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Historic Heller Center in Colorado Springs continues humanities legacy of original owners

Colorado Springs Gazette·Jennifer Mulson [email protected]·about 1 month ago
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On a grassy hill overlooking Pikes Peak, free from sprawling strip malls, pavement and city bustle, exists a remnant of Colorado Springs history many might not know about. A winding road, snaking a mile east of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lion Fieldhouse, brings you to the 34-acre UCCS Heller Center for Arts & Humanities. Several structures peek out from behind the lush greenery and wild prairie, including a pretty, pristine white adobe ranch house and, further back, a guest house and solarium, both built in the Pueblo Revival architectural style, a popular style out of Santa Fe , N.M., that took hold of the Southwest from 1910 to 1940. The UCCS Heller Center for Arts & Humanities. Photo by Kimbra Smith The UCCS Heller Center for Arts & Humanities. Courtesy Kimbra Smith This was once home to the prominent mid-20th-century couple Larry and Dorothy Heller — he an acclaimed artist and she one of the first women to work for the Colorado Springs Police Department.…

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