Commerce City in Adams County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Egli House

Casa Egli

Photographed by Craig Baker

1. Egli House Marker

Inscription.
This farmhouse is the only one still standing on the Refuge, where 200 families once lived. Rose and Gottlieb Egli raised eight children in this house.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 49.309′ N, 104° 51.733′ W. Marker is in Commerce City, Colorado, in Adams County. It can be reached from Havana Street. Located in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5650 Havana St, Denver CO 80239, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (about 600 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); South Plants (about 800 feet away); Headquarters Area (approx. 0.4 miles away); On This Site Stood the "White House" (approx. half a mile away); Headquarters for a New Mission (approx. half a mile away); The Fourteeners (approx. 1.7 miles away); Habitat for Wildlife - A Rich History (approx. 1.7 miles away); Early Years of Statehood (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Commerce City.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 28, 2024

2. Egli House

No public access allowed.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 28, 2024

3. Lake Mary

The farmhouse overlooks Lake Mary and Lake Ladora.

Downtown Denver image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 28, 2024

4. Downtown Denver

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 28, 2024

5. Road Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2. submitted on September 1, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.