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Broadmoor Colorado Springs Front Range Ceramic Art Tile
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileColorado · United States
in Colorado Springs, at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain

Broadmoor Colorado Springs Front Range Ceramic Art Tile

pink stucco against a mountain, since 1918.

Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
Above the bench, in a warm oak surround.
Above the bench, in a warm oak surround.
Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
Above the linens, in a slim black surround.
Above the linens, in a slim black surround.
On the nightstand, on a light oak stand.
On the nightstand, on a light oak stand.
On a picture ledge, where the light comes in.
On a picture ledge, where the light comes in.
a note from the studio

A pink hotel at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, with a small lake in the middle and the Front Range rising behind it. Spencer Penrose opened it in 1918. Warren and Wetmore, the architects of Grand Central Terminal, drew the elevations and gave the West a Mediterranean. The pink stucco has been re-coated in the same pigment for over a hundred years. People come for the steadiness of it more than for any one thing. The mountain is older. The hotel doesn't try to compete.

from the studio
shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in
shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in
— bring it home

Broadmoor Colorado Springs Front Range Ceramic Art Tile, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

comes gift-ready
comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

or build a grouping
or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

about Broadmoor Colorado Springs Front Range Ceramic Art Tile

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
the place

The Broadmoor sits at the southwest edge of Colorado Springs, at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Elevation 6,230 feet. The resort opened in 1918 on land that Spencer Penrose acquired and developed after earlier uses as a small casino and a dairy farm. Cheyenne Mountain rises to 9,565 feet to the south and west; Cheyenne Lake sits in the middle of the property, mirroring the facade and the ridgeline. The Broadmoor is about twenty minutes from downtown Colorado Springs and an hour and fifteen minutes south of Denver. Pikes Peak, at 14,115 feet, is visible from the upper floors of the West Tower.

the stone

The shell is Italian Renaissance, the colour is Mediterranean pink, and the architects were Warren and Wetmore, the New York firm that drew Grand Central Terminal in 1913. They were commissioned by Spencer Penrose, who had made his fortune in Cripple Creek gold and copper at Bingham Canyon, and wanted Colorado Springs to have a resort that could keep guests for a season. The pink stucco and red tile roof took their cues from the south of Europe. The building was finished and opened on June 29, 1918. The colour has been re-stuccoed in the same pigment ever since. Donald Ross laid out the original golf course the same year.

the year

Opened June 29, 1918, The Broadmoor has been continuously operated as a luxury resort for over a hundred years. It holds the longest unbroken run of AAA Five Diamond status of any hotel in the world, first awarded in 1976 and held every year since. The Forbes Travel Guide has named it Five Stars for decades. The East Course, designed by Donald Ross and renovated by Robert Trent Jones in 1951, has hosted multiple US Senior Opens and the 2011 US Women's Open. The property is owned by The Anschutz Corporation, which acquired it in 2011. The flowers in the front urns change with the season; almost nothing else does.

where
United States · Colorado Springs, Colorado
elevation
1,899 m · 6,230 ft
position
38.7940° N · 104.8470° W
the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
2 km SW
Cheyenne Mountain
mountain
3 km WSW
Seven Falls
waterfall
3 km SW
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
zoo
5 km WSW
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
monument
10 km NW
Garden of the Gods
sandstone formations
11 km NW
Manitou Springs
town
16 km W
Pikes Peak
14er
N
Broadmoor Colorado Springs Front Range Ceramic Art Tile
Cheyenne Mountain
Seven Falls
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Garden of the Gods
Manitou Springs
Pikes Peak
common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Broadmoor Colorado Springs Front Range Ceramic Art Tile — and about bringing the piece home.
about the place

The Broadmoor is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain in the Front Range. Elevation 6,230 feet. It is roughly twenty minutes from downtown Colorado Springs and about an hour and fifteen minutes south of Denver.

The Broadmoor opened on June 29, 1918. Spencer Penrose financed and built it, with Warren and Wetmore, the firm behind Grand Central Terminal, drawing the elevations. It has operated continuously as a luxury resort for over a century.

Warren and Wetmore, the New York firm that also designed Grand Central Terminal in 1913, drew the original hotel. The shell is Italian Renaissance with a Mediterranean pink stucco exterior and red tile roof. Spencer Penrose commissioned the work in 1916.

It holds the longest unbroken run of AAA Five Diamond awards of any hotel in the world, first earned in 1976 and held every year since. It is one of very few US resorts to hold both Forbes Five Stars and AAA Five Diamonds continuously.

Cheyenne Lake sits in the middle of the property, between the Main Building and the South Tower. It mirrors Cheyenne Mountain and the pink stucco facade. The lake was built as part of the original 1918 grounds and is not natural.

Cheyenne Mountain rises to 9,565 feet to the south and west of The Broadmoor. It is home to NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain Complex, completed in 1966. From the hotel grounds, the mountain forms the dominant horizon.

The Anschutz Corporation, Philip Anschutz's holding company, has owned The Broadmoor since 2011. Spencer Penrose's El Pomar Foundation, established in 1937, was the long-running owner during the twentieth century.

about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many customers with ties to the place: a retired guest, an Air Force Academy graduate, a couple married in Cheyenne Lodge. The Small with a handwritten note from the studio travels well; the Medium reads more like a framed painting.

The pink stucco and Front Range blue read well against Mountain-modern, Western-traditional, and warm Transitional rooms. Walnut, leather, and a little brass help. It also lands well in a Colorado mountain cabin or a Denver loft with brick and warm wood.

Yes. Mountain-modern interiors and warm Transitional rooms have leaned into pink and terracotta accents against deep navy and forest green over the last several seasons. The Broadmoor tile sits naturally in that vocabulary, especially in a Colorado or Mountain-West home.

Above a console, a single Large reads well. Above a sofa, a 4-tile Mural is the most common choice and lets the lake and the mountain breathe at full scale. For a long entry wall, a 9-tile Mural carries the whole architecture.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for bathrooms, kitchens, showers, or any vertical installation that gets splashed or steamed. Glossy is reserved for framed wall pieces and show shelves where the surface won't be touched daily.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface itself, beneath a thin glossy finish, so it won't scratch or fade under normal use. Avoid abrasive cleaners and never use a bleach-based spray.

Yes. The Broadmoor is one of over thirty thousand places in the WenderVista atlas, all hand-curated by Reid Wender and painted in our distinctive stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. We hold the artwork; nothing is licensed in or out.

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