Peep O Day Park
Larimer County
The Peep O Day Park is the best extant property associated with Alfred Wild who is significant for his introduction of hops to the agricultural and brewing industry of Colorado, his apple cider vinegar made from his large orchard, the earliest founder of a Colorado gypsum quarry for the production of plaster, and for his hollow clay tile brick company.
Peep O Day Park
He founded the community of Wilds, directly south of the building complex, as a place for his employees to live and have the necessary community amenities including a post office, along with a social venue with their neighbors. Additionally, the main house is an excellent example of a Renaissance Revival style house with a high degree of integrity along with its complimentary carriage house designed in the same style. The 1905 house exemplifies the Renaissance Revival style with its low-pitched roof, symmetrical façade, arched window and door openings, projecting cornices with dentils, and modest ornamentation. Denver architect Frank B. Anderson designed the house and carriage house.