This restoration village of 30 structures highlights life on the Colorado High Plains in all of its dimensions. Blacksmith Fred Stoudt works with the forge at Centennial Village during Fall History Fest. In between these two architectural extremes are a homestead shack, a log courthouse, an elegant train depot, an old fashioned beet shanty, a Swedish stuga, a southwestern adobe house, an old one-room school, an octagonal corn crib, and several other structures in which early Colorado returns to life. Artifacts on exhibit include Rattlesnake Kate's dress, farm equipment, Victorian and settlement era furnishings, fountains, a gas pump, and many other items. Gardens on site include a Victorian setting, a formal herb garden, and a natural area managed by the Audubon Society.
Admission is charged, and group tours are available.
The Village is available for special events such as weddings and receptions. Contact us for further information or to schedule an event or tour. The Meeker Home Museum combines Romantic style with the ecology of the Colorado High Plains. This two-story adobe house was built in 1870 by Greeley's founding father, Nathan Meeker, to prove to incoming settlers that the West could be civilized, and today is filled with Meeker Family belongings and other 19th century furnishings. A National Register of Historic Places site that was fully restored in 1995, the Meeker Home Museum highlights the Meeker women's story of survival at the turn of the century after Nathan Meeker was killed during service as an Indian Agent.