Frisco, CO Historic Walking Tour on your Cell Phone
Thursday, 12 August 2010 15:44

OnCell is proud to announce Frisco's new Audio Cell Tour of eight historic sites all within a mile distance.  Use your cell phone as a guide to learn a little more about the mountain town.  Call 970-281-3001.  At the prompt, enter your stop number ( listed below.)  Use the Map and Stop Guide below or just pick up a Walking Tour Map at the Historic Park.

Main Heritage Attractions

 #1.   Frisco Historic Park & Museum

Located at 120 Main Street, this historic complex functions as a self-guided museum. The Schoolhouse Museum is on the National Register of Historic Places. Start your Historic Walking Tour here!

#2.    Old Town Hall

Located at 3rd and Main Street, this building was originally built with volunteer labor and served as a Town Hall and Community Center until 1982. Events included square dances, ballroom dancing and potluck dinners and is currently used as the Information Center.

#3.    Foote’s Rest

Located on the south side of Main Street between 5th and 6th Streets, this property once served as Frisco’s Old Post Office, General Store and Gas Station. The main building originally consisted of a one-room wood plank cabin and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Known as Foote’s Rest in the 1940s-60s, this landmark is still owned by the Foote Family.

#4.    Rouse-Staley House

Listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties and located at 518 Main Street, this building represents a unique building style of pioneer log construction.

#5.    Lund House and Dillon Reservoir

A historic ranch house relocated to the Frisco Bay Marina, it now overlooks Dillon Reservoir, formerly the site of the Town of Dillon.

#6.    Frisco Cemetery

Located next to the Frisco Bay Marina and bike path, it is the resting place of many historic figures.

Off the Beaten Path

#7.    Masontown

Located at the base of Mount Royal near the recreation path in Frisco, you will discover the traces and remnants of an old mining town destroyed by an avalanche.

#8.    Coke Ovens

South of Frisco on the recreation path (formerly a rail bed), near the County Commons, are the remnants of kiln-type ovens used to produce coal.

See Tour Map & Original Article here.