On New Year’s Eve 1908, the night before the hotel’s grand opening, Hotel Boulderado hosted a Gala Ball. Since that time, the hotel has celebrated the original grand opening... read more →
Architects William Redding & Son designed the hotel around a central court, following late-nineteenth-century trends. The original stained-glass ceiling was made from glass imported from Italy and was meant... read more →
After fundraising, the Boulder Hotel Company had enough to start groundbreaking. Construction would take more than two years to complete. Postcards like this one were printed before the building... read more →
The Boulder Hotel Company’s board of directors tasked local architects with providing two designs per firm - one design was required to fit the budget available and one design... read more →
In early 1906, members of the community and Boulder’s Commercial Association quickly became stockholders as they contributed to the local fundraising efforts needed to build a new hotel. As... read more →
This 1882 photo of Boulder shows the future location of Hotel Boulderado at the intersection of Spruce and 13th streets.