Teller House is a historic hotel in
Central City, Colorado. Built in 1872, the building now serves as a 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
Herndon Davis (1901-1962) was an American artist, journalist, illustrator, and painter. He worked at the National War College in Washington, D.C. creating maps of China and Japan. Davis was an illustrator for New York, Washington, D.C. and Denver ...
, as a joke after being fired by the Teller House.
The building opened in 1991 as a casino, which operated until 2000. A new management company reopened the casino in 2005, but it closed again later that year.
See also
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List of casinos in Colorado
This is a list of casinos in Colorado.
List of casinos
Gallery
Ameristar Black Hawk.JPG, Ameristar Black Hawk
See also
* List of casinos in the United States
* List of casino hotels
References
External links
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Gilpin County, Colorado
References
External links
Rouge Steakhouse at The Teller House - Central City, COTeller House - Central City photo
Central City, Colorado
Casinos in Colorado
Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
Restaurants in Colorado
Hotels established in 1872
Romanesque Revival architecture in Colorado
Hotel buildings completed in 1872
Buildings and structures in Gilpin County, Colorado
1872 establishments in Colorado Territory
National Register of Historic Places in Gilpin County, Colorado
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