Barker House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Barker House is a residential building of 48 units in Manitou Springs, formed from a former hotel. Charles Barker bought Pine Cottage in 1881 and extended it into the Barker House. The building stands in the Manitou Springs Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Charles Barker bought Pine Cottage in 1881 and extended it into the Barker House hotel. He had previously worked as a manager and as a schoolteacher at Manitou House. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and stands in the Manitou Springs Historic District. It now serves as a private residential building with 48 units.

Charles Barker bought Pine Cottage in 1881 and enlarged it into the Barker House; he had previously worked as a manager and as a schoolteacher at Manitou House. The building now holds 48 residential units, so the former hotel is seen only from the street in the Manitou Springs Historic District.

Barker House is a private residential building of 48 units, so visits are limited to viewing the exterior from the street. It stands within the Manitou Springs Historic District, which can be explored on foot from the downtown core. Look for the building's massing and roofline as you pass, and use the district's walking routes to place it among the town's other historic structures.

The sources record no elevator or en-suite bathrooms at the Barker House; the claims about Colorado's first hydraulic elevator and bathrooms on every floor are unsupported. What the record does show is that Charles Barker bought Pine Cottage in 1881, added an extension and renamed the result Barker House. The building is now a private residential property with 48 units, so visitors see it from the street only.