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...
by Meg Dunn | Jul 22, 2016 | Historic Landmarks, Historic Preservation, Loveland, Museums & Historic Sites
On July 18th, the City of Loveland held a small ceremony to recognize the new Downtown Loveland Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in March 2015. At the ceremony, the new plaques which stand at the edges of the district were...
by Meg Dunn | Jul 19, 2016 | Agricultural History, Loveland
Homesteaders in the Colorado territory quickly learned that water is a precious resource in this semi-arid climate and irrigation would be a necessity in order to consistently grow crops on their newly acquired land. The first irrigation ditch built by an early...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 15, 2016 | Historic Landmarks, Loveland
In 2015, the Downtown Loveland Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Parks Service. Within a boundary that includes 58 buildings, 45 of them are considered “contributing” to the district. That means that...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 13, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Historic Preservation, Loveland, Renovations & Razes
As you drive north on Highway 287 (Lincoln Avenue) through Loveland, you may have noticed a funky gas station on the west side of the road. Built around 1937, the building blends Art Deco and Spanish Colonial Revival styles creating a distinctive and unique...
by Meg Dunn | Jan 29, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Loveland
Last week I took the self-guided walking tour of residential historic Loveland. There are twenty-one properties that are included in that tour, but as I walked, I saw so many other buildings that caught my attention. So I snapped photos of them as well and have...
by Meg Dunn | Jan 26, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Historic Landmarks, Loveland
The city of Loveland has an incredibly beautiful self-guided walking tour brochure that takes the reader first on a commercial, then a residential, tour of historic Loveland. I’ve written about the pamphlet and the commercial part of the tour in a previous...
by Meg Dunn | Jun 9, 2015 | Frontier Faces, Loveland, Museums & Historic Sites
The Colorado Gold Rush began in July of 1858. News spread like wildfire across the country and many were lured westward with dreams of striking it rich. William Osborn, and twenty one men with him, heard the siren song of riches and, in 1859, they left their homes in...
