Palmer Lake Historical Society
Serving the Tri-Lakes/Palmer Divide Since 1956
P.O. Box 662, Palmer Lake, CO 80133

Monument Walking Tour

Join us on a virtual walking tour of a few of Monument's historic buildings. For more information about these and other historical points of interest, visit the Vaile Museum or purchase a copy of our book; Through The Years at Monument.

Click on the numbers on the map, or use the text links below.

24 Santa Fe Agents' Home27 1st Town Hall
1 Introduction4 Mrs. Limbach's Millinery Shop5 The Limbach House7 Elliott's Store2 The Monument Hotel6  Limbach's Saloon and Barber Shop3 The Walker Store8 Elliott's Carriage and Wagon 12 Dr. Rupp's Home and Drug Store11 Betz Family Meat Market10 Will Lierd's Store and Caskets9 The Schubarth Home14 First Post Office17 First Catholic Church20 Site of Father Dyer's Parsonage21 Santa Fe Section Crew Bunkhouse13 Higby Mercantile15 J.W. Higby Garage16 Colonel Ford's Home22 Sheldon Jackson Memorial ChapelBig Red, or the Lewis School18 Big Red, or the Lewis School19 Site of the Monument Creamery23 1st Presbyterian Parsonage24 Santa Fe Agent's Home25 Santa Fe Depot26 Lavelett ParkSanta Fe Train Wreck Santa Fe Train Wreck

1 Introduction & Limbach Park | 2 The Monument Hotel | 3 The Walker Store | 4 Mrs. Limbach's Millinery Shop | 5 The Limbach House | 6 Limbach's Saloon & Barber Shop | 7 Elliott's Store | 8 Elliott's Carriage & Wagon | 9 The Schubarth Home | 10 Will Lierd's Store & Caskets | 11 Betz Family Meat Market | 12 Dr. Rupp's Home & Drug Store | 13 Higby Mercantile | 14 First Post Office | 15 J.W. Higby Garage | 16 Colonel Ford's Home | 17 1st Catholic Church | 18 "Big Red" or the "Lewis School" | 19 Site of the Monument Creamery | 20 Site of Father Dyer's Parsonage | 21 Santa Fe Section Crew Bunkhouse | 22 Sheldon Jackson Memorial Chapel | 23 1st Presbyterian Parsonage | 24 Santa Fe Agents' Home | 25 Santa Fe Depot | 26 Lavelett Park | 27 1st Town Hall | Santa Fe Train Wreck

If you would like to learn more about Tri-Lakes history, the Palmer Lake Historical Society, or the Lucretia Vaile Museum, please e-mail us at HistSociety@ci.palmer-lake.co.us.