Description
The Fix-Bower House is a two-story house that is located on the north west corner of First and Main Street in Yampa Colorado. The house now has purple siding. Originally the color was white. The house is surrounded by a varnished picket fence. To enter the yard you must walk under an arch over the gate to the fence. When following the walkway you will come upon a big bay window to the north and to the south there is a covered porch. The house has a mansard roof with dormers. The garage was built into the house back of the house.
History
Mr. Samuel Fix was one of the first settlers to build a homestead in Yampa. He and his sister, Mandy built the house in 1890. The Fix-Bower House was originally not only a home, but it was also a hotel. At this time it was the nicest home in Yampa and titled The Amanda Fix House. Samuel and his sister also built the store to the left of the house called the Montgomery Store. In 1903 the house's name changed to The Bower House when Mr. Bower bought it from Samuel Fix. Now called the Fix-Bower House it is a private residence in the middle of the small town of Yampa. Information gathered with the help of hildred fogg of the Yampa Egeria Museum by Glenda, and Jamie at the SoRoCo High School, April 2005