Colorado College was established as a coeducational college in 1874, two years before Colorado became a state. In 1871, General William Jackson Palmer, founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, laid out the city of Colorado Springs, setting aside land for a college. Colorado College opened May 6, 1874, in a downtown building. In 1880, Cutler Hall (then called Palmer Hall or simply "the College") was first occupied. A graduating class at that time was about 16 students. Today the campus covers 90 acres and has more than 40 buildings. The student body numbers about 1,900, and students come from all over the U.S. and the world.

Colorado College in its entirety ca. 1880

To take the virtual tour, begin at the beginning and follow the links. Or jump from this list to any of the buildings included on the tour.

Cutler Hall Ticknor Hall Bemis Hall Montgomery Hall Washburn Field McGregor Hall Loomis Hall

Boettcher Health Center Coburn Library Tutt Library Palmer Hall Olin Hall of Science Barnes Science Center Shove Chapel

Slocum Hall Armstrong Hall Packard Hall of Music and Art El Pomar Sports Center Worner Center Cossitt Memorial Hall Earle Flagpole

Also see the online campus tour for a view of Colorado College today.

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