Chautauqua Neighborhood

Chautauqua Neighborhood

Chautauqua Named Colorado's 19th National Historic Landmark!

The Colorado Chautauqua was founded in 1898 during the height of America's first truly national mass educational and cultural movement, the Chautauqua movement, which started in 1874 and ended in 1930. During that time approximately 45 million Americans had attended a chautauqua. Chautauquas introduced prominent speakers, high culture and popular entertainment to non-urban areas, and outdoor living to many whose cities were becoming increasingly congested. The Colorado Chautauqua is one of only three remaining chautauquas in the US and the only site west of the Mississippi River in continous operation with its original structure intact.

Casual Living

The Chautauqua Neighborhood today is a mixture of beautifully maintained cottages and near-by upscale urban housing. This mixture of historic and urban housing is a perfect example of the blending of neighborhoods in the Boulder area.

Colorado Chautuaqua Association

Colorado Chautuaqua Association

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Boulder Chautauqua - Colorado's 19th National Historic Landmark

May 2006: The office of US Secretary of the Interior, Gale Norton, announced that the Colorado Chautauqua in Boulder in now officially Colorado's 19th National Historic Landmark.

Cottages

When the Chautauqua Movement came to Boulder in 1898, the only accommodations on the grounds were rows of canvas tents on wooden platforms. Gradually, thes tent city was replaced with cottages in an assortment of styles and sizes. Today, there are ninety-nine cottages on the grounds, thirty-nine of which are privately owned. Sixty cottages are available for rent.

Columbine Lodge

Columbine Lodge is the perfect choice for value-conscious travelers. It offers simple sleeping rooms (without kitchens, but with private baths), plus studio, and one- and two-bedroom apartments. With the exception of the sleeping rooms, all the apartments include a small, fully-equipped kitchen, and one or two private baths.

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