La Hacienda / John L. Jerome Summer Estate
Jefferson County
"La Hacienda" was constructed as a summer home in 1902, on a high hill overlooking the confluence of the Platte River and Buffalo Creek. It was designed by noted Denver architect Frederick J. Sterner for John L. Jerome.
La Hacienda / John L. Jerome Summer Estate
The large Shingle style two-story dwelling includes multiple bay windows and many William Morris designed interior furnishings and appointments. Jerome arrived in Central City in 1873 to serve as principal of the high school. He later moved to Denver, passed the bar, and practiced law from 1878 to 1893. He then joined with a client, John C. Osgood, in the formation of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, one of Colorado’s first major industrial corporations.