Call NumberX-1278CreatorDallas, SandraDate1960-1980SummaryExterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth Street. Construction began in 1870; the house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell purchased the house in 1895. The Victorian style of the building is eclectic, and includes a French mansard roof on the left of the facade, Italianate windows, Greek Revival pediments, and Queen Anne patterned shingles on the tower over the porch and entrance on the right. A wood and metal fence runs in front of the house, with trees in the yard; smaller buildings and Leavenworth Mountain and visible behind the house.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); photonegative ; 7 x 7 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMaxwell, Frank--Homes and hauntsGeorgetown (Colo.)Houses--Colorado--GeorgetownCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710001278Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH1204. Sandra Dallas papersNotesFormerly A761. Hand-written on back of photoprint: Mrs. A. is to be consulted before picture is copied. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100012781
