Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Bay Window Cottage
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2015
1. The Bay Window Cottage Marker
The Smith Eslick Bay Window Cottage was built by the Eslick's youngest child, Loren, in 1933 when he was 26 years old. It was intended to be a check-in and store for the guests staying at the Cottage Court and other Smith and Eslick family cabins and cottages. Unfortunately, Loren died just a year later, in 1934, from what was then called Bright's Disease and was a variety of kidney disease.
Like the Cottage Court, the Bay Window Cottage has exterior half-round lodgepole pine siding, common to the Rocky Mountain Rustic style of architecture found throughout Grand Lake, and the area's native, customary and most available building material at the time. In addition to the once lovely bay window, the building is unusual for its two sets of doors on both its north and south sides. Its interior once held shelving for goods needed by visitors.
The Bay Window Cottage will be restored as a Welcome Center and Gift Shop for visitors to the Cottage Camp site, similar to its original use. A Master Plan for the entire site, designed by Dennis Humphries of Humphries Poli Architects, will also be implemented, making this a truly unique educational, historical and fun community asset.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 40° 15.103′ N, 105° 49.417′ W. Marker is in Grand Lake, Colorado, in Grand County. Marker can be reached from Vine Street north of Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level directly on the east side of the subject building, adjacent to the alley and about 30 yards west of Vine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 725 Lake Avenue, Grand Lake CO 80447, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Automobiles Come to Grand Lake (a few steps from this marker); The Smith-Eslick Family (a few steps from this marker); Smith Eslick Cottage Camp (a few steps from this marker); Why Did They Come? (within shouting distance of this marker); The Smith Eslick Cottage Court (within shouting distance of this marker); The Smith-Eslick Cottage Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Lake (approx. 0.2 miles away); Public Square (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Lake.
More about this marker. This marker panel is framed and covered with transparent acrylic.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Smith-Eslick
2. Marker detail: Some of the Eslick children
Back: Bessie, Mabel (who died in the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic)
Front: Loren, Clarence, Clyde
Front: Loren, Clarence, Clyde
Also see . . . Smith-Eslick Cottage Court History. The Smith-Eslick family built what they called the Cottage Court, later referred to as Eslick’s Cottage Camp and Eslick’s Cabins. It was originally right on the old road into Town. The Smith – Eslick Cottage Court is named for three generations of the same family who built the structure around 1915 and operated the business into the mid-20th century. P.H. Smith was a sawmill owner/operator, skilled in construction, and a hotelier and land owner. The Cottage Court was built on land owned by Smith, and his experience accommodating hotel guests prepared his daughter, Georgia, and her husband, Alfred Eslick, to operate the Cottage Court. (Submitted on February 13, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Marker detail: The Bay Window Cottage in its original location, photograph from 1956
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2015
4. The Bay Window Cottage Marker (wide view; east side of cottage)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 17, 2015
5. The Bay Window Cottage (south side view)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 13, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
