Seventeen Mile House

Seventeen Mile House is a historic residence in Centennial featuring square log construction covered in clapboard siding on a 33-acre property. The building sits along South Parker Road and preserves both interior spaces and the surrounding landscape from the era when it served travelers and farmers.

The house was built during the Colorado Gold Rush and served as a key way station for travelers on the Smoky Hill Trail connecting Denver to mining camps. Its location and structure reflect the early infrastructure that supported movement and trade across the region.

The house stands as one of few remaining buildings from the Smoky Hill Trail era and shows how settlers lived in early Colorado. It represents an important part of how people shaped this region and the role such way stations played in local community life.

Visitors can explore the house and grounds through monthly guided tours organized by the Cherry Creek Valley Historical Society. It helps to check tour dates in advance and come prepared for walking on a large property with natural terrain.

The name comes from its location 17 miles from downtown Denver, a distance that helped travelers identify this important landmark during their journeys. After its years as a stagecoach stop, it became a working farm that housed multiple generations of families over the decades.