Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Mead and Cooper Building
1511-1515 Miner Street
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 5, 2016
1. The Mead and Cooper Building Marker
Inscription.
The Mead and Cooper Building. 1511-1515 Miner Street. Built in 1881, this building housed M. C. Livingstone’s jewelry and sewing machine store during the early ‘80’s. Since Livingstone had some of the first commercial sewing machines in the district, he made a brisk living repairing the canvas awnings which fronted many of the buildings on Miner Street. P. I. Thorsen and A. Nelson opened a store at this site in 1894, where they sold “dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, caps, gent’s furnishings, notions, carpets, oil cloths, etc etc”, according to the newspaper ads of the period. The two merchants were so successful they soon opened additional stores in Lawson, Silver Plume and Georgetown.
Built in 1881, this building housed M. C. Livingstone’s jewelry and sewing machine store during the early ‘80’s. Since Livingstone had some of the first commercial sewing machines in the district, he made a brisk living repairing the canvas awnings which fronted many of the buildings on Miner Street. P. I. Thorsen and A. Nelson opened a store at this site in 1894, where they sold “dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, caps, gent’s furnishings, notions, carpets, oil cloths, etc etc”, according to the newspaper ads of the period. The two merchants were so successful they soon opened additional stores in Lawson, Silver Plume and Georgetown.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 39° 44.51′ N, 105° 30.994′ W. Marker is in Idaho Springs, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. Marker is on Miner Street just east of 15th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level directly on the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1517 Miner Street, Idaho Springs CO 80452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. The Mead and Cooper Building Marker • wide view (marker visible right of center)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
