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Something Old
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The Kings emphasize the difference between merely refurbishing a building, and restoring it to its original condition. Every layer of the original wallpaper has been catalogued to permit reproduction of the patterns. Each handmade window sash has been removed, refurbished and replaced, as has the original registration desk. As well, each step along the way has been videotaped. All this focus on historical accuracy has been blended with the need to completely replace such systems as plumbing and electrical so as to meet modern safety and building code requirements.
The first floor will also host a coffee and wine bar operated by Ken and Carol who have established a fine reputation running the Ouray Coffee House. This is sure to be a popular gathering place year-round, especially in summer as it reaches out onto the handsome courtyard space between hotel and restaurant.
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here will be something new in
Ouray in 2002. Something that, by itself, may make a visit to Ouray worthwhile for you.
New for most of us, though not quite really new.
ike the mining industry,
the hotel experienced subsequent periods of financial instability. It finally closed in
1964, and for 34 years sat, neglected, on the corner of Fifth and Main as testament to the
faded riches of mining.
y 2000 the Buen Tiempo
restaurant had moved into the restored adjacent Scott-Humphries Building, one store unit
facing Main Street was completed for the Buckskin Bookstore in 2001 and the building
behind the Beaumont, once Ouray's original assay office (1883), has been renovated. As
well, most of the exterior work on the hotel has been completed, and attention is focused
on the historical renovation of the interior.
hen the work is complete,
Ouray will boast the most elegant, historical public space and accommodations on
Colorado's Western Slope.