Between Cripple Creek's famous fires in April of 1896 and the following November, Madam Pearl DeVere built this palatial parlor house. As the fanciest of bordellos, the Old Homestead included running water, electricity and even a telephone, as well as full-service staff of chambermaids, housekeepers, a cook and a musician.

Pearl DeVere died of an accidental morphine overdose in 1897. After serving as a brothel for several more years, the Homestead was eventually purchased as a private home before it was made into a museum. The Old Homestead Parlor House Museum opened for business June 21, 1958. Mr. Raymond W. Bailey of Florence, CO is registered as the first visitor. Today, the Homestead is owned by the Wild Horse Casino and is under the stewardship of the Cripple Creek District Museum.

353 Myers Ave.

719-689-2634 or 719-237-2882

ccdmuseum@ccvnet.net

Open 7 days a week May 17 through September

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.