HR Mansion

Mary Elliott, local artist, has been involved with Highlands Ranch for many years.  She has more than 10 posters and other picutes, which have been turned into posters, notecards, magazine covers, and more!   Mary, who lived in early Highlands Ranch, knows the Ranch well.  And her art reflects that knowledge and love of this community.   Next time you are at the Recreation Centers, or HR Library, look around at the walls.   You will surely see the colorful posters created by Mary and HRCA.  

Mary donated her time and some posters to the HRHS.  We completed an Oral History, which focuses on those posters, along with the story of what they mean and some background material.   Check it out in our You Tube channel.  

And enjoy these beautiful shots of the art, and the Mansion on a glorious late spring day.

Once again, HRHS has been invited to participate in the Highlands Ranch Days at the Mansion.

To all the volunteers that helped out at this years event, we thank you.

Continuing our popular HR Then & Now series, this program highlights the architectural jewel of Highlands Ranch....the Mansion! Maggie Glass, Mansion Manager, leads us on this journey from 1891 (when the Mansion began as a modest farmhouse), to its present day status as the premier property in Highlands Ranch. Along the way we will learn about the various mansion owners, and their place in Denver/ and the West, along with the uses and continuing renovations of the Mansion since that humble farmhouse beginning. We will take a virtual tour thru the Mansion, walking thru each room, admiring the handiwork both of long ago while marveling at the beauty following the recent multi-million dollar renovation! Additionally David Johnston and Paul McKeag will lead us on a short tour of the amazing BackCountry wilderness, and briefly visit an abandoned homestead, while learning about upcoming History Hayrides! Journey with the Historical Society as we explore the beautiful Highlands Ranch Mansion