There are 28 historical buildings on this 6-acre property collected from various locations including Montrose, Delta, Ouray, Telluride, Ridgway, and various places Rich worked or explored in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Alaska…and more.
Historic buildings include a general store with Post Office, Carriage Works, jail, Chinese laundry, gunsmith, hotel, saloon, schoolhouse, teacherage, two period houses, old cabins, and a beautifully restored German Lutheran Church from 1913 that is used for weddings and as an event center.
The buildings, in tour-map order
#1 LAND OFFICE
Attorney’s office to file property claims; features large 1900 Rand McNally U.S. map.
#2 STOTT HOTEL
Built onsite; features restored 18′ cherry wood bar from Clipper Saloon, Telluride, CO.
#3 LARGE BARN
#4 LEE WUNG LAUNDRY
Display of historic laundry equipment from 1897 to the 1940’s.
#10 SHERIFF
Built onsite. Go to jail in the recreated sheriff’s office featuring jail cell from Ouray County Courthouse and early newspaper equipment.
#11 1909 HOUSE
Example of early Sears/Montgomery Wards “blueprint/kit” house featuring displays from the mid-1920’s.
#12 SECOND EMPIRE-STYLE HOUSE
Built in 1904 with distinctive mansard roof, inset 2nd story windows and gingerbread trim on the front porch. House was featured November 2017 on Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” show.
#13 JUTTEN SCHOOL
Built in 1889 and located south of Montrose off Hwy 550. Opened in 1890 with 26 students grades 1-8.
#14 TEACHERAGE BUILDING
Constructed with the Fairview School east of Montrose for teacher’s living quarters.
#15 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD EXPRESS “MOVIE” CAR
Used in filming of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”
#16 RAILROAD CATTLE CARS ca. 1908
#17 DENVER & RIO GRAND RAILROAD DEPOT
Built in 1882 as the first railroad depot in Montrose.
#19 DIEHL CARRIAGE WORKS
Built 1895; includes working forge, carriages, 1880 Continental Oil tanker wagon. World heavy-weight boxing champion (1919-1926) Jack Dempsey learned to spar as a teenager on the second floor.
#20 GUNSMITH SHOP
Outfitted with 1900’s gunsmithing tools, belt driven lathe, mounted caribou, WWII skis.
#21 GENERAL STORE
Early 1900’s log barn dismantled, moved and reassembled at MMW in four days by three men.
#22 1913 GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Founded in Montrose; rent for weddings, events and meetings.
#23 PORTLAND CABIN
Example of 1930’s furnished cabin.
#24 D&RG RR SECTION HOUSE
Built in 1882 to house railroad workers.
#25 SMALL BARN
Built in 1936.
#26 MAIN BUILDING
A peek into history with restored saloon, drug store, dental and doctor’s offices, dry goods store, “cash” store and so much more!
Not open to the public (6)
- #5 MARLOW BILLY CREEK CABIN
- #6 TACK SHED
- #7 SOD ROOF CABIN from Parlin, CO
- #8 HOTCHKISS CABIN
- #9 CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS. BUNKHOUSE Bunkhouse for C.C.C. located in Montrose, CO.
- #18 GRANARY BUILDING