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The Baldpate Inn is the historic name of a hotel located in 
Keys are cataloged in a database, supported by a grant from American History Savers and maintained by rotating curators who offer insight into the collections through a lecture series and blog. 
The hotel structurally survived the 
Seven Keys Lodge
The Baldpate Inn
at Roadside America {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldpate Inn Estes Park, Colorado Hotels in Colorado Hotels established in 1917 Buildings and structures in Larimer County, Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Larimer County, Colorado Seven Keys to Baldpate Roosevelt National Forest
Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States Census. Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Cor ...
, with designations on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
, and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. The property has changed hands several times, always under a private family's proprietorship. In 2020, the property was purchased and the name changed to the Seven Keys Lodge by the new owners.
History
The hotel was founded in 1917 by Anglo-American brothers Charles Mace (combat and commercial photographer, 1889-1973), and Gordon Mace, and their families. The Inn is known especially two reasons: the hotel was named for the popular mystery novel, play and films ''Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate may refer to:
* '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'', a novel by Earl Derr Biggers
* ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (play), a 1913 play by George M. Cohan based on the novel
* ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1916 film), a 1916 Australian si ...
'' by Earl Derr Biggers, and was eventually accepted to be the "true" Baldpate by the author. While the hotel originally gave away keys as curios, today it is known for its collection of more than 20,000 keys, usual, unusual and figurative, that have been offered to the inn by visitors, hotel guests, and dignitaries from all over the world.
Keys are cataloged in a database, supported by a grant from American History Savers and maintained by rotating curators who offer insight into the collections through a lecture series and blog.
The hotel structurally survived the 2013 Colorado floods
The 2013 Colorado floods were a series of natural disasters occurring in the U.S. state of Colorado. Starting on September 11, 2013, a slow-moving cold front stalled over Colorado, clashing with warm humid monsoonal air from the south. This res ...
, although the road leading to the property, which also connects to local trailheads, was severely damaged due to erosion. They received support from the History Colorado State Historical Fund and Colorado Preservation.
References
External links
Seven Keys Lodge
The Baldpate Inn
at Roadside America {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldpate Inn Estes Park, Colorado Hotels in Colorado Hotels established in 1917 Buildings and structures in Larimer County, Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Larimer County, Colorado Seven Keys to Baldpate Roosevelt National Forest