

After changing hands in ownership, the current building was built as a Safeway grocery store which closed in the 1980’s. Before this building was constructed in 1960, the area was a railroad freight yard and interchange for trains for the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad. Listed at $650,000 Former Safeway Grocery Store on Historic Site in Florence, CO Former Safeway Grocery Storeġ11 Church Ave, Florence, CO 81226 Located in Fremont County, this building has some significant history in the City of Florence (known as the Antique Capital of Colorado), but more significant is the site it’s located.

Throughout the years, they’ve kept the original character and charm by maintaining and preserving this unique property, which still has most of the original hardware, wood trim, solid wood pocket doors, and hardwood flooring.
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So, the owners closed of the upstairs from the inside of the home and created an exterior entrance to the 3 bedrooms, full kitchen and bathroom on the upper level to use it as a rental.

This unique home on Boulder St is just a mile from the heart of downtown and was a perfect location for a rental property. As Colorado Springs grew rapidly in the mid 1900’s, there was need for additional housing with the influx of soldiers at the local army base. When they purchased it in 1937, it was being used as a boarding house and over the years they crafted it to meet their family’s needs. 1003 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 A charming historic home near downtown Colorado Springs has been in the same family for 83 years, three generations in the family.
