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.

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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 {{Colorado-NRHP-stub

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