by Meg Dunn | Sep 6, 2018 | Fort Collins, Historic Landmarks, Historic Preservation, Renovations & Razes
There is now a sense of wonder and contentment in this building now. The precious way the materials in this historic building have been treated breathes out onto everyone inside. And that care that the Grahams took in honoring this piece of history has given it wings that will carry it forward into our future.
by Meg Dunn | Jul 30, 2018 | History in the News
This has been the summer of appliance troubles in our household. Our whole house fan went kaput (back when we were hitting over 90 degrees every day and really needed it!), our water heater decided we needed more cold showers, and now our fridge has decided that cold...
by Meg Dunn | Jul 19, 2018 | Red Feather, Livermore & Virginia Dale, Religious Sites
In 1997, the Abbey of St. Walburga moved from the Boulder area to Virginia Dale and in doing so created a haven of contemplation and reflection for the residents of northern Colorado. Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the Abbey houses Benedictine nuns...
by Meg Dunn | Jul 2, 2018 | Buckeye, Waverly & Wellington
Historic Larimer County, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and the Wellington Main Streets Program co-hosted a walking tour of historic downtown Wellington on Saturday morning, June 30th. It was a very well attended tour (at one point I counted 85 people!) and...
by Meg Dunn | May 19, 2018 | Historic Preservation
On Tuesday, the 15th, Fort Collins’ Mayor Pro Tem Horak declared May to be Historic Preservation month. As the chair of the Fort Collins Landmark Preservation Commission, I was on hand to receive the award. You can view the event online (around the 6 minute...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 27, 2018 | Historic Preservation, Loveland
Buildings made of natural materials, constructed at a human scale, and imbued with the stories of a community have been found to reduce stress, improve people’s ability to focus, and inspire greater creativity. Though we can construct new buildings with some of...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 17, 2018 | Estes Park, Historic Landmarks, Museums & Historic Sites
“In a dream [Jacob] saw a ladder that reached from earth to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down on it.” – Genesis 28:12 Al Birch was a reporter from the Denver Post when he first visited Estes Park. At the time, there wasn’t...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 1, 2018 | Frontier Faces, Historic Preservation, Museums & Historic Sites
In 1882, Henry and Caroline Franz, immigrants from Württemberg, Germany, built a one-and-a-half story log cabin on the hill where the Clarendon Hills neighborhood stands today, just south of the Harmony Library and Front Range Community College. They “proved...
