Hamill House Museum

Everyone photographs the silver baron's restored Victorian mansion; almost no one clocks the real story out back. The privy is a cupola-topped, six-hole monument to class hierarchy: three walnut seats for the Hamill family on one side, three plain pine seats for the servants on the other. Archaeologists digging the servant side found it stuffed with broken Haviland china and empty liquor bottles the staff had quietly hidden from the boss. It is, unironically, billed as Colorado's finest outhouse.

The move: Tour the mansion on a summer weekend, then make a beeline for the outhouse and read the servant-side excavation story to each other; cap it with a walk through Georgetown's Victorian district.

• 📍 Georgetown
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Low-key
• 🌗 Indoor or outdoor

Where: 305 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444 (operated by Historic Georgetown, Inc.; the six-seat privy is the freestanding structure behind the main house)

Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm; rest of year by appointment only. Admission free, donations accepted. Confirm weekend hours seasonally.

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Verified 2026-06-07.