Belmar Park in Lakewood in Jefferson County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Auction House
Built early to mid-1900s
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
1. Auction House Marker
May Bonfils-Stanton (1883-1962) began to acquire the land around modern-day Kountze Lake in Belmar Park in 1936, and her mansion was completed in 1937 near the current intersection of South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue. The estate was named Belmar Farms and, although the mansion no longer exists, five outbuildings still remain at the Lakewood Heritage Center. The caretaker's cottage, the calving barn, the tractor shed, the granary, and the auction house have recently been placed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties because of the importance of hobby farms in the 20th century.
At the estate, May and her husband, Charles Edwin Stanton, raised prize-winning Suffolk sheep and Black Angus cattle. Many farms kept buildings dedicated to auctions on site and the Bonfils-Stanton estate used this auction house to sell their livestock until professional auction houses became more common.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 39° 42.144′ N, 105° 5.001′ W. Marker is in Lakewood, Colorado, in Jefferson County. It is in Belmar Park. It is on Yarrow Street south of Ohio Avenue. Touch for map
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Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, 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 walking distance of this marker: Belmar Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Streer-Peterson House (within shouting distance of this marker); 1930s Farm House (within shouting distance of this marker); Victory Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); The Belmar Hub (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Creighton Pump House and Matthews Water Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Estes Motel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Country School (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakewood.
Also see . . . Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park. Historic structures, information, photos, and maps. (Submitted on September 3, 2024.)
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
2. Auction House and Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
3. Caretakers Cottage
Located near the southeast corner of the parking lot.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
4. Calving Barn
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
5. Tractor Shed
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 23, 2024
6. Nearby Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
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