252 W Silver Ave, Crestone, CO 81131

A CHARMING COTTAGE IN DOWNTOWN CRESTONE This property is located in Downtown Crestone and includes a small, charming cottage with a large detached building. It includes the original town livery stable from the early 1800’s attached to an enclosed storage room and the former large enclosed workshop, with the cottage fronting on Silver Avenue. There is an adjacent carport. Though eroded over time, the original livery structure is still in place for all to see the inclined area where the horses once stood. The property offers compelling views of the adjacent majestic Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, the Rio Grande National Fort, Sand Dunes National Park and the Baca National Refuge Area. Today the cottage has been renovated with insulation, new plumbing, electrical, hardwood flooring, laminate flooring in kitchen, painting, draperies, gas stove, energy saving refrigerator, etc. It was never registered as an historic structure, and is no longer eligible for historic designation. The cottage includes one bedroom, one bath, kitchen, gas stove, cabinets, pantry, bedroom, living room, wood-burning stove. There are three outbuildings on the property. One was formerly a large workshop with shelving, electricity and a door. The second Is connected with the first outbuilding, with some shelving and mostly storage. It also has a door. The third has only three sides and was the original livery stable in the early 1900’s. Today this property offers options: (1) connecting the outbuildings to the cottage and renovating all of the interior, with new windows, painting, etc. or, (2) without footprint alteration or being connected to cottage, renovation of interior with new windows, painting, etc. to rent separately as housing duplex or triplex or artist studio, contractor studio, etc.; or (3) demolishing existing cottage and constructing new housing, perhaps larger and/or adding upper level. The block includes 12 lots, 8 of which have been zoned commercial, with the adjacent area to the east also zoned commercial. There is no HOA, and the Town of Crestone has no building code. The water come from a well and brings pure crystal water from the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area. There exists today in Crestone a huge demand for additional housing.