Hotel de Paris was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service in 1970.  Properties on this prestigious inventory are not required to undergo renovation; however, if repairs or improvements are conducted they are guided by The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.  The National Society of The Colonial Dames […]

The 2025 Strawberry Festival Antique Show —the 53nd since the St.Vrain Historical Society began to sponsor the annual spring show – will be held on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th in the Exhibit Building at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Long- mont, CO. Hours for the event are Saturday from 10am to 5pm, and Sunday from […]

By Robert Reed In England they were long case clocks, and in Amer- ica they were tall case clocks. By any name, even the sentimental 19th century term grandfather clock, they were a majestic structure which towered over the rest of the household’s furnish- ings. Their from-the-ground-up existence began in the lat- ter 17th century in parts of Europe. By […]