Del Norte Historical Tour #14. Porter and Middaugh / A. F. Middaugh Mercantile 670 GRAND AVENUE Asa Middaugh and H. M. Porter opened a general mercantile here in 1876.  Porter left shortly after that, Middaugh owned [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #13. The Bank of Del Norte 680 GRAND AVENUE The first building in this location was a small building to store goods for the Middaugh and Porter Mercantile next door.  In 1882, [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #12. Warren-Kiel Building 680 GRAND AVENUE Henry Kiel and Henry Warren, with the financial backing from Jens Larson, built the Warren-Kiel block at this location.  The building housed the first Masonic Temple, [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #11. Carther's Roadhouse 505 SPRUCE STREET According to Dr. John McFadzean in 1891, Dan O’Neil Livery Stable was located on the north side of the alley in this block. The building that [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #10. The Otto Lewis Bakery 485 SPRUCE STREET Otto Lewis arrived in Del Norte in 1880. Otto Lewis purchased the stone bakery on Spruce Street in October of 1883 and added an [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #9. Peter and Annie Robertson Home LOCATION ?  Peter Robertson was born on April 18, 1847 in Scotland.  By 1871, he was living in the settlement that he helped to establish as Del Norte.  He [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #8. Industrial Area of Del Norte SPRUCE AND 2ND STREET This entire area that is now Centennial Park includes the town parks, a Fishing is Fun Pier, and River Walk were part [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #7. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot 120 SPRUCE STREET By 1878, The Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company had been built into the Alamosa area and by 1881 was continued into [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #6. The Percy Hobkirk House and Jessop Grocery Store LOCATED ? Hamilton Percy Hobkirk was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada on June 25, 1858.  He immigrated to the United States in [...]

Del Norte Historical Tour #5. Frank Case Home 390 SPRUCE STREET This House was started as a two-room adobe structure with a stone foundation in 1881 by Frank Case.  As the family grew, more rooms were [...]