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The Elkhorn Lodge & Guest Ranch is a hotel in Estes Park, CO. It is the oldest continually-occupied structure in Colorado. The James family initially built the barn and barn in hopes of starting a ranch, but they later decided to convert the ranch to a lodge because they realized that tourism would be a more-profitable endeavor. The main lodge was built in 1871, and it received its first guests in 1874. Estes Park's first school house (1886), church, and original stage terminal (the Coach House) also reside on the property.