Approximate Restored Appearance of the Pullman House
Approximate Restored Appearance of the Pullman House
The restoration of the Pullman House is actually among the first preservation projects ever attempted in Colorado, since it started decades ago in 1965. Since the summer of 1997 the building's history has been thoroughly documented, and in August 1997 the logs were returned to the Golden area by volunteers of the Golden Landmarks Association from their longtime resting places at the Gilpin County Historical Museum and the Coeur d'Aliene Mine in Central City. Presently they lay in state at a secure location awaiting their future.
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Next for this project is to rebuild the Pullman
House at its original home in Pleasant View. There it will rebuilt
on a final preserved acreage of the historic Cold Spring Ranch, the
northeastern corner once owned by Samuel F. Cooper. There it will
be placed in Camp George West Park, a new park dedicated to the enjoyment
of all citizens of this region. Funds will be raised and every
effort made to rebuild the Pullman House from the ground up as true
and authentic to its original appearance as possible. It will
serve as an historic showplace depicting the raw frontier life of the
1859 Colorado Gold Rush, both through the history and people of the
Pullman House itself, and telling of the many colorful types of travelers
who journeyed through here. It also will tell this intriguing
missing chapter from the life of George M. Pullman, one of the foremost
industrialists in American history.
Original 1859 Building Within 1868 Additions |
It has been determined best to rebuild the Pullman Cabin restored
to its original 1859 appearance, and none other. This is in part because
virtually none of its additions have survived. However, almost the entirety
of the original structure remains intact. Once reassembled, it will be
an approximately 25 x 15 foot 1-story log cabin, with V-shaped corner notching,
gabled roof and stone chimney on one side. It will sit upon a cut stone
foundation, and will be given a shake-shingle roof and 6/6 paned windows, which
were the standard in the Golden area at the time. Many in the Golden area
and beyond are excited about this building's future, and the community shall
soon get its chance to play its own part in making that future happen. In July
1999 the community of Pleasant View master planned Camp George West Park, of
which plans are depicted below.
