National and State Register

Brown Cabin

Chaffee County

The building, with Queen Anne detailing, is a well-preserved and interesting combination of log and frame construction.

Brown Cabin west elevation.

Brown Cabin west elevation.

Photo from the National Register nomination.

It is the only remaining mining era building located in the vicinity of the short-lived smelter town of Iron City.  The 1890 wood frame second story was constructed over a pre-1890 one-story log cabin.