Teller House

Teller House is a historic hotel in Central City, Colorado. Built in 1872, the building now serves as a restaurant.

Teller House
LocationEureka St., Central City, Colorado
Coordinates39°48′3″N 105°30′46″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1872
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.73000475 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1973

The bar at the Teller House is well known for the "Face on the Barroom Floor," a painting of a woman's face on the wooden floor, done in 1936 by local artist Herndon Davis, as a joke after being fired by the Teller House.[2]

The building opened in 1991 as a casino, which operated until 2000.[3][4] A new management company reopened the casino in 2005, but it closed again later that year.[5][6]

Inside the Teller House

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mike Flanigan, "Out west," Denver Post Magazine, February 10, 1985, p.18.
  3. Claire Martin (October 1, 1991). "Let the games begin". Denver Post via NewsBank.
  4. Erika Gonzalez (February 26, 2000). "Teller House casino closes". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, CO via NewsBank.
  5. Joanne Kelley (February 18, 2005). "Central City's doors stick shut". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, CO via NewsBank.
  6. Joanne Kelley (July 13, 2005). "Teller House slots shut down amid boom in Central City". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, CO via NewsBank.


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