The William Allen White Cabins are chiefly associated with newspaper editor William Allen White, who adopted what would become Rocky Mountain National Park as his summer residence from 1912 to his death in 1944. White had visited Estes Park, Colorado while in college, and had previously summered in Colorado Springs. In 1912, White and his wife Sallie purchased an 1887 cabin near Estes Park. The Whites expanded it the next year and built a privy, studio, and two guest cabins.
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| Nearest city | Estes Park, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 40°21′22″N 105°34′55″W / 40.35611°N 105.58194°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| MPS | Rocky Mountain National Park MRA (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001944 |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1973[1] |
Visitors to the White place included Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams and U.S. presidential candidate and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. After William White's death in 1944 the compound remained in the family until 1972, when the property was purchased by the National Park Service. The property was the first nomination to the National Register of Historic Places from Rocky Mountain National Park. The house was rehabilitated in 1976 for use by artists-in-residence.[2]
See also
editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Larimer County, Colorado
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "William Allen White Cabins". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. January 11, 2009.
External links
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CO-63, "William Allen White Cabins, Bear Lake Road, Estes Park vicinity, Larimer County, CO", 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. CO-63-A, "William Allen White Cabins, Main Cabin", 4 photos, 2 measured drawings, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. CO-63-B, "William Allen White Cabins, Upper Sleeping Cabin", 1 measured drawing, 3 data pages
- HABS No. CO-63-C, "William Allen White Cabins, Lower Sleeping Cabin", 1 measured drawing, 3 data pages
- HABS No. CO-63-D, "William Allen White Cabins, Work Cabin", 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. CO-63-E, "William Allen White Cabins, Privy", 3 data pages