Leadville, Colorado
Leadville, Colorado.
On the southwest corner of 5th and Harrison sits the Western Hardware Building. It was opened in August of 1881 as the Manville and McCarthy Hardware. The store operated as a hardware store for over 100 years. It remains a perfect intact example of 19th century commercial architecture. A corner entrance with tall doors leads you inside where many of the original store fixtures including a long counter and wall of drawers are on display.
*This text is from the walking tour of Leadville at http://www.leadville.com/walktour/ - a great resource for local information.
Year: 2005
Credit: Personal photographs
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