Mountain Architecture Design Group

Built: 1910
The Norvell House exemplifies the development and heritage of Routt County and is associated with James Lafayette Norvell, an early settler, rancher and cattle dealer, and considered the County’s first entrepreneur and developer who lived in the Craftsman style bungalow during the productive years of his life. He became a well-known figure throughout Colorado known as the ‘Preacher Cowboy’. He was elected Mayor of Steamboat Springs in 1914. The one-and-a-half story, horizontal wood-drop-sided, rectangular house, built in 1910 and owned by Norvell until 1920, has the characteristic gabled roof; wide, overhanging eaves; dormers; decorative shingling, and full porch with square columns of the Arts and Crafts era that was popular in the area from 1910 through the 1920s. It retains its architectural integrity and remains a private residence to this day. The Craig’s restored the original house and added an addition to the house in 2006 maintaining the historical integrity of the original structure.

RESORT GROUP BUILDING 3 (2008)

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Resort Group Building 3 Entrance

Total Area: 13,905 sqft
The Resort Group Building had to be versatile to accommodate a variety of business types. The floor plan maximizes the use of space and natural light in the offices by keeping the circulation centralized. The use of natural materials reflects the mountain setting of the building and typifies the architecture of the area.

HOTEL BRISTOL (2003)

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Hotel Bristol Entrance

Hotel Bristol and Mazzola’s Italian Restaurant

Hotel Bristol and Mazzola’s Italian Restaurant remodeled an existing building to fit the needs of a hotel and restaurant. The building was an inn before, but the existing rooms needed to be updated so that each room would have its own bathroom. The basement was changed completely to accommodate the restaurant and all of its equipment and so was the locker storage and lounge area on the main floor. The changes resulted in better circulation within the rooms and between common areas.

LEGACY RANCH (2009)

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Built: 1917
Legacy Ranch (also known as Arnold Ranch District) was purchased in 1919 by Irving Arnold. The 160-acre Hay Meadow Ranch, was originally homesteaded beginning in 1899 by Elizabeth Hutchinson. The District presently consists of six structures: the one-story main house, built in 1917; an adjacent coal shed; a 1929 bunkhouse; a noncontributing but rather unique cinderblock barn, built post-1945; a machine shed, and a pole livestock shed. The home is Vernacular Wood Frame Hipped Box Style, and is characterized by large porches and minimal ornamentation. The built environment typifies the needs and land use practices of high country farming and ranching operations during the development period of Routt County, and the architecture reflects the importance and success of agriculture in the region. The property has recently undergone restoration and is being used as Yampatika’s Environmental Learning Center. Yampatika offers summer camps for youth aged 5-14; school field trips; and will be developing adult programs this winter.