ASPEN – — Pitkin County will lose a single-family lot from its pool of worker-housing properties in exchange for the preservation of a piece of Aspen history.
County commissioners on Wednesday voted 2-1 to approve a development application that ensures the preservation of a vacant, dilapidated home off Owl Creek Road and its inclusion on the county’s historic register. The approval also allows construction of a new single-family home of up to 5,750 square feet on the 5-acre property and removes a deed restriction that limits use of the parcel to worker housing. A separate cabin that had been the employee residence is uninhabitable and will be demolished.
Swaying commissioners was the plan to save the old house, which dates back to Aspen’s early ranching days and is clearly visible from both Owl Creek Road and the paved Owl Creek Trail. It’s located between Aspen and Snowmass Village.
The house was built by William E. Stapleton in 1913.
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