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 | 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 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...
by Meg Dunn | Jan 16, 2017 | Historic Preservation, Philosophy on History
In the beginning, God made a place. He put people in that place and told them to care for it. And when they consumed a part of the place that shouldn’t have been consumed, their punishment was to be exiled from that place. This is a huge oversimplification of...
by Meg Dunn | Dec 16, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Historic Preservation, Loveland, Renovations & Razes
In 1937, work began on the Loveland Community Building — the result of a public/private partnership between the town of Loveland, the Pulliam family, and the Works Progress Administration. The reinforced concrete building cost $150,000 to build, employed 180...
by Meg Dunn | Nov 29, 2016 | Cultural Character, Historic Preservation
A recent “Thumbs Up” in the Coloradoan has shined a light on the fact that some residents are apparently unaware of a significant part of Fort Collins’ history. Two thumbs up to the two persons that stood up and summoned a security guard following...
by Meg Dunn | Aug 16, 2016 | Historic Preservation, Loveland, Museums & Historic Sites
In 1866, a young woman by the name of Sarah Milner arrived in St. Louis (a small town that predated Loveland) to teach. The rest of her family joined her soon afterwards, moving up from along the St. Vrain river. Sarah’s father, Joseph Milner Sr., purchased 80...
