^ The Mother Lode, 2000. © Ann Hodges photo
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The Mother Lode is one of the few remaining false fronted buildings in Aspen. False fronts were common to early mining camps, giving buildings, and often tents, more height and a more substantial, finished look intended to impress eastern investors.
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< The Mother Lode building does not appear in photographs around 1900. It's not until photos like this from the 1940s, that the familiar building appears as a store for hay, grain and coal. While this indicates that it is not an original Victorian mining era building, it is nevertheless an excellent example of false-fronted architecture. |
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