An 1880s Victorian Mansion in the Colorado Rockies: The Estemere Estate at Palmer Lake
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$500 due in 60 days
1886
25 Aug 1886 TD, WFT to Edward W. Rollins, 4 promissory notes @$1,000, payable 68-153
1 May 1889, Block 50 [Note: TD released 16 April 1889] 103-572
26 Nov 1886 WD, WFT to Ada M. Thompson (AMT), $4,400 64-326
all of Block 50 (& other lots); subject to encumbrances of
$10,900 that grantee assumes
1888
24 March 1888 WFT plat of Thompson Re-subdivision of Block 50 & other land B-1
(Estamere now located in Block 80)
24 March 1888 WD, WFT to AMT, $1.00, Block 80 of re-subdivision of certain 102-85
blocks in PL, filed for record 24th March 1888
22 Nov 1888 QCD, AMT to Tamzin R. Murphey, $2,500, Block 80, its private 92-163
residence and grounds.
1889
01 March 1889 TD, AMT to Edward W. Rollins, 5 notes @$1,000, due May 1, 1892, 74-272
Block 80 (But Ada deeded Estamere to Murphey!)
16 April 1889 Rls TD, dated Aug. 25, 1886 [recorded in Book 68, p. 1) 103-572
Edward W. Rollins to WFT, Block 50 (Block 50 in the meantime
had been replatted as Block 80 of Thompson Resub)
24 Sept 1889 WD, Tamzin R. Murphey to AMT, Block 80 & others $10,000 65-464
1890
09 March 1890 TD, ADT & WFT conveyed to Thomas P. Dunbar as Trustee,
James H. Morris, successor in trust, to secure to Rollins Investment
Company payment of note. Note paid by conveyance of said property
by AMT to Rollins Investment Co. James Morris quit claims
to Edward H. Rollins and sons Block 80. (See 205-230 below)
1891
30 Oct 1891 WD, Ada M. Thompson of New York and Rollins Investment Co, $10 128-172
Block 80 (furniture and household goods in Estamere House are not
included).
1895
05 Jan 1895 Rls TD, E.H. Rollins & Sons from E.W. Rollins, Block 80 205-231
AMT conveyed to RIC, so EWR quit claims to E.H. Rollins & Sons on
Jan. 9, 1895
02 April 1895 WD, E.H. Rollins & Sons from Rollins Investment Co., Block 80 191-193
03 April 1895 Rls TD, E.H. Rollins & Sons from James H. Morris, Block 80. 205-230
Note paid by conveyance of property by AMT to Rollins Investment
Co.
10 April 1895 TD, E.H. Rollins to Am. Loan & Trust Co of Boston, trustee, Block 80 201-181
Whereas EHR under its former corporate name had agreement of Oct. 1, 1889 with AL&T a right to issue a continuing series of debenture bonds to be secured by real estate securities which are first liens of unencumbered real estate; and whereas EHR have issued under said agreement a series of said bonds known as “Series D” to an amount not exceeding $100,000…dated January 1, 1895, payable in 10 years…. Whereas EHR now own the hereinafter described premises free from all encumbrances for which they have paid an actual bon a fide consideration of $14,600…. Therefore EHR, for the better securing of the payment of said “Series D” debenture bonds and the interest thereon…has sold to party of second part…the property in El Paso Co. Colorado, to wit: All of Block 80, Thompson’s Re-subdivision…said property being valued for the purposes of this trust at $10,000 and having thereon $10,000 of insurance. All of Blocks 51-52, except for lot 4 and northerly 10 feet of lot 3, and Block 51 except for lot 5, except lots 22-23 of Block 52, said property being valued at $3,450…all of unplatted portion of SW4 of NW4 of Sec. 5-11-67, 25 acres valued at $1,150.
