1437 S County Road 21 , Berthoud, CO 80513(Larimer County)

For equestrian enthusiasts, there is a remarkable 60×40 horse barn that is both heated and insulated. It boasts six stalls, three of which have turnouts, ensuring comfort and freedom for your equine companions. The barn also features a convenient wash bay and an office area, adding to its functionality and appeal. Additionally, there is an animal facility measuring 50×20, complete with turnouts that lead directly to the lush pastures.

Providing even more versatility, a 50×20 wood shop currently serves as an in-home gym, offering endless possibilities for your personal fitness pursuits. The grass and garden areas are thoughtfully irrigated with a 12-zone sprinkler system, ensuring lush greenery and vibrant blooms throughout the seasons.

For those with a passion for roping and cattle, you’ll be delighted to discover a roping arena and steer chute, providing the perfect setting for practicing and honing your skills.

Improvements

Welcome to this exceptional property in Colorado, where modern elegance meets rural charm. Step inside this fully remodeled home that underwent a remarkable transformation in 2020. From the moment you enter, you’ll be greeted by the timeless beauty of red oak hardwood floors that flow seamlessly throughout, exuding warmth and sophistication.

The heart of this home is the kitchen, which is sure to inspire your inner chef. Adorned with stunning quartz countertops, it offers a sleek and stylish workspace that complements the rustic ambiance. The open floor plan seamlessly connects the kitchen to the living areas, creating an inviting and functional space for both entertaining and relaxation.

With 1,762 square feet of living space, this home provides ample room for your family’s needs. Four spacious bedrooms offer comfort and privacy, while three well-appointed bathrooms ensure convenience for everyone. Natural light fills each room, courtesy of the new windows and doors, creating a bright and airy atmosphere that enhances the overall appeal.

Recreation

Horseback riding

Easy access to Carter Lake & Horsetooth Lack

Fishing

Bike riding

4H

Livestock

Region & Climate

In Berthoud, the summers are hot and mostly clear and the winters are cold, snowy, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 18°F to 89°F and is rarely below 2°F or above 97°F.

The hot season lasts for 3.2 months, from June 7 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year in Berthoud is July, with an average high of 88°F and low of 59°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from November 20 to February 26, with an average daily high temperature below 51°F. The coldest month of the year in Berthoud is December, with an average low of 19°F and high of 43°F.

History

Settlers first came to the present-day Berthoud area in the early 1860s, following the Colorado Gold Rush. Many settlers filed homestead claims, but most bellied up and left the valley to hardier souls who ranched and farmed the arid prairie that straddled the river bottom.

In 1872, a miner-turned-rancher from Central City, Colorado, Lewis Cross, staked the first homestead claim where the Colorado Central Railroad planned to cross Little Thompson creek. When the tracks were laid through the valley in 1877 a depot, section house, and water tank were installed at this strategic site. The tiny settlement known as Little Thompson was renamed Berthoud in honor of Edward L. Berthoud, who had surveyed the rail route through the valley.

Over the next few years the settlement grew to include a handful of homes, a blacksmith shop, a mercantile store, a small grain elevator, and a log cabin that served as school and church for the community.

In the early 1880s, the Colorado Central Railroad recognized that Berthoud’s location on the river bottom caused their steam-powered locomotives to labor excessively to ascend the grade out of the valley. At their urging, during the winter of 1883–84, several buildings of the town were loaded on wheels and pulled by teams of draft animals to the town’s present-day location on the bluff one mile (1.6 km) north of the river.

Agriculture in the Berthoud area flourished. Farmers diverted water from the Little and Big Thompson Rivers into a network of reservoirs and ditches that allowed the arid uplands to be irrigated. Harvests of alfalfa, sugar beets, wheat, corn, and barley were sold on the open market or used to fatten pens of sheep and cattle. The town grew as merchants and shopkeepers set up businesses to serve farmers and ranchers from the nearby countryside.

In 1886, the Welch Addition doubled the size of the Berthoud as town boundaries extended south beyond present-day Mountain Avenue for the first time. A year later a hose company was hastily formed to protect the town from fire after the Davis & Hartford Mercantile store burned to the ground. In 1888 a town board was elected and within a short time they hired a marshal to keep the peace and light the street lamps. By the early 1900s, Berthoud sported a business district on Third Street and Massachusetts and Mountain Avenues.

In the 1920s Mountain Avenue became part of a paved state highway system which would become U.S. Highway 287 connecting the larger towns of northern Colorado. In 2007, Highway 287 was rerouted to the north and west of Berthoud, bypassing downtown Berthoud and eliminating Mountain Avenue from the highway route.

In October 1941, Berthoud opened the sugar beet harvest. In the area surrounding Berthoud beets were harvested to be processed in Loveland