Meet Sanford & Annie Darrah
Celebrities of early Fort Collins, the Darrahs both frequented local papers… from the daily “Sanford F. Darrah at Law” advertisement to the comings, goings and happenings of the Darrah House so long ago.
Annie Darrah
Annie Hood Reiley Darrah ongoing investigation an original fort collins socialite When Anna "Annie" Reiley was born on December 12, 1859, her father, Dr. William Franklin Reiley, was 31, and her mother, Sarah, was 28.Her sister Emily was born in April 1868 in...
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Over 100 Years Ago…
Life at the Darrah House has drastically changed through the years, but it stands as proudly as it did when Sanford F. Darrah began construction over 100 years ago. Then, a time when socialite tea parties and wild-west encounters were all too common, the Darrah House was home to a very popular couple, Sanford and Annie Darrah. So popular, in fact, that their comings and goings made it into the daily newspaper without fail. What started out as glamorous turned to the airing of dirty laundry, and thus we, the present-day occupants, have been led to investigate. Choose a moustache and immerse yourself in our findings.
