Entry No. 16 — the Grand Junction file — filed under: haunted
Redstone Castle (Cleveholm Manor)
“Three-quarters of the furnishings never left. Neither, apparently, did Osgood.”
Coal baron John Osgood spent $2.5 million in 1902 on Cleveholm — 42 rooms of Tiffany light fixtures, Stickley woodwork, and gold-leaf ceilings built to impress his fellow barons of industry. Three-quarters of the furnishings never left. Neither, apparently, did Osgood: a longtime caretaker smelled his cigar smoke drifting from behind his closed bedroom door in an otherwise empty house, and winter guests in wife Alma's room report lilac perfume blooming out of season. One housekeeper saw a figure in Lady Bountiful's mirror and never went back.
The move: Book the weekend guided tour, sniff for cigar smoke outside Osgood's bedroom door, then walk Redstone Boulevard past the beehive coke ovens his miners once fired.
📍 Before you go The castle sits a mile south of Redstone village at the far end of Redstone Boulevard, on private grounds above the Crystal River off Highway 133 — tour-goers park in the village and ride a shuttle (recently from the Propaganda Pie lot) rather than driving the private lane. Tours are guided-only and reservation-only, run seasonally, and sell out; the building doubles as a boutique hotel, so there is no casual wandering. Figure about two hours from Grand Junction via Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, and pair it with the row of beehive coke ovens at the village entrance.
- 📍 Redstone
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 58 Redstone Blvd, Redstone, CO 81623
Hours: Added 2026-06-11 — confirm current hours before you go.
⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.
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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4
last checked: 2026-06-11