Is the old house in the cemetary still there ? Interesting stories Iwas told about house in 1992 while there

Question

I was told in 1992 while visiting Central city, that the house in the cemetery, was just as it was left. Noone knew what became of the people that lived there. I was told the dishes where on the table for a meal and still are or where then.

Answer 1

Colorado: Central City, The Opera House, Haunted Mine

Nestled in the Rocky Mountains not too far from the modern city of Denver is the colorful old mining town of Central City. With many quaint and well-preserved buildings, Central City has become a somewhat popular tourist attraction. Although the city is alive with tourist activity during the warm summer months and has a small population of permanent residents, the city also has a small group of vaporous inhabitants as well.


While the vaporous inhabitants have long since "passed over," it would seem to be inappropriate to say that they are deceased since they seemingly carry on their daily lives as though they don't agree (or admit) that they have died.

In an old saloon on Eureka Street, there is one of the most unusual floor treatments to be found. On the floor in the center of the saloon, there's an intricate painting of a lovely woman. Over the years, the tavern's proprietor has carefully and meticulously maintained the painting.

As the tale goes, life was difficult and dangerous in the early years of this old-west mining town. Sickness, injury, and death a well-known and constant threat.

In this story, a miner's young wife was stricken by "consumption" and while the miner tried to do everything he could think of to help his wife, she slipped into a permanent sleep and died. Incredibly distraught, the miner was known to frequently drink himself into a stupor, and with the understanding sympathy of the saloon owner, painted a portrait of his wife on the barroom floor. As he painted, the miner spoke tenderly of her sweetness, many patrons of the tavern thought it to be almost an incantation, that he had somehow hoped would breathe the life she had lost so young, into the painting. He would drink and paint for days on end, long into the night and well into the next day. On they day he felt the painting was finally complete and reflected his wife's true beauty, he fell into a deep sleep and never awoke. They buried him the next day in a simple grave next to his beloved wife. To this day, visitors to the saloon insist that on the anniversary of the miner's death, you can distinctly hear the voices of the couple emanating through the portrait on the floor as they talk tenderly to one other.

Answer 2

I think it was torn down, but that's just what I've heard.