Historic Rochester Lodge in Durango sells for nearly $3 million
The historic Rochester Resort in downtown Durango has been offered for approximately $3 million to a enterprise team led by Silverton Mayor Shane Fuhrman.
“It’s variety of a big offer,” stated Diane Wildfang, whose family has owned the resort due to the fact 1993.
Wildfang reported she moved to Durango in 1992 with the intention of retiring.
Rather, Wildfang and her son and business enterprise spouse, Kirk Komick, finished up obtaining two accommodations, the very first of which was the Leland Dwelling, a smaller mattress and breakfast spot in the 700 block of East Next Avenue.
Wildfang mentioned that at the time, the Rochester Lodge, which is across the street, was in disrepair. Created in 1892, the Rochester is a person of the oldest resorts in Durango.
“So we bought it,” Wildfang reported.
Wildfang explained they renovated the setting up from a 35-space boarding house with only a few bathrooms to a 15-space hotel, with a bathroom in just about every room. They also created a lobby and turned the junkyard upcoming door into a garden.
Between the Leland House and Rochester Hotel, there are 25 guest rooms.
“We’ve loved it immensely,” she stated. “It’s been seriously terrific for us and the neighborhood.”
Wildfang reported she was seeking to retire in earnest lately, and Fuhrman, who is the recent mayor of Silverton, came up as a opportunity purchaser.
Fuhrman did not return a contact seeking remark.
According to La Plata County documents, the offering selling price was $2.94 million.
La Plata County records demonstrate the buyer as Rochester Hotel Residence Co. LLC, whose registered agent, state data present, is Selwyn Funds Administration LLC, a small business undertaking associated with Fuhrman.
Fuhrman moved to Silverton in 2016 from New York, the place he labored as a corporate and finance attorney. He and his associate, Haley Morgan, ordered, renovated and reopened the historic Wyman Hotel in Silverton in 2019.
Wildfang reported Fuhrman indicated he would keep the Rochester Lodge reasonably as is about the summer months and then make your mind up on long run programs. She stated the lodge will be shut for a number of months for the changeover of possession.
“He appeared like a definitely superior suit,” she said.
Wildfang, for her portion, intends to vacation all through retirement. She’ll also carry on to dwell in Durango and do some neighborhood function, she reported. Komick will go on to run the Leland Residence, also.
The Rochester Hotel has a prosperous history in Durango, just one that involves the paranormal. It’s also stated on the Countrywide Sign-up of Historic Destinations.
More than the yrs, the hotel has gathered a amount of ghostly studies from friends, and is typically featured on most haunted hotel lists. Prevalent sightings include a woman in Victorian garb who frequents the John Wayne suite.
“Sometimes, company have taken pictures and are amazed by how the lighting turns out,” Komick said in a past job interview.
The Rochester Resort has also performed host to a range of nonprofit gatherings and fundraisers. And its outside patio was a well-liked spot for live shows through summertime months in the hotel’s “Secret Garden.”
