Byers-Evans House

at 1310 Bannock St, Denver , 80204 United States

1. History Museum
2. Local Business

Description

The Byers-Evans House Museum is a historic house museum in Denver, Colorado, United States.HistoryThe Byers-Evans house was built in 1883 by William Byers, the founder of the Rocky Mountain News and was sold to William Gray Evans in 1889. It is an Italianate style house which had several additions made to it over the years. William Evans lived in the home with his wife Cornelia Lunt Gray and their four children, John, Josephine, Margaret and Katharine. William's mother, Margaret Patten Gray Evans, former first lady of Colorado, moved into the home in 1900 with her unmarried daughter, Anne Evans. Members of the Evans family continued to live in the home until 1981.The house was donated to the Colorado Historical Society in 1981, along with the entire contents of the house. The house has been restored to the 1912–1924 period and includes approximately 90% of the original furniture, glassware, china, and other household items belonging to the Evans family.Byers-Evans House MuseumThe Byers-Evans House Museum is located in Denver, Colorado, at 1310 Bannock St, directly behind the Denver Art Museum. Guided house tours are offered, the museum may not be viewed by self-guided tour. The museum is administered by History Colorado.

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Heather T.

We have always walked by the Byers-Evans house but never gone in. A quick check on line confirmed that we would be able to make the 2:30 tour. What an... Read more

Lauren M.

What a fun, educational way to spend an hour of your afternoon! Such a beautiful home, with so much history. The daughters were so talented, I loved looking... Read more

Michelle Q.

This museum had a fantastic tour guide. It seems like a small museum from the outside but it was surprisingly large and well preserved. The family's... Read more

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Byers-Evans House is Denver based place and this enity listed in History Museum category. Located at 1310 Bannock St CO 80204. Contact phone number of Byers-Evans House: (303) 620-4933