Eben Smith Era
28 July 1898 WD, Rollins Investment Co. to Eben Smith $5,000 298-126
1906 Will of Eben Smith: heirs are Emily Smith (1/2), Frank Le Roy 786-47
Smith (1/4) and Cora Carnahan (1/4)
05 June 1908 WD, Cora Carnahan to Emily L. Smith (2/12 of Cora’s ¼) and $1.00 424-100
Frank Le Roy Smith (1/12 of Cora’s ¼)
26 Jan 1909 QCD to Frank L. Smith 375-409
1909 Will of Emily L. Smith 786-44
1910 Will of Frank L. Smith 594-369
19 Sept 1919 Inheritance Tax Receipt for estate of Eben L. Smith, $1,500 for 786-176
undivided 1/9 interest in Estamere
16 Feb 1926 WD, Cora Costello to International Trust Co (ITC), $10, 1/3 interest in 764-475
Lot 1 Block 2, West End Add & 1/3 interest to Block 80
01 Sept 1926 Special WD, Cora I. Costello to ITC, $10, Undivided ¼ interest 791-89
to Block 80; correction to Feb. 16 deed (1/4 not 1/3 interest).
01 Oct 1926 Deed, ITC as trustee under Eben Smith’s will to RMSS $10 791-91
all rights Smith had in his life time, e.g., undivided 1/8 interest to
Block 80
01 Oct 1926 WD, ITC to Rocky Mountain Summer School (RMSS) ¼ interest in $10 791-93
Block 80
01 Oct 1926 Deed, ITC, 1/8 interest of Eben L. Smith to RMSS $10 791-91
01 Oct 1926 Executors deed, will of Frank Leonard Smith to RMSS, 1/8 interest $937.50 786-179
in Block 80
01 Oct 1926 Executors deed, will of Melvin Hill Smith to RMSS, 1/8 interest $937.50 786-184
in Block 80
01 Oct 1926 Deed, Lula E. Worthington to RMSS, 3/8 interest in Block 80 $10 791-95
01 Oct 1926 Mortgage, RMSS to Lydia M. Blatt, Block 80 $4,000 784-61
12 Oct 1926 WD, Cora Costello to ITC, ¼ interest in Block 80 $10 791-89
12 Oct 1926 WD, ITC to RMSS, ¼ interest in Block 80 $10 791-93
1935-1998
27 May 1935 WD, Rocky Mountain Summer School to Adams, Vessey & Palmer, $1.00 914-200
Block 80
20 July 1944 WD, Vessey, Palmer & Adams to William C. & Margaret M. Blietz, $1.00 1061-183
Block 80
02 Dec 1949 WD, W.C. & Margaret M. Blietz to Helen T. Dees, Block 80 $10 1235-292
18 Sept 1956 WD, Helen T. Dees to Leonard M. Bentley, Block 80 $10 1629-642
20 April 1957 WD, Leonard Bentley to Ada S. Knapp, Block 80 $10 1646-311
03 Jun 1958 WD, Ada Knapp to Leon H. Snyder, Block 80 $10 2029-879
01 Sept 1964 WD, Leon Snyder to Donald E. Leonard, Block 80 $10 2045-354
05 Jan 1973 WD, Donald & Joan Leonard to Mid-America Investment Co. of $1.00 2784-397 Nebraska, Block 80
28 Aug 1987 Public Trustee Deed to Jimmie L. Peterson, Block 80 $66,600 5414-1510
30 May 1989 QCD, Sue Peterson to Jimmie Peterson, Block 80 $500 5643-640
03 Jan 1998 WD, Jimmie Peterson to Kim & Roger Ward, Block 80 $700,000
Appendix III
William Finley Thompson Chronology
from Daniel W. Edwards’ book
Dr. William Finley Thompson: Dental Surgeon and Founder of Palmer Lake
Date
Item (relationship to WFT in parentheses)
1810
William Thompson (father) born in PA; later goes to Portage County, OH.
03 June 1812
Clarissa Parsons Weaver (mother) born in Tolland, CT.
1815
Samuel Kimberly (father-in-law) born in Maryland; worked as a butcher in Baltimore.
1827
Eliza J. Bond (mother-in-law) born in Maryland.
April 1832
Napoleon J. (“N.J.”) Bond (step-father-in-law) born in Waterloo, IL.
1838
Samuel Kimberly marries Elizabeth Hadley in Baltimore.
