Bayfield in La Plata County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Glenn Bros General Store

Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 6

— 24 E. Mill Street —

Glenn Bros General Store Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nikki Niznik, November 10, 2025

1. Glenn Bros General Store Marker

Inscription. This property was owned by Warren Schiller, co-founder of Bayfield. In 1898, the property was leased to F. M. Anderson, upon which he built a restaurant. A photograph from the 1910s shows a false-front wood frame building with clapboard siding on the north façade, vertical wood siding on the remaining sides, and a wood shingle roof. A covered entry supported by four wood poles was later added to the north side.

Erected 2009 by Town of Bayfield and Colorado Historical Society. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 37° 13.524′ N, 107° 36.015′ W. Marker is in Bayfield, Colorado, in La Plata County. It is on Mill Street east of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Mill Street, Bayfield CO 81122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Farmers & Merchant[s] Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Bayfield Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Newland House and Presbyterian Manse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bayfield Churches (within shouting distance of this marker); Schroder Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hotel Central & Akers Motor Co. Garage (about 300 feet away); H.C. Schroder House (about 400 feet away); Bayfield High School and Community Gym (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayfield.

Also see . . .
1. Historic Bayfield CO Photos. Gunnison County Library entry (Submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Pine River Valley Heritage Society. Society homepage (Submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2020

2. Glenn Bros General Store Marker

Former Glenn Bros General Store and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2020

3. Former Glenn Bros General Store and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 28, 2026, by Leslie Eudy of Golden, Colorado. 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.