Durango
The Rochester Hotel
An 1892 brick hotel and boarding house a block off Main Avenue, its cornice inscribed 'Rochester,' renovated in 2022 into 15 rooms.
- Built
- 1892Two-story red brick building constructed 1890-1892 with front and rear additions about 1909 (NRHP nomination); the hotel says built 1892 and originally named the Peeples Hotel. Renovated 2022 from a 33-room boarding house into 15 rooms.
- Style
- Late 19th and early 20th century revivals (brick commercial)
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 15
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
The two-story red brick building’s arched cornice bears the inscriptions ‘1892’ and ‘Rochester’, and it fronts 2nd Avenue one block east of Main. About 1909 a front facade addition and rear additions were built, and the building was partitioned into some thirty rooms. The nomination calls it a working-class hotel and boarding house for tourists, salesmen and long-term tenants less affluent than those drawn to Durango’s more elaborate hotels such as the Strater. A 2022 renovation turned the former 33-room boarding house into 15 rooms with private baths.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 726 E. Second Ave., Durango, CO
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.