Multi-year Restoration of Historic Miner’s Union Hospital Complete

This photograph from the south shows the completed work on the building including the new handicap entrance and ramp on the Bluff Street end of the building.

This photograph from the south shows the completed work on the building including the new handicap entrance and ramp on the Bluff Street end of the building.

The original 1908 cornerstone of the building is still proudly displayed on the southeast corner of the building.

The original 1908 cornerstone of the building is still proudly displayed on the southeast corner of the building.

The San Juan County Commissioners are glad to announce that the comprehensive restoration of Silverton’s Miner’s Union Hospital was completed this year! The hospital building, constructed in 1907 at a cost of $38,000 is a contributing structure within Silverton’s National Historic Landmark district. The building was designed by Frank Edbrooke, known as the Dean of Denver architecture, and...

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