Welcome to Tarado Mansion Previously known as the Adams Hotel, a Historical landmark in Lincoln County, Colorado
I believe That this place was abandoned at the time of filming this video.
This mansion was a bed and breakfast and a getaway for many important people and celebrities. Our best guess to this setup ( lights and trellis) is the most likely for the same reason we where here, a photo opportunity...A location for guest to have their portrait taken with this still stunning mansion in the background.
Also includes a 3132 sq. ft 2 bed 3 bath carriage house attached to the mansion by underground tunnel and elevator.
1907, Minnie Adams; relocated and remodeled. Southwest corner of I-70 Arriba exit and Colorado 63.
A primitive vernacular replica of Mount Vernon, this hostelry began life as Minnie Adams's boarding house, with twenty-two rooms, each barely large enough for a single bed and a closet. After I-70 bypassed the hotel, the owners dismantled and moved it piece by piece to the interstate exit. Originally L-shaped, it was reestablished on a new rectangular concrete foundation with a basement. Its one-story wings at either end faintly echo the arcaded wings at Mount Vernon. Six massive, square, two-story porch columns ape the plantation style, and a hexagonal cupola copycats Mount Vernon's crowning element. Instead of third-story dormers on the shallow hipped roof, the Arriba model has an oversized wooden roof cresting. It has been renamed Tarado (Tara of Colorado).
WRITING CREDITS Author: Thomas J. Noel