Stay in a converted church — luxury finishes with an amazing history!
🕍 National designated historical building
♿ Accessible entry, main level, bed and bath
🥩 Gourmet kitchen w/ outdoor BBQ & dining
📸 Photos and info about the congregations impact on Colorado history
🛝 3 min walk to a park w/ playground, basketball, tennis & pickleball courts
❤️ Downtown — short walk to restaurants, playgrounds, breweries, & shopping
🚗Visit US Olympic and Paralympic Museum, Cheyenne Mtn Zoo, Pikes Peak, & more
This church was originally built in 1904 using land donated by General Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs to his stable hand, Mr. Bass to build one of the first African-American church in Colorado Springs. The church was built in the Queen Anne style and served as a significant building for the congregation and civil rights movement in the Midwest throughout the early 1900's. This property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. As a local family, we learned about this vacant property and spent several years painstakingly renovating and preserving the historic nature. We look forward to sharing the amazing history and welcoming you to our historical home.
This is the ultimate vacation getaway!
Note that furnishings and decor are in progress and photos will be updated as enhancements are made.
HOUSE:
The main floor of this property is entirely wheelchair accessible - exterior ramp, 36" doorways, no barrier shower with grab bars and bench, wheel under bathroom sink.
Designed for Your Comfort - Keep warm and cozy in the winter with force-air heating and cool in the summer with central AC. Two separate zones exist for the upper bedroom and main floor.
4 BEDROOMS & 3.5 BATHROOMS:
King beds and TV's in all bedrooms, 2 master suites with attached baths. Main floor master suite is entirely wheelchair accessible.
LIVING:
The living room features the a 75" flat screen TV, queen sized sleeper sofa and gas stove to help make those winter nights cozy.
KITCHEN & DINING:
Gourmet kitchen will make cooking at home a pleasurable experience. You won't find a better equipped kitchen in Colorado Springs! Gas 36" range, Miele steam oven, expansive spices, service ware, and tools needed for any meal. MASSIVE Brazilian titanium granite slab island with barstool seating for 7. Industrial table with seating for 8. 9' custom bifold door will lead to the BBQ and deck with rocking chairs. Open the door and bring the outside in!
LAUNDRY:
Two washers and two dryers (stacked system on main floor and full sized units in basement) will allow you to clean up after a day exploring the mountain side.
MOVIE THEATER & ENTERTAINMENT:
Basement with movie theater features large 75" flat screen TV, individualseating for 6+ 2 huge bean bags + 6 bar stools. Large great room with plenty of space for family board games and puzzles.
PARKING:
This is a quiet and set aside neighborhood with plenty of on-street parking directly in front of the house. There is also 3 off-street parking spots inside of the fenced area in the old church parking lot. You will need to manually open the gate to access these parking spots.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS:
- Downtown Colorado Springs (5 minutes walk) - all the best shopping, restaurants, and activities
- Shooks Run Trail & Park (1 minute walk) - walk to Switchback Coffee Shop, great running trail, or playground for the kids
- Olympic Training Center (2 minute drive / 7 minute walk)
- Memorial Hospital (2 minute drive / 7 minute walk)
- Garden of the Gods (10 minute drive)
- Cog Railway (15 minute drive)
- North Pole/Santa’s Workshop (20 minute drive)
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (15 minute drive)
- Hiking at Red Rocks Canyon (10 minute drive)
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park (20 minute drive)
- Cave of the Winds (15 minute drive)
- Seven Falls (15 minute drive)
- Broadmoor (15 minute drive)
RESPECT TOWARD NEIGHBORS:
We love to welcome guests that are seeking a quiet and restful setting. The neighborhood is home to longtime neighbors and we expect that guests will be respectful of the surrounding environment. If you're seeking to party or have kids that will not respect neighboring properties, this is likely not the right home for you. To help maintain a tranquil setting, we use a noise monitoring device which is 100% privacy compliant and endorsed by VRBO. It does NOT record actual sounds or conversations, it simply monitors the noise level (measured in decibels) so that our home is being used for residential purposes, not wild parties. We look forward to hosting you at our Church House.
RENTAL AGREEMENT:
Upon reservation confirmation, Guest will need to complete a Rental Agreement which outlines the terms and conditions for use of our property. This is the same as the terms listed on VRBO but we require your signature as a condition of our permit with the city.
City of Colorado Springs approved short term rental permit #A-STRP-24-1186