Parker Garage

Photo by Dave Aldridge

History
In 1914, Royal (Roy) J. Woodbury bought the Littleton Creamery property minus the creamery building itself. He re-modeled and moved into the overseer’s house on the creamery site. In December of that same year he purchased the remaining Creamery property and buildings.

In 1916, Woodbury and the Davis brothers, Walter and Marvin, had Ernest DeKoeven construct a frame garage and gas station on the creamery site. Some time between February of 1916 and March of 1917, the local Ford distributorship changed its name from Hood and Senter to the Woodbury and Davis Garage. A report from March 1917 indicated that "the garage here has sold seven cars so far and has orders on hand for seven more" to be delivered in mid-May.

On April 3, 1929, the Parker Garage then owned by Art Crater and leased to Simon Flierl, burned to the ground when a gasoline engine exploded. The building was a total loss, as were six cars, three tractors and a large truck, which were in the garage at the time. Charlie O’Brien and a force of workmen rebuilt the garage, this time using brick.

Over the years the building had many various uses including a feed store, a western clothing and outfitter store and a Radio Shack. In 1983, it was purchased and converted into a restaurant named the Warhorse Inn. In April of 1988, the structure was gutted by fire for a second time. Within 4 months, the building was rebuilt once again. In June of 1997, the structure was expanded to the east and is still currently used as a restaurant.

How to find it
From the intersection of Parker’s Mainstreet and Parker Road (Colorado 83) drive east on Mainstreet for 0.1 miles. The building is on the right or south side of the street.

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