The Rosemount Museum, pronounced "Rosemont" is a

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, it is situated on a square block at the corner of one of the highest points in north Pueblo and across the street from

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. It is a 24,000-square-foot, three story mansion with attic and basement and contains thirty-seven rooms. It was begun in 1891 and completed in 1893 for John A. Thatcher and his family. A 6,000-square-foot

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was also built on the property.

History

John Thatcher moved from

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to Colorado, where he prospered in the

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business before branching into banking, mining, and cattle ranching. He married Margaret Ann Henry of Platteville, WI in 1866. Built with pink

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volcanic rock for the exterior and a multitude of different woods for the interior; cherry, mahogany, maple and oak, the mansion housed the Thatcher family for decades. John, the patriarch of the family passed in 1913 and his last living child, Raymond C. Thatcher died in 1968. After Raymond's death the mansion was donated to the city of Pueblo who in turn donated the property to the Metropolitan Museum Association. In 1969 a public trust was established by the Thatcher family for the creation of a

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house museum. Rosemount along with the Goodnight Barn were the first places in

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added to the

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. Both were added on July 30, 1974.

Collection

The house and most of its furnishings remain as they were when the family lived there. The third floor houses the Andrew McClelland collection of artifacts. McClelland was a wealthy

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and acquaintance of the family. He gathered the artifacts on his travels around the world including an Egyptian mummy.

Media

* The interior of the Rosemount appears in the

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directed film,

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. Where it serves as the interior of the rich man's (portrayed by John Carter) house. * The Rosemount is featured in A&E's

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in the episode "Frontier Castles" which originally aired in August of 1994. * The Rosemount is profiled in

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's "Christmas Castles" in an episode that aired December 24, 1999.

References

External links

Rosemount.org
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