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Healy House Museum and Dexter’s Cabin
Healy House Museum and Dexter’s Cabin are two of the earliest houses in Leadville. If you travel to Colorado, do not miss the opportunity to experience western life in a flourishing silver-mining camp.
Built in 1879, an extraordinarily luxurious log cabin served as the residence for mining investor and businessman James V. Dexter. By this year, Dexter was already quite a rich man and loved to do many kinds of activities. He was an avid hunter, but he also used to collect all sorts of things, including coins, etchings, paintings, and gems. Dexter was a preferred host, and though his cabin in Leadville was rather small, there he could enjoy life and have entertainment. Quickly, Dexter was famous for having the stiffest and most elite private club of poker in all Leadville.
In addition to Dexter’s Cabin, you can visit the Healy House, an 1878 Greek Revival clapboard house built by August R. Meyer for his bride. With various Victorian furnishings gathered in Leadville and objects that belonged to several Leadville pioneers including silver tycoon Horace and Augusta Tabor. This residence served as a boarding house for twenty-one people, including Dan Healy and his cousin, Nellie, who was a teacher, in addition to many of the men that worked in the railroads. By 1900, Healy gained ownership of the house.
Come and visit the Healy House Museum and Dexter’s Cabin with your family, take the guided tour and learn about Leadville. Ask for the kids’ tour, and prepare to enjoy a wonderful experience.
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