Out the Back, Down the Path: Colorado Outhouses

Upon first thought this book would seem a humorous and light hearted topic. In fact this book is a guide thru Colorado history. These necessary outbuildings were an essential part of life for many years and reflect Colorado history in a unique manner. Outhouses represented class also. The most unique example of this are the outhouses at the Hamill House in Georgetown. The Hamills had an elaborate outhouse for themselves, the most elaborate in Colorado while their servants had a functional regular outhouse. To avoid the wrath of their employers some of the servants hid their drinking and partying by throwing their used liquor bottles in their outhouse. No one would ever know.Another outhouse was saved in another town and is now used as a toolshed. Another one on the McGraw ranch in Estes Park was renovated and now serves as a phone booth.One would never guess so many outhouses are still funcional albeit for different reasons than they were originally built for.Overall, this is an excellent book on Colorado history not to be missed.

This is a fun book with a variety of outhouses around the state of Colorado. This is a part of our history and how we have progressed. Thank Goodness!Wonderful pictures in the book.Wray, CO fan