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The Auntie Stone Cabin
In 1864, Elizabeth "Auntie" Stone and her husband, Lewis, convinced the military to allow them to construct a home on fort land to serve as an officers mess hall. This first entrepreneurial endeavor would not be the last for Auntie or for her cabin. Auntie Stone partnered in the first gristmill in 1869, and the first brick kiln in 1870. An advocate of women's suffrage, Auntie cast her first vote at age 93. Auntie died in 1895 at the age of 94. Her grave marker can be seen at the Grandview Cemetery.
The cabin moved many times throughout downtown. It served as the town's first hotel, first school, and even a dance hall. Eventually, Auntie Stone's cabin found a permanent home at the Fort Collins Museum.
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