Ghost Walk, Ghost Talk

was a huge success. Over the two night weekend, (Saturday and Sunday) over 800 people came to visit six of Boulder's very scary historic homes.

Headquarters was the old Highland School, built in 1891, the first historic building that was successfully preserved and landmarked. Today the Highland School has become a showcase office venue, and houses Boulder's distinctive City Club.

Each house featured a room for the psychics to sit and talk to the ghosts that reside in each home. Boulder, Colorado has some of the most fun Holloween adventures in the state. Homes on the tour included the John Harris home (one of Boulder's best known mining men; the Alexander Safely home (Safely played a role in the Sand Creek Massacre); the home of Millard Fillmore Leech, a larger-than-life man who was instrumental to the construction of the Switzerland Trail, a narrow guage railroad line. Also on tour was the home of Leander and Ida Bearss who came Boulder from Nebraska in the late 1800's, and whose family continued to live there until 1945; and the house that was the home of the mother of Boulder's colorful photographer, "Rocky Mountain Joe" Sturtevant.

Also on tour was the Hanna Barker house . . . one of Boulder's oldest homes . . . . The Barkers, Hannah and Ezra . . . whose name is found on Barker Dam, and Boulder's Barker park . . . The Hannah Barker house has been donated to Historic Boulder. Historic Boulder is rehabilitating the house and bringing to light the story of Hannah Barker, probably one of the most important women in Boulder in the late 19th Century.

Boulder's Best Scary Events -- Halloween

Wow . . . Historic Boulder produced, directed, and presented Ghost Walk, Ghost Talk over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday nights). A captive and fascinated audience toured six of Boulder's historic homes with a past. These homes are located in the Highland Lawn area and included a sitings and conversations with a few spirits in the nearby Columbia Cemetery. More on the homes and what went on inside in the next post.

Historic Boulder, Boulder's preservation organization, has been given a treasure. The Hannah Barker House at 800 Arapahoe, a property significant because of its owner, its location, and its style.

We have discovered that Hannah Barker was perhaps one of the most important women in Boulder in the late 19th century. We are in the beginning stages of its renovation. Her legacy includes ranch land in Nederland now the Barker Dam, and the park on the SW corner of 15th and Spruce, Barker Park. Look at www.historicboulder.org for more information. I have the fun honor of heading Historic Boulder this year. Stay tuned.

Another link to open is http://www.frontrangeliving.com/home-design/canyoncottage.htm
I am representing the sale of 419 Canyon Blvd in Boulder, one of Boulder's oldest properties, and the story is an excellent account of its renovation from "Derelick to Cinderella." If you are restoring or remodeling, the story provides some great resources.

Would you like to know about about historic homes for sale in Boulder County? Either email me and I can send you a list of available properties or go to my website: www.jancycampbell.com and conduct your own MLS search by year built.