Person:Walter von Richtofen (1)

Walter Von Richthofen
Birth: 1848 Germany
Death: 8 May 1898 (aged 49–50) Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Burial: Richthofen MemorialDenver County, Colorado, USA
Memorial #: 13313586
Bio: Businessman, author. He was a real estate developer that was the first to expand the eastside of Denver. He was uncle and godfather to the World War I flying ace, Manfred "the Red Baron" von Richthofen. He served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. He arrived in Colorado from Germany in 1877. In 1881, he started the Downtown Denver Real Estate Company, and was also a founding member of the Denver Chamber of Commerce. He wrote "Cattle-Raising on the Plains of North America" (NY: 1885). His book proclaimed that the Colorado front-range area was "the largest and richest grass and pasture region in the world, and it will probably soon become the most important beef-producing country of the globe." His book attracted many men with money from around the world to this area. He himself failed in the cattle industry, his book however sold well, and he built Richthofen Castle. In 1883, he began construction of his castle, designed after the von Richthofen Castle in Germany. It was constructed primarily of rhyolite, and the estate was contained within an acre of walled gardens. He completed the 21-room residence in 1887. It was the show home for his new suburban town Montclair. In 1885, he founded Montclair, Colorado, and promoted it as the "Beautiful Suburban Town of Denver." In 1898, he built Molkerei (milkhouse), a tuberculosis sanitarium. Tuberculosis victims were promised a cure by drinking the fresh milk, lying in the sun, and inhaling the barnyard effluvium through grates in the milk house floor. Within a few years, the Molkerei was converted to an insane asylum and then as the Montclair community center.
Family Members
Spouse
Louise Ferguson Von Richthofen Unknown-1934
Created by: Eric Crow (46623671)
Added: 10 Feb 2006
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13313586/walter-von_richthofen
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 April 2018), memorial page for Walter Von Richthofen (1848–8 May 1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13313586, citing Richthofen Memorial, Denver County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Eric Crow (contributor 46623671) .

http://www.historynet.com/baron-walter-von-richthofen-red-barons-american-uncle.htm
Baron Walter von Richthofen: The Red Baron’s American Uncle
BY JOHN KOSTER
3/28/2018 • WILD WEST MAGAZINE
He invested in cattle, beer and milk in Denver, but his legacy is a castle.

http://www.historicmontclair.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Montclarion2ndQtr2012.pdf [email protected]
The Richthofen Castle, Cornerstone of the Montclair Historic District,
Finds a New Owner by Tom Noel

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Walter von Richthofen
Residence Year: 1879
Street address: Oakley Villa N D
Residence Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Publication Title: Denver, Colorado, City Directory, 1879

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

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Name: Walter B von Richthofen
Residence Year: 1885
Residence Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Occupation: Manager
Publication Title: Denver, Colorado, City Directory, 1885

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

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Name: Walter B von Richthofen
Residence Year: 1892
Street address: Montclair
Residence Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Publication Title: Denver, Colorado, City Directory, 1892

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

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Name: Walter B Richthofen
Residence Year: 1898
Street address: Hotel L'lmperiale
Residence Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Publication Title: Denver, Colorado, City Directory, 1898
View U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Walter B von Richthofen
Residence Year: 1899
Residence Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Publication Title: Denver, Colorado, City Directory, 1899

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Richthofen
Age: 31
Birth Date: Abt 1849
Birthplace: Silesia
Home in 1880: Weld, Colorado, USA
House Number: 1
Dwelling Number: 3
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jane Richthofen
Father's Birthplace: Silesia
Mother's Birthplace: Silesia
Occupation: Farmer
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Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Richthofen 31
Jane Richthofen 37
Margaret Richthofen 1

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
Name: Walter Von Richthofen
Death Date: 8 May 1898
Death Place: Colorado
Probate Date: 16 Aug 1899
Registry: London, England
Source Information
Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.

Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971
Name: Walter Freihner Von Richthofen [Frieherr=Baron]
Death Age: 48
Event Type: Beerdigung (Burial)
Birth Date: abt 1850
Death Date: 8 Mai 1898 (8 May 1898)
Burial Date: 17 Okt 1898 (17 Oct 1898)
Burial Place: Breslau, Schlesien, Deutschland (Germany)
City or District: Wrocław (Wroclaw)
Page Number: 316;317
Author: Evangelische Kirche. Garnisongemeinde Breslau; Preußen. Armee. Artillerie Brigade 06 (Schlesische); Preußen. Armee. Artillerie Regiment 2 (Feld); Preußen. Armee. Artillerie. Garnison- und Festungskomp
Film Number: 70757
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

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