Arnett-Fullen House

Arnett-Fullen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
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Location	646 Pearl Street, Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates	40°00′58″N105°17′12″W / 40.01611°N 105.28667°W / 40.01611; -105.28667
Architect	George E. King
Architectural style	Mixed Style
NRHP reference No.	08001376 [1]
CSRHP No.	5BL.111
Designated CSRHP	January 29, 2009

Arnett-Fullen House also known as the Gingerbread House, is located on 646 Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado and is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Boulder County, Colorado since 2009. ^[2] This house features a mixture of architectural styles and is a two-story, private residency, which is sometimes open to the public.

History

The house building starting in 1877 and was completed by 1882. ^[3] Built by Willamette Arnett (1848–1901), heir to Anthony Arnett, one of the founders of the Boulder Land and Trust Company. ^[4] Arnett-Fullen House featured one of Boulder's earliest indoor bathrooms, central heating, and cold running water systems. ^[5] The St. Louis, Missouri-based architect, George E. King (1852–1912) designed the house. ^{[6] [7]} This house design features a mixture of architectural styles including Gothic Revival, Victorian, Carpenter Gothic, Second Empire, and Italianate styles and featuring farmhouse aesthetics and the use of cast iron throughout. ^{[6] [4]}

During the Klondike Gold Rush, Willamette Arnett died in Dawson City. ^[3] After Arnett's death, the house was then sold. ^[3] The house was acquired by Hiram Fullen and the Fullen family around 1914, after there were many stories of spirits in the house and hauntings. ^{[4] [8]}

Arnett-Fullen House was referenced as a model of a "gingerbread house" in the Marlys Millhiser horror novel, The Mirror (1978). ^{[3] [9]}

The house was purchased by Historic Boulder in 1994 for $329,000 and renovated for use as the organization's headquarters. In 2004, the group began exploring the idea of selling the property and it was eventually listed and sold in 2005 to a private party for $1,258,560. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "For the ghoul-seekers in all of us: Boulder County's haunted places". Longmont Times-Call. October 27, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
3. Gladden, Sanford Charles (1984). Improvements in Boulder, Colorado through 1900. pp. 596, 597. ISBN   9781304268358.
4. "A Few of Boulder's Ghostly Residents". Visitor and Local Guide to Boulder County Colorado. October 28, 2015. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
5. "Historic Homes of Boulder Colorado". BoulderHomeSource.com. January 28, 2019. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
6. "10-900A National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet". United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. December 18, 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
7. Burian, Edward (2015). The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico from Independence to the Present. University of Texas Press. ISBN   9781477307236 – via Google Books.
8. "Arnett-Fullen house landmark designation papers 1990". Carnegie Library for Local History. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
9. "Top Literary Landmarks In Denver". CBS Local Denver. January 18, 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
10. "Despite protests, group wants to sell historic Boulder home". Aspen Daily News. December 6, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
11. "Arnett-Fullen House". Historic Boulder. Retrieved December 11, 2025.

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