This IS the former town site of Eastonville, Colorado, one of the last Colorado front range “Ghost Towns. Eastonville had a thriving business district and had daily stops of 7 passenger trains at the Eastonville depot that was located in the lower east pasture of the property . Online searches and several books provide photos and the history of “Eastonville”. Peyton, Colorado is the current address with easy access to Colorado Springs, Denver, all the local military bases and airports. This oldest surviving home of Eastonville, Colorado was restored without destroying the original character of the home, barns and outbuildings. The 43 acres is a healthy horse and livestock property with good grass, a 3 acre foot well, roping arena and A35 zoning . There is a seasonal spring, the pastures are cross fenced with 2 barns and a cow shed at the roping arena. The large hay barn on the hill was built with a “basement” area to push cattle into in severe weather. There are 3 valid legal plats on the property and the resulting subdivided parcels and lots can be legally sold. This property is the historic town site of Eastonville, Colorado with a carefully renovated 1889 home, a bunkhouse that has been made livable and rented during summer and fall. There is a 30x40 concrete pad for RV and trailer hookup, multiple pastures, Pikes Peak views, and a private hilltop that would be excellent for another home. The hill has been used to ride, hike, bike, sled, even ski and snowboard. It is only 3 miles to Latigo Equestrian Center with indoor/outdoor arenas, weekly horse events for adults and kids plus a great bar and grill. Eastonville is still a geographic place, even still on the weather maps on local TV . Many foundations are still visible and artifacts of the town can still be had. Eastonville was one of the railstops for the Denver & New Orleans Railroad (later the Denver / Texas and Fort Worth RR and then the Colorado Southern Railway…it is featured with many photos in Jim Jones' book "Denver and New Orleans In the Shadow of the Rockies”. The owners have the book (and a video) where in the chapter on Eastonville one can see the town and the home. Google "Eastonville" to see many articles, use Google Earth to see the foundations and the rail bed. The 2 small platted “subdivisions” of Eastonville are comprised of "parcels" and "lots" and can be located on the El Paso County Recorder website. The "Parcels" and/or the "lots" can be sold as is anytime or developed as you see fit. From the website Ghost Town Wednesday: Eastonville, Colorado: "In 1886 there were around fifty residents, but by 1900 the town boasted a population of around five hundred. Three mercantiles (Russell-Gates Mercantile Company, Eastonville Mercantile Company and Foster Brothers General Merchandise) had been established, along with a meat market, bakery, livery stable, three hotels, a school, a drugstore and, of course, saloons”.
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