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| View Original: | Red-rock spires on the grounds of the Glen Eyrie castle, an English Tudor-style home built in what is now Colorado Springs, Colorado LCCN2015633827.tif.tiff (8688x5792) | |||
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| Keywords: Red-rock spires on the grounds of the Glen Eyrie castle, an English Tudor-style home built in what is now Colorado Springs, Colorado LCCN2015633827.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Built by General William Jackson Palmer the founder of the city This grand home with 17 guest rooms and two dining rooms is located in the Rocky Mountain foothills north of the world-famous Garden of the Gods rock formations The house was remodeled in 1881 to include a tower and additional rooms and made to resemble a stone castle reminiscent of those native to England The castle was advanced for its time featuring a primitive intercom system and a chimney system that would hold the smoke until the wind was blowing in the right direction to take the smoke out of the valley 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015633827 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/33800/33811a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 33811 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 33811 38 53 5023 0 N 104 53 0453 0 W alt 1992 7_source exif_heading 145 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Glen Eyrie Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||