Redstone, Colorado

Redstone is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Redstone CDP was 127 at the 2020 United States census. The Carbondale post office serves Redstone postal addresses.

The village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district and includes several properties that are also separately listed on the National Register.About Redstone, Redstone Community Association website, accessed March 28, 2010The Historic Redstone Inn website , accessed March 28, 2010

History Redstone was established in the late 19th century by industrialist John Cleveland Osgood as part of a coal mining enterprise. Osgood's coal empire also spurred construction of the Crystal River Railroad and Redstone's historic dwellings.

As an experiment in "enlightened industrial paternalism," Osgood constructed 84 cottages and a 40-room inn, all with indoor plumbing and electricity, for his coal miners and cokers, as well as modern bathhouse facilities, a club house with a library and a theatre, and a school. Most of these Craftsman-era Swiss-style cottages are still used as homes.History of Redstone, Redstone Community Association website, accessed March 28, 2010

Cleveholm A dominant feature of Redstone is Cleveholm Manor, commonly called "Redstone Castle," an opulent 42-room Tudor-style mansion that Osgood built for his second wife, Swedish Countess Alma Regina Shelgrem. Construction of Cleveholm Manor, which was designed by New York architects Boal and Harnois, began in 1897 and was completed in 1901. The Castle was part of a estate that also included servants' quarters, a gamekeeper's lodge, a carriage house, and a greenhouse.Redstone Castle , AllAspen.com website, accessed March 28, 2010 Cleveholm Manor and the gamekeeper's cottage are both independently listed on the National Register as Osgood Castle and Osgood Gamekeeper's Lodge, respectively. As of 2004, the Castle still contained 75 percent of its original furnishings.Colorado: Transfer of Ownership of Redstone Castle, Redstone , Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, June 1, 2004

The historic inn in Redstone, which is independently listed on the National Register as Redstone Inn, is now operated as a resort inn, offering year-round accommodations.

Geography The Redstone CDP has an area of , all land.

Climate Redstone has a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfb). Summers are warm with cool nights and winters are cold with extremely heavy snowfall averaging annually.

Demographics The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

Education It is in the Roaring Fork School District RE-1. - Text list

Redstone, Colorado

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