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Luxury Interiors of the West

Here is a collection of photographs from our Online Digital Collections that document some of the sumptuous living rooms, dining rooms, and parlors of days gone by.

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Western History/Genealogy

Denver Colorado

View of a covered patio in Denver, Colorado. Coffered ceilings, wrought iron lamps, couches, chairs, potted plants, and a tile floor comprise the decor. An open plaza is to the side.

Interior view of the Henry Viley Johnson residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a velvet couch with pillows, a mantle with mirror, and vase of peacock feathers.

Interior view at the Claude K. Boettcher residence, in Denver, Colorado; living room decor includes curved couches, chairs, an ottoman, glass tables, Corinthian capitols, a crystal chandelier, palms, and curtains.

Interior view of the John Albert Ferguson house at 700 Washington Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Elizabethan style decor includes chairs, sofas, tables, lamps, heavy drapes, and ornate trim.

Interior view of the F. J. Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes Oriental rugs, a hanging lamp, a taxidermied heron, ewers, a Buddha, framed art, and upholstered chairs.

Interior view of the Finding residence in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado; decor includes china plates, wicker chairs, a pitcher,a table made of machine parts, books, a seashell, a stove, drapes, a combination bookcase, plants, fans, ingrain carpet, oriental rugs, cut paper dainties, and greeting cards. A dog sleeps on the floor.

Interior view of a house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes Oriental rugs, rocking chairs, a fireplace, lamps, flower vases, porcelain, photos, and a piano.

Interior view of the living room in the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house at 3400 Belcaro Drive in the Belcaro neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Chairs, tables, a sofa, fireplace, a chandelier, and portraits comprise decor.

Interior view of the Mitchell Benedict residence (Lang & Pugh architects) in Denver, Colorado; decor includes tuck and roll upholstery, book cases, coved ceilings, and wood door frames.

Cleveholm interior

Interior view of the Alonzo Thompson residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a fireplace, carved wood columns, a chandelier, urns, bookshelves, china, framed paintings, a coffered ceiling, and stencils. A table and chair have acanthus motifs; a mosaic depicts a woman at a spinning wheel.

Interior view of the William Church house at 10th (Tenth) Avenue and Corona Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The walls have decorative leather work and the ceiling has ornate trim.

Interior view of the Alonzo Thompson residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; the drawing room has French Empire style decor which includes classical entablature, leaded glass, dentils, plaster ornament, a chandelier, a sculpture, a fireplace, torcheres, mirrors, and urns.

Interior view of the Claude K. Boettcher residence, in Denver, Colorado; decor includes upholstered couches, chairs, ottomans, palms, a sculpture of a woman, lamps, a crystal chandelier, classical columns, and a planter with bas-relief ornaments.

Interior view of a home, probably in Denver, Colorado. Shows crystal chandeliers, oriental rugs, potted plants, lamps, furniture, drapery, decorative columns and molding.

Interior view of Trinidad Country Club, Trinidad, Colorado

Interior view of a Denver, Colorado, residence; dining room furnishings include a brick fireplace, wood paneling, molding, Art Nouveau wallpaper, a pedestal table, leather upholstered wood chairs, Oriental rug, stained glass lamp, built-in buffet, crystal punch bowl, silver coffee pot, and china cabinet. Vases and photographs top the mantle.

Interior view of a Denver, Colorado residence; decor includes brocade upholstery, a settee, chairs, tables, a foot stool, china pitchers, crystal, carpet, rugs, and a potted palm.

Interior view of the long reception hall in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes Arts and Crafts furniture, chairs, tables, benches with leather pillows, lamps, hanging lanterns, oriental rugs, bronze sculptures, and potted palm plants; beamed ceiling with a stenciled border and stairway leading to the second floor.

Interior view of a fireplace in the dining room of the David Moffat house at 808 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A decorative wooden mantle and metal grates are nearby.

Interior view of the living room in the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house at 3400 Belcaro Drive in the Belcaro neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Chairs, tables, a sofa, fireplace, a chandelier, and portraits comprise decor.

Interior view of Richthofen Castle at 7020 East 12th (Twelfth) Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Chairs, a sofa, grand piano, and a palm tree are in the room.

Interior view of a dining room in Denver, Colorado. Decor includes a table carved griffin legs, an Oriental rug, silver urns and vases, a stuffed bird, a crystal punch bowl, and a sideboard with a silver serving set. A ram's head is mounted above the door.

Club room, Cleveholm, Redstone

Eastward view of the rotunda (lobby) of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; various upholstered, wicker, and wooden chairs and tables; three supporting pillars at left; two windows at right; fireplace at eastern wall; taxidermied animals mounted on walls.

View of a sunroom in the Crawford Hill house at 969 Sherman Avenue, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room has a tiled floor, brick walls, and a coffered ceiling. A large, square table with a pedestal and four carved legs is in the center of the room. Wicker and slipcovered furniture is scattered throughout the room. A large metal lantern hangs over the table. Shows potted plants , a mirror, and large windows with sheer blinds and shades. An oriental rug is under the table.

Interior Crawford Hill house

Dining room, Crawford Hill house

Interior, Crawford Hill house

Great hall at Glen Eyrie

Arthur E. Johnson residence

View the billiard room at Cleveholm (Osgood Castle), the home of John Cleveland Osgood, located in Redstone (Pitkin County), Colorado. The room has a large, carved billiard table, a fireplace flanked by two glass fronted cases, a carved sideboard and a table and chairs. A bronze chandelier with two glass shades hangs over the billiard table. An oriental rug is on the floor.

Interior Hotel Campion, Twin Lakes, Colo. Midland Ry.

Interior view of the library at the David H. Moffat house at 808 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sofa, chairs, table, bookcase, and fireplaces are in the room.