Name/Title
Save the TrianonEntry/Object ID
2017.3.379Description
A couple hands a check to a woman (possibly Lois Neuwirth) as another couple looks on. Behind them is a poster reading "Save the Trianon / $175,000 Needed / Museum to Broomfield..." some of the sign is cut off.
The Trianon or "Claremont" was a mansion in colorado Springs built in 1906 by a New York couple (Charles and Virginia Baldwin) who moved to the Springs for health reasons. After the death of Charles and Virginia's remarriage to an alleged Russian Prince, the house changed hands a few times. In 1964, the house was owned by John W. Metzger, head of the "Trianon Foundation." Metzger owned a farm near Broomfield in today's Westminster (now Metzger Farm Open Space), and he wanted to see the building moved to Broomfield. He widely reported that the building was in danger of demolition, and he had received a quote of $175,000 to move and rebuild the building in Broomfield where it could be run as a museum. The civic-minded citizens of Broomfield mobilized and successfully raised $175k. However, after raising the money another survey was done and the Foundation was given a quote of nearly $1 million to move the building. The money raised was given back to the donors, with some donors giving their donations to the Mamie Doud Eisenhower library instead.Collection
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Category 08: Communication Objects