Trinidad History Museum - Trinidad, CO
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GPS Coordinates: N 39° 44.207 W 104° 59.206
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The Trinidad History Museum is a unique complex overlooking the Santa Fe Trail. Historic photographs, family possessions and commercial goods evoke the lifestyles of the early inhabitants of south-eastern Colorado in the Santa Fe Trail Museum, which extends behind two distinguished hilltop residences.
The Baca House was built in the adobe style toward the end of the Santa Fe Trail era in 1870 by Frank Hough, manager of the Prowers & Hough Mercantile. In 1873 he sold the house to Felipe and Maria Dolores Baca for $7,000 worth of wool. The Bacas paid an additional $1,500 worth of wool for the furnishings. The present day museum/home blends Hispanic folk art with Victorian furniture.
Next door stands the Bloom Mansion, the home of cattle baron Frank Bloom and his wife Sarah. Constructed in 1882, the Victorian rococo house is now filled with ornate furnishings from the period.
Brick pathways wind through a landscape of century-old trees, historic gardens filled with herbs and vegetables of the Hispanic Southwest, and recreated Victorian flower beds.
The museum store features distinctive Southwestern and Victorian gifts as well as books on Colorado and the West.


Facilities: The Trinidad History Museum provides restrooms and a gift shop.

Best Time To Visit: The Trinidad History Museum is open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily from May 1 through September 30. October 1 through April 30 visitations are by appointment only.

Fees: Admission is charged. Donations are accepted.

Accessibility: Unknown

Rules: Food and drinks are not permitted in the museum.

Directions: To reach the Trinidad History Museum, travel south on I-25 towards Colorado Springs. Exit 13B off of Interstate 25.

Map: Click here for a map to Trinidad History Museum

Reservations: From October 1 through April 30 visitations are by appointment only.

 
Address
Colorado Historical Society
1300 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone
General: (303) 866-3682
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