<P> By 1907, Stanley had recovered completely . However, not content with the rustic accommodations, lazy pastimes and relaxed social scene of their new summer home, Stanley resolved to turn Estes Park into a resort town . In 1907, construction began on the Hotel Stanley, a 48 - room grand hotel that catered to the class of wealthy urbanites who composed the Stanleys' social circle back east . </P> <P> The land was officially purchased in 1908 through the representatives of Lord Dunraven, the Anglo - Irish peer who had originally acquired it by stretching the provisions of the Homestead Act and pre-emption rights . Between 1872 and 1884, Dunraven claimed 15,000 acres (61 km) of the Estes Valley in an unsuccessful attempt to create a private hunting preserve, making him one of the largest foreign holders of American lands . Unpopular with the local ranchers and farmers, Dunraven left the area for the last time in 1884 relegating the ranch to the management of an overseer . Dunraven's presence in Colorado had become so well known in the United States that his situation was parodied in Charles King's novel Dunraven Ranch (1892) as well as James A. Michener's Centennial (1974). His reputation was such that, when Stanley suggested "The Dunraven" as a name for his new hotel, 180 people signed a buckskin petition requesting that he name it for himself instead . </P> <P> The structure was completed in 1909 and featured a hydraulic elevator, dual electric and gas lighting, running water, a telephone in every guest room and a fleet of specially - designed Stanley "Model Z" Mountain Wagons to bring guests from the train depot twenty miles away; all of this at a time when Estes Park was little more than a locale for hunters and naturalists . Originally, Stanley chose an ocher color for the hotel's exterior with white accents and trim . The hotel was not equipped with heat until 1983 and closed for the winter every year . The presence of the hotel and Stanley's own involvement greatly contributed to the growth of Estes Park (incorporated in 1917) and the creation of the Rocky Mountain National Park (established in 1915). </P> <P> Stanley operated the hotel almost as a pastime remarking once that he spent more money than he made each summer . In 1926, he sold the Stanley to a private company incorporated for the sole purpose of running it . The venture failed and, in 1929, Stanley purchased his property out of foreclosure selling it again, in 1930, to fellow auto and hotel magnate Roe Emery of Denver . During Emery's tenure as owner, the structures were painted white inside and out and most of the original electro - gas fixtures were replaced . </P>

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