Entry No. 187 — the Denver file — filed under: haunted

House With the Eye Museum

In 1879, carpenter Eugene Robitaille worked a stained-glass all-seeing eye into his gable, and Leadville spent a century insisting it was cursing the State Street brothels two blocks downhill (it wasn't; he was just devout). Inside the nine rooms: an 1890s horse-drawn hearse, the noose from an 1886 public hanging, Baby Doe Tabor's lace-up shoe, a Prohibition still, and a 1925 electric player piano. The house sat sealed for 24 years before reopening, and the old guest register has Debbie Reynolds' signature in it.

The move: Spot the eye from the sidewalk first, then tour the nine rooms and ask the docent why the gray hearse was reserved for women and children.

📍 Before you go It is a tiny volunteer-run house museum that operates seasonally in the warm months and is closed part of the week, so confirm it is open before making the drive. The house sits two blocks off Harrison Avenue, Leadville's main drag, with easy street parking on West 4th. Leadville is above 10,000 feet, so take the interior stairs slowly if you are coming up from the Front Range. Pair it with a walk down Harrison or the Healy House to round out the trip.

• 📍 Leadville
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 127 W 4th St, Leadville, CO 80461

Hours: Added 2026-06-11 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-11