Durango
The General Palmer Hotel
A Main Avenue hotel near the train depot, named for Gen. William Jackson Palmer, whose railroad shaped Durango. Light breakfast included.
- Built
- 1902The NRHP district nomination dates the General Palmer House (561-67 Main) to 1902; the hotel says it was built in 1898 by Gen. William Jackson Palmer. Dates conflict.
- Style
- Victorian commercial (two- and three-story painted brick)
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 39
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The hotel is named for Gen. William Jackson Palmer, the Civil War cavalry officer and Medal of Honor recipient whose Denver & Rio Grande railroad founded or shaped Durango, Colorado Springs, Salida and other towns. The 1980 nomination describes a two-story painted brick block with the hotel lobby on the north and the Solid Muldoon Saloon to the south, plus a third story on the north portion. Rooms are furnished in Victorian style.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Address: 567 Main Ave., Durango, CO 81301
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.