Central Colorado Business Directory 1871

Central is the business centre of the gold mining districts of Gilpin County, its principal city and county seat, and the most populous of the mountain cities of Colorado. It is located in the central part of the county, in a portion of the valley of a tributary of North Clear creek, Gregory gulch, also in two other gulches, Spring and Eureka, and on the slopes of surrounding mountains. Read more Central History or Central Gazetteer

Bakers

Black Philip, Main
Cassels John, Main
Kruse Brothers, Gregory
Neilson Matthew, Main
Roworth & Company

Bankers

Buell Bela S. residence St. James
Chaffee J. B. & Company Eureka, corner Main
Goodspeed J. H. with Thatcher, Standley & Company
Kountze Herman, R. M. National Bank
Potter Thomas H., R. M. National Bank
Reynolds J. S. R. M. National Bank
Thatcher, Standley & Company corner Main and Eureka

Barbers and Hair Dressers

Dimmery John, Main
Dunham Henry, Main
Ernest Daniel, Main
Henshaw Robert, Main
Jones & Townsend, Main

Blacksmiths

Boarding House Keepers

Brockman John, Gregory
Davis L. Mrs. Spring
Putnum Paulina Mrs. Eureka
Remine M. A. Mrs. Nevada
Schmidt Frederick, Gregory

Boot and Shoe Dealers

Bisbee E. Gregory
Fink John P. & Company Main
Johnson Charles, Gurney blk. Main

Butchers

Carpenters

Civil Engineers

Hill George, P. O. Central
Peregrine J. D. office. Main
Sayr Hal, Eureka

Confectioners

Contractors & Builders

Barclay & Company Eureka
Hanscome L. Gregory
Loring Charles, Gregory
McFarland Brothers, Eureka
Moore M, K. Eureka
Mullen Thomas, Lawrence

Dentist

Beach J. H. Van Deren's blk. Main

Doors, Sash and Blinds (Manufactories and Dealers in)

Hart & Schlessinger, Gregory

Druggists and Apothecaries

Best John, "The Pharmacy," Main
Ellis W. T. Dr. Main
Furnald A. Casey Avenue
Warner J. D., P. O. Central

Engineers

Fruit Dealers

Alston John, Nevada
Terry Ira E. Main
Tishler Joseph, Main
Hilliary & Company Main

Furniture Dealers

Sessler Fred. Main
Weston & Webber, Main

Grocers

Black Philip, Main
Black ____, Spring
Freas L. F. Lawrence
Hurst Joseph, corner Gregory and Lawrence
Kurse Brothers, Gregory
Lake & Hawley, corner Main and Bridge
Miller C. C. Gregory
Nicholson Brothers. Spring
Roworth & Company Main
Sessler & Seaur, Main
Van Camp A. Gregory
Wiley P. Gregory

Gunsmiths

Day John, Nevada
Kiessig Charles, Lawrence

Hardware Dealers

Roworth & Company Main
Tappan W. H. & Company Lawrence

Hotels

Connor House, C. Went worth, proprietor Main
National, R. B. Smock, proprietor Lawrence

Insurance Companies (Life and Fire)

Etna Fire Insurance, et al. Foster Nichols, Main
Northwestern Mutual Life, E. J. Giddings, district agent. office. Main
Pacific Fire, J. A. Thatcher, agent, office, corner Main and Eureka
St. Louis Mutual Life, J. Schellinger, agent.

Jewelers

Aitcheson William, corner Main and Eureka
Gearhart George, Nevada
Hatch John, High
Hense J. H. Main

Lawyers

Livery Stables (Proprietors of)

Jurgens Jacob, Gregory
McCall & Lewis, Lawrence
Williams F. M. Gregory

Lumber Dealers

Hart & Schlessinger, Gregory

Machinists

Anderson John, Eureka
Bolthoff Henry
Gleig P. S. Lawrence
Power Roger F. Eureka

Merchants (Dry Goods, etc.)

Millmen

Notaries Public

Burrell James, Main
Grannis Henry, Pine
Leland Charles M. Main
Nuckols C. Lawrence
Tanson F. Mail

Photographers

Reed & McKinney, Main

Physicians And Surgeons

A'Duddell R. G. Main
Beers Louis T. Gregory
Edmunson W. corner Main and Eureka
Sweet R. W. Main
Tolles L. C. Main
Updegraff N. corner Main and Lawrence
Wohlgesinger Gottleib, Main

Plasterers

Atwater Henry, Gregory
Jones W. H., P. O. Central
Paul Henry C, P. O. Central
Samuels Henry, Gregory

Powder Companies (Agents of)

California Powder Works, William Earned, agent. Main
Dupont Powder Company Foster Nichols, agent. Main
Giant Powder Company W. H. Tappan & Company agents. Lawrence
Hazard Powder Company J. O. Raynolds, agent. Lawrence
Laflin & Rand Powder Company W. H. Tappan & Company agents. Lawrence

Printers (Book and Job)

Campbell T. J. Herald office, Lawrence
Collier & Hall, Register office, Eureka

Restaurants (Proprietors of)

Charpiot J. Lawrence
Jefferson William, Lawrence
McFarland Peter, Lawrence
Turck Titus, Spring

Shoemakers

Stationers

Buell S. A. Main
Crane L. K. Main

After consulting other copies, Business Directory ends here.

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Rocky Mountain Directory & Colorado Gazetteer

Source: Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer, 1871, S. S. Wallihan & Company, Compilers and Publishers, Denver, 1870.