Real estate appraisal card. 228 E. 2nd Street, lot 20, block 23, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built between 1898 and 1904. The 1920 US Census indicated that this was the residence of Thomas S. and Bessie Riley and their son Louis. The Rileys were renting the house. Mr. and Mrs. Riley both worked as waiters at a restaurant. The Rileys were also listed at this address in the 1922 city directory. In 1931, Wendell and Lucille Chrest lived here. Mr. Chrest (b.1897) was a fireman working for D&RGW. He was born in Illinois, although his father was born in Denmark and his mother was born in Sweden. Mrs. Chrest was born in 1894 in Michigan. James Byley, who was retired, lived here with his wife Rosalind by 1951. According to the old Assessor appraisal card, James and Rosalind Begley were once owners of this property.
History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
