Greeley Dormitory, Scratch built - without a ruler!

by: Jon Lash

The Greeley B&B dormitory was designed to fill a space and a need. Greeley Mining Camp needed facilities for the miners. Originally built in 1897, the dorm had 23 sleeping rooms with 4 bunks each, housing up to 92 men: the 2 gang bosses shared the 24th room. The building has a footprint of 24' x 60'- a good sized building. Everything was brought up by rail or horseback. The rough service road was built in the early ‚'30s.