This IS the town site of Eastonville, Colorado, now considered part of Peyton, Colorado with easy access to Colorado Springs, Denver, all the local military bases and airports. This last surviving home of Eastonville, Colorado is full of historic charm. The 40 acres is a healthy horse and livestock property with good grass, a great well, roping arena and A35 zoning . There is a spring and an interesting "echo" on the property. The pastures are cross fenced with 2 barns and a cow shed at the roping arena. When all the close in 40 acre parcels are long gone you will wish you had this one. It is 40 acres on the northeast edge of the Black Forest and the house ( or a different 5 acres) can be split off to build and sell or save for future sale. Horses do very well here, and because of the Palmer Divide thunderstorms the grass lasts well into winter, hay is fed only when the snow is heavy. Case in point is the 34 year old grey rope horse in the photos, still trail rides and is healthy and strong. This property is the historic town site of Eastonville, Colorado with a beautiful and carefully renovated 1889 home, a bunkhouse, barns, roping arena, RV space/hookup, pastures, views, and a private hilltop to build 1 or possibly 2 more homes on. The hill as been used to ride, hike, bike, sled, even ski and snowboard. There are 2 existing legal subdivisions on the county records with small lots and parcels that can be sold off anytime. It is only 3 miles to Latigo Equestrian Center with indoor/outdoor arenas, weekly horse events for adults and kids plus a great bar and grill. The home and abundant land is now the Colorado Front Range "ghost town" of Eastonville, still a geographic place and still on the map on the outer edge of booming Falcon and Colorado Springs. The town of Eastonville was one of the railstops for the Denver & New Orleans Railroad (later the Denver / Texas and Fort Worth RR) and is featured with many photos in Jim Jones' book "Denver and New Orleans In the Shadow of the Rockies”. The owners have the book (and a video) where in the chapter on Eastonville one can see the town and the home. Google "Eastonville" to see many articles, use Google Earth to see the foundations and the rail bed. The 2 small platted “subdivisions” of Eastonville are comprised of "parcels" and "lots" and can be located on the El Paso County Recorder website. The "Parcels" and/or the "lots" can be sold as is anytime or developed as you see fit. The first is "Addition 1 to Eastonville, Plat #386". The second is the "Russel Gates Mercantile Co Add. Plat #550" to Eastonville. Forty (or more) grassy acres this close to Colorado Springs is a peaceful treasure and at the same time a great investment. The Colorado Springs airport is a 30 minute drive and the back way to Denver's DIA is a traffic free rural route of an hour and 20 minutes, it's an hour to the Tech Center in Denver. The ever expanding community of Falcon is just a few miles and less than 10 minutes via Meridian Rd. Or take the 9 mile scenic winding Eastonville Road (that runs alongside the former rail bed) past the new Falcon park with ball fields, dog park, and the high school to the Safeway grocery store, shops and restaurants. From the website Ghost Town Wednesday: Eastonville, Colorado: "In 1886 there were around fifty residents, but by 1900 the town boasted a population of around five hundred. Three mercantiles (Russell-Gates Mercantile Company, Eastonville Mercantile Company and Foster Brothers General Merchandise) had been established, along with a meat market, bakery, livery stable, three hotels, a school, a drugstore and, of course, saloons”. Possibly For Rent
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