The DeMaestri-Durrett Cottage

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The DeMaestri-Durrett Cottage is officially a part of the Redstone Historic Society. After over a year of hard work, the sale closed on Friday, October 10 … and we are still letting it sink in.

This beautiful cottage—built in 1902 for the families working the coke ovens has been lovingly preserved for 80 years by the DeMaestri and Durrett families. Now, thanks to the very generous gift from the families themselves, a History Colorado grant, a match from Pitkin County, and donations from our incredible community, including you, this piece of living history will be preserved for generations to come.

It takes a village to save a village. And our community showed up.

The Redstone Historical Society poured everything into making this happen, and now we get to begin the next chapter—transforming this cottage into a museum and welcome center where we can share the story of early Redstone and invite others to step back in time.

Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it. Here’s to the past we’re protecting and to the future we’re creating.

Jeff Bier, President

The DeMaestri-Durrett Cottage in the 1940s when owned by Ashton and Anthony’s great uncle and Lisa’s great-great uncle.
The DeMaestri-Durrett Cottage in the 1940s when owned by Ashton and Anthony’s great uncle and Lisa’s great-great uncle.
“An essentially unaltered example of an Osgood era cottage” – Suzannah Reid, Pitkin County Historic Preservation Officer.
“An essentially unaltered example of an Osgood era cottage” – Suzannah Reid, Pitkin County Historic Preservation Officer.
The DeMaestri and Durrett families have been careful stewards of the property for 80 years.
The DeMaestri and Durrett families have been careful stewards of the property for 80 years.
The cottages were fitted with Gustav Stickley furniture
The cottages were fitted with Gustav Stickley furniture
The Boulevard cottages were home to the married men working the nearby coke ovens.
The Boulevard cottages were home to the married men working the nearby coke ovens.
Built in 1902, the eighty-five Osgood cottages, included electricity, piped water, tubs and outhouses
Built in 1902, the eighty-five Osgood cottages, included electricity, piped water, tubs and outhouses
This cottage, not only had a second bedroom but also a "two-seater" outhouse
This cottage, not only had a second bedroom but also a "two-seater" outhouse

Our Family Home since 1944
The Family’s story