Healy House Museum was the Leadville, Colorado

Leadville, Colorado

Leadville is a Statutory City that is the county seat of, and the only municipality in, Lake County, Colorado, United States. Situated at an elevation of , Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States...

 home built by city father August R. Meyer for his bride, Emma. For some time it was operated as a boarding house; two of the boarders were Dan Healy

Dan Healy

Dan Healy may refer to:*Dan Healy , Chicago detective , famous for killing the leader of the North Side Gang, Vincent Drucci*Dan Healy , audio engineer for The Grateful Dead*Dan Healy , New York actor and master of ceremonies...

and his cousin Nellie.

Currently it is a Colorado State Historic Site and is operated as a Victorian era

Victorian era

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

 museum by the state under History Colorado

History Colorado

History Colorado, also known as the Colorado Historical Society , is a group dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the state of Colorado in the USA.- Overview :...

, together with Dexter Cabin

Dexter Cabin

Dexter Cabin was the Leadville, Colorado home of James V. Dexter, a mining investor and businessman. Although it is a cabin, it is "surprisingly plush". He used it as a hunting lodge....

. The two are located within the Leadville Historic District

Leadville Historic District

The Leadville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District located in the mining town of Leadville, Colorado. It includes sixty-seven mines in the mining district east of the city up to the 12,000 foot level, and a defined portion of the village area. It was designated in...

, which is itself a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

.

Healy House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1970.

External links

• Healy House Museum and Dexter Cabin, at Colorado Historical Society (official website)