Historic Georgetown, Inc., a Colorado non-profit corporation, was created in 1970 to initiate, encourage and integrate efforts to preserve the rich heritage of the Georgetown/Silver Plume National Historic Landmark
District. It is a citizen organization whose purpose is to preserve
Georgetown¹s significant historic past, its distinctive architecture and its cultural landscapes, which are tangible reflections of our heritage.

Preserving the rich heritage of the Georgetown/Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District takes leadership, education, and the heartfelt work of many volunteers. Historic Georgetown, Inc. (HGI) strives to protect the historic places that helped to shape our past while preserving and interpreting a well-rounded view of the lifestyles of a Victorian-era mining town.

In order to do this we need your help. As a member of Historic Georgetown, you will be part of a team that understands the value of preserving our collective past. Our members are interested in preserving not only the history of the 19th entury American West, but also the small-town character of Georgetown, Colorado.

Georgetown, Colorado, population 1,111, is located in the Rocky Mountains, 40 miles west of Denver on I-70. Georgetown has the good fortune to retain over 200 residential and commercial structures from the 19th Century. The extent to which the Victorian architecture has been preserved in the historic section of town makes it a living classroom for those who enjoy walking through time and experiencing the visual landscape of another era.

HGI's Five-Part Residential
Interpretation Program
Over the years, HGI has acquired properties to assure that the history we preserve includes a variety of lifestyles. The purpose of the Five-Part Residential Interpretation Program is to preserve and interpret a well-rounded view of the lifestyles of a Victorian-era mining town. The range of properties illustrates Colorado's early history for the hundreds of thousands of people who visit the Georgetown/Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District each year.

Photo by Ruth Rosenfeld

HAMILL HOUSE IS FOUNDATION: The purchase of the Hamill House in 1971 launched over three decades of preservation efforts in the community.

When completed, the program will consist of five fully restored historic homes that provide visitors with insight into the 19th Century west: Hamill House, Bowman-White House, Kneisel House, Tucker-Rutherford Cottage, and Johnson Log Cabin.

Membership Benefits
Historic Georgetown members at all levels provide an essential part of the funding and volunteer support necessary to maintain and preserve HGI'¹s properties, buildings and open lands. Members receive the HGI newsletter and other publications, invitations to special events, free admission to the Hamill House Museum and to the Hotel de Paris Museum (also in Georgetown), and a 20% discount at the Gateway Visitor Center Shop. But most of all, your membership dues will contribute to the continued preservation and restoration of Victorian buildings and open lands in the Georgetown/Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District.

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