Exterior of Overland Club House, Denver. The clubhouse of Overland Park stands in the midground at the end of a dirt driveway in Denver, Colorado. First known as Jewell Park, Overland Park was started in 1883 by the owners of the Denver Circle Railroad. The park was intended to attract passengers to the company’s trains. Henry Wolcott assumed ownership of the park in the late 1890’s and changed its name to Overland Park.Courtesy DPL Western History Collection C-168

Exterior of Overland Club House, Denver. Collier, Joseph. The clubhouse of Overland Park stands in the midground at the end of a dirt driveway in Denver, Colorado. First known as Jewell Park, Overland Park was started in 1883 by the owners of the Denver Circle Railroad. The park was intended to attract passengers to the company’s trains. Henry Wolcott assumed ownership of the park in the late 1890’s and changed its name to Overland Park.[between 1890 and 1910?]DPL Western History Collection C-168

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