Herzog House

Photo by Dave Aldridge

History
Charles Herzog (1870-1939) was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France. At the age of four he came with his parents to the United States, first settling in Illinois.

In 1879 the family came to Colorado and lived on a ranch near Cherry Creek, where Charles grew up. In 1906 he married Esther Lewis and in 1910 they came to Parker where he went into partnership with Walter M. Lewis, his brother-in-law, in a general merchandise business. The partnership lasted until 1916, when Walter retired and moved to California.

Charles operated the business until his death in 1939. Esther C. Lewis (1881-1967) was born in Denver, Colorado. She attended Cherry Creek School, after which she taught school at the Fonder and Pine Grove schools. Available records give no clue as to how and where she and Charles met and became acquainted.

After Charles' death, Esther married Stratford Tallman, son of John M. and Elizabeth Tallman, in 1945. The house was built in 1911 and occupied by Esther the rest of her life.

How to find it
From the intersection of Parker's Mainstreet and Parker Road (Colorado 83), drive east on Mainstreet for 0.2 miles to Pike's Peak Drive; right (south) for 0.1 miles to Pike's Peak Court. The house is located at the northeast corner of that intersection at #10970 and is presently painted yellow.

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