27 June 1839
William Thompson marries Clarissa Weaver in Randolph, OH.
13 Sep 1840
WFT born in Randolph, Portage County, OH.
1843
Samuel Bond and Elizabeth divorce.
Aug 1845
Clarissa A. Janet Berry, “Nettie,” (sister) born in OH.
1848-1849?
William Thompson dies.
17 July 1849
Samuel Kimberley marries Eliza J. Bond in Baltimore.
Sept 1850
Clarissa
and sons living in Butler, PA, with Charles H. Thompson (uncle?), a dentist!
Aug 1851
Ada Mary Kimberly (wife) born in Baltimore, MD.
1855
Samuel Kimberly dies.
Oct 1857
WFT wins award at NY fair for dental exhibit.
22 Sept 1859
Eliza Bond marries Napoleon J. Bond in Baltimore, MD.
1860
WFT in Cincinnati; wins prize for mechanical dentistry exhibit at a fair. He works as a dentist in second ward; shares house with Charles Lane, a dentist!
June 1861
N.J. in Buckskin Joe, CO for the gold rush. Became president and judge of the district, and president of Colorado’s Legislative Council in 1862.
Mar 1863
WFT opens dental office in Logansport, Indiana.
08 Mar 1864
WFT dissolves dental partnership in Logansport.
May 1864
WFT opens dental office in Leavenworth, KS.
17 May 1866
Nettie marries William C. Berry Jr. in Leavenworth, KS; Berry owns a wholesale boot & shoe business.
Feb 1868
WFT leaves Leavenworth.
Feb 1969
WFT opens dental office in Omaha, NE.
1870
Ada Kimberly living in Council Bluffs, Iowa with her mother and N.J.
25 May 1871
WFT marries Ada in Council Bluffs, IA.
21 June 1872
Mary Estelle Thompson (daughter) born in Council Bluffs, IA.
1872
WFT practices dentistry in Chicago.
1873
WFT publishes his first paper in Cincinnati’s Dental Register.
1873
WFT lives in Portland, OR. Helps organize OR State Dental Society.
04 June 1874
WFT registers at Medical College of Pacific, San Francisco.
1874
WFT forms partnership with Portland dentist James Hatch.
1874
Berry’s move to St. Louis; 2 children; died in childhood?
Nov 1874
Ada Lucile Thompson (daughter) born in Portland, OR.
08 June 1875
WFT attends CA State Dental Assoc meeting in San Francisco.
08 July 1875
C.A. Weiss submits application for Weissport post office at Divide (later Palmer Lake), CO.
17 July 1875
WFT registers again at Med College of Pacific.
July 1875
Ada comes to Denver from San Francisco to see N.J.
Spring 1876
WFT opens dental office with James Hatch in San Francisco.
13 June 1876
WFT registers again at Med College of Pacific.
20 July 1876
Jessie Eugenia Thompson (daughter) born in San Francisco.
02 Nov 1876
WFT awarded M.D. degree at the Medical College of the Pacific.
27 Feb 1877
WFT receives DDS degree from NY College of Dentistry in NYC.
01 Mar 1877
WFT receives diploma (?) from Bellevue Hospital Med College, NYC. Curious.
17 May 1877
WFT receives CA medical certificate #888.
June 1877
WFT presents paper at CA Dental Assoc meeting.
13 June 1878
WFT applies for U.S. passport in NYC; described as 5’ 6”, grey eyes, dark brown hair, long face, dark complexion.
Fall 1878
WFT becomes dentist at boys prep school in Blackheath, near London.
31 Dec 1878
WFT registers as a dentist in London, England.
04 Apr 1879
WFT addresses students at National Dental College, London; gives series of lectures during the Fall of 1879, in 1880 and 1881.
27 June 1879
WFT gives demo of replanting teeth for his class at Nat’l Dental College; treats patients at National Dental Hospital.
Aug 1879
N.J. marries Parmilla (McClelland) Harvey in Denver.
June 1880
Eliza J. Bond living in Portland, OR with a dentist who was WFT’s successor.
