My sister Susan and I visited Avery House up in Fort Collins, Colorado this past Saturday afternoon. This house was built by Franklin and Sara Avery back in 1879. Franklin came to Colorado to survey the new town of Greeley back in 1870, and then did the same in Fort Collins in 1873. He later founded First National Bank, and he and his wife raised three children, necessitating two additions to the house. The City of Fort Collins bought the place in 1974 and restored it, turning it into a museum. As it was being restored, the two remaining children of Franklin and Sara, both over 100 years old at the time, donated many of the family's original furniture pieces, and helped recreate the home as it was when they lived there. It is filled with beautiful antiques, many of them from the family, and visiting this home is like a trip back to the Victorian age. If you ever have a chance, it is definitely worth a visit. And yes, that is indeed my sister Susan in the above photograph of Avery House. She has threatened to cause bodily harm to me if I ever take another photo of her, but thanks to the wide lens on my new camera, she suspected nothing. And thank God for that.
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