Central City, Colorado

Roworth Block

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Mayor from 1868 to 1871, William Roworth was one of the earliest pioneers in the area. He opened the Central City Bakery, which also served as a miners supply store, in this 1862 masonry structure. Upstairs was a candy manufacturer. The Roworth Block was the only structure on Main Street to survive the 1874 fire. From 1882 to 1919 the Sauer-McShane Mercantile Company, a grocery and general supply store, occupied the building.

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