Teller House

Teller House
Location: Eureka St., Central City, Colorado
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1872
Architectural style: Romanesque
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

73000475

[1]
Added to NRHP: January 18, 1973

Teller House is a historic hotel in Central City, Colorado. Built in 1872, the building also serves as a casino and restaurant.

The bar at the Teller House is well known for the "Face on the Barroom Floor," a painting of a woman's face on the wooden floor, done in 1936 by local artist Herndon Davis, as a joke after being fired by the Teller House.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Mike Flanigan, "Out west," Denver Post Magazine, 10 Feb. 1985, p.18.