Frank G. Bloom House

Infobox_nrhp | name = Frank G. Bloom House

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caption = The Frank G. Bloom House in Trinidad, Colorado is part of the Trinidad History Museum.
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location = Trinidad, Colorado, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA
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lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 10
lat_seconds = 15
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 104
long_minutes = 30
long_seconds = 23
long_direction = W
built = 1882
added = February 26, 1970 [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrloc1.htm NRIS Database] , National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Oct. 2006.]
governing_body = Colorado Historical Society

The Frank G. Bloom House or Bloom Mansion is located in Trinidad, Colorado, which is located in Las Animas County. The Bloom Mansion is a late 19th century building meant to serve as the personal residence of its owner. The mansion is located in Trinidad's 300 block of Main Street and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1970.

History

Cattle baron and banker Frank Bloom and his wife Sarah had the mansion created in 1882. The building is constructed in a French style and used locally made bricks. The home is still decorated with an array of period furnishings including a horn chair and delicate porcelain figures. [ [http://www.coloradohistory.org/hist_sites/trinidad/bloommansion.htm Bloom Mansion] , Trinidad History Museum, Colorado Historical Society.] Today the home is part of the Colorado Historical Society's Trinidad History Museum. Aside from the Bloom home the museum, which is encompassed by the El Corazon de Trinidad National Historic District, includes the Baca House, which is next door to the Bloom House, Historic Gardens and the Santa Fe Trail Museum. [ [http://www.coloradohistory.org/hist_sites/trinidad/trinidad.htm Background and History of Trinidad History Museum] , Colorado Historical Society.]

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