1881
Nettie leaves William Berry, now an alcoholic; he moves to Boston.
June 1881
WFT publishes book on operative dental surgery in London.
04 Aug 1881
WFT addresses the International Medical Congress in London.
1882
WFT sells dental practice in London; co-owner with Dr. Arthur Baxter Visick.
09 Oct 1882
WFT, Ada and daughter Jessie reach NYC on City of Rome ship from Liverpool and Queenstown, Ireland. Also on the ship were two Thompsons (one was Thomas Thompson, a WFT relative?) and Herman Visick & Hedley Visick.
Nov 1882
WFT & Baxter Visick buy 320 acres east of the Lake on the Divide (now Palmer Lake) for $6000.
22 Nov 1882
WFT & Baxter Visick buy land in Denver’s Downing Street addition.
29 Nov 1882
WFT begins building cabin in section 4, township 11 South, range no. 67 West.
15 Dec 1882
Loch Katrine (Palmer Lake) plat filed.
Spring 1883
WFT hires Frederick J. Sterner to design a home in Denver.
1883
Clarissa Thompson moves to Palmer Lake—Section 17.
May 1883
WFT buys more land for future site of Palmer Lake for $1200.
24 Sep 1883
WFT appointed postmaster of “Weissport.”
July 1884
WFT publishes booklet laying out his vision for PL.
Sep 1885
Report that WFT promoting the idea of a Colorado Chautauqua assembly in PL.
12 April 1886
Dr. Baxter Visick dies in England at age 42.
Aug 1886
Meeting to organize school district in PL; WFT elected pres of the Board.
1887
WFT establishes several companies to develop PL.
July 1887
First Chautauqua assembly held in Glen Park; WFT is park manager and sanitary superintendent.
09 Feb 1887
Castle Rock Journal says WFT is building a new home in Palmer Lake [“Estamere.”].
June 1888
Estamere probably finished.
Fall 1888
WFT travels to England; meets with Dr. Tucker-Wise.
12 Nov 1888
WFT & Dr. Thomas Gaddes arrive in NYC from London.
12 Dec 1888
Gaddes & Edward T. Kipps sign statements to become U.S. citizens.
Apr 1889
WFT elected first mayor of PL.
July 1889
Rocklands Hotel & Palmer Lake Sanitarium open.
29 Nov 1889
Weissport post office renamed Palmer Lake.
01 Apr 1890
WFT issued license #1289 to practice medicine in Colorado; opens office in Denver.
03 Apr 1890
WFT gives oath of office to John Judd, new mayor of Palmer Lake. Last mention of WFT in town records.
16 Aug 1890
WFT deeply in debt; he and family depart PL for NY.
Summer 1892
WFT listed at 427 St. Nicholas Ave, Harlem, NY.
16 Nov 1892
WFT dies in Durango, Mexico of typhoid fever. Buried next day in Durango.
24 Nov 1892
Report of WFT’s death in Rocky Mtn News, Denver, CO.
28 Nov 1892
The Sun and The New York Times publish obituaries.
1893
Lucile marries H. Spencer Purdy (probably in NY).
1893
Dr. Gaddes returns to England. Later elected president of British Dental Assn.
1894-96
Ada Mary, Estelle, and Jessie move to California.
April 1895
Nettie elected Town Treasurer of PL. First woman to hold
public office in PL.
Aug 1899
Jessie Eugenia marries Jay Wirt Cummins in Reno, NV. Cummins came from Oroville, CA.
1900
Lucile lives alone in Manhattan, NY. She is a manicurist.
June 1900
Clarissa Thompson moves to Monument.
22 June 1900
Clarissa Thompson dies. Buried in Monument Cemetery.
Mar 1901
N.J. Bond dies in CA. Buried in Denver’s Fairmount Cemetery Aug 1904.
20 Feb 1902
Dwight Wirt Cummins (grandson) born. Later attends UCLA.
1903-1905
Nettie Berry is a caretaker at Estamere. John Woodbury works at Estamere.
1903-1907
Ada living in San Francisco.
19 Mar 1908
J.W. Cummins dies in San Francisco from a heart attack.