Redstone is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by

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. The CDP is a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Redstone CDP was 127 at the 2020 United States census. The Carbondale

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serves Redstone postal addresses. The village is listed on the

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as a

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and includes several properties that are also separately listed on the National Register.The Historic Redstone Inn website
accessed March 28, 2010

History

Redstone was established in the late 19th century by industrialist John Cleveland Osgood as part of a

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enterprise. Osgood's coal empire also spurred construction of the Crystal River Railroad and Redstone's historic dwellings. As an experiment in " enlightened industrial paternalism," Osgood constructed 84 cottages and a 40-room inn, all with indoor plumbing and

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, for his coal miners and cokers, as well as modern bathhouse facilities, a club house with a library and a theatre, and a school. Most of these Craftsman-era Swiss-style cottages are still used as homes.History of Redstone
Redstone Community Association website, accessed March 28, 2010

Cleveholm

A dominant feature of Redstone is Cleveholm Manor, commonly called "Redstone Castle," an opulent 42-room Tudor-style mansion that Osgood built for his second wife, Swedish Countess Alma Regina Shelgrem. Construction of Cleveholm Manor, which was designed by New York architects Boal and Harnois, began in 1897 and was completed in 1901. The Castle was part of a estate that also included servants' quarters, a gamekeeper's lodge, a carriage house, and a

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. Cleveholm Manor and the gamekeeper's cottage are both independently listed on the National Register as Osgood Castle and Osgood Gamekeeper's Lodge, respectively. As of 2004, the Castle still contained 75 percent of its original furnishings.Colorado: Transfer of Ownership of Redstone Castle, Redstone

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, June 1, 2004 The historic inn in Redstone, which is independently listed on the National Register as Redstone Inn, is now operated as a

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inn, offering year-round accommodations.

Geography

The Redstone CDP has an area of , all land.

Climate

Redstone has a

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(

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: Dfb). Summers are warm with cool nights and winters are cold with extremely heavy snowfall averaging annually.

Demographics

The

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initially defined the for the

References

External links

Redstone Community AssociationRedstone Historical SocietyRedstone @ History ColoradoRedstone @ WesternMiningHistory.comRedstone @ Colorado.comRedstone @ UncoverColorado.comRedstone CastlePitkin County website
{{authority control Census-designated places in Pitkin County, Colorado Census-designated places in Colorado Populated places established in 1898