The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ken Caryl's history begins with Denver Major Robert B. Bradford's purchase of the property in 1859. He soon built the Bradford/Perley House, as well as a toll road ($1.50 per wagon) to aid travelers moving west from Denver in 1859. The combination of the Bradford/Perley House Inn and the toll road heading towards the mining camps proved fairly lucrative for Bradford. The construction of a competing road up Turkey Creek Canyon in 1867 (known as Highway 285 in the modern day) that replaced Bradford’s more difficult route ultimately doomed his enterprise. After his death in 1876, his widow eventually relinquished the property in 1881. Owners came and went for a period of almost 20 years.
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Nothing in Ken Caryl is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ken Caryl has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hildebrande Ranch in Littleton, 1.9 miles away.
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