Bell, built in 1873. Made of local green Manitou stone, this elegant home has gables, dormers, chimneys, porches, jigsaw work in the gable peaks and delicately carved sandstone lintels. Numerous adults and children are in the foreground, all stylishly dressed; one woman with a parasol is holding a baby, and a boy in the center is ; playing a harmonica. In the background is a rocky, scrub dotted bluff. The hub of Manitou's social life, this structure burned in 1886, and was rebuilt in 1888.
Date
[between 1873 and 1880?]
Notes
Formerly F23648.; Hand-written on back of stereocard: Dr. Bell's home Briarhurst, Manitou.; Stamp on verso reads: Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views, published at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Scenes on the Line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. No. 144.; Title from printed label on back of stereocard.; R7100015747
Description
1 photoprint on stereocard ; 10 x 18 cm. (4 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of
Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain views.
Subject
Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.
Source
Source: Mrs. Carrie Morrison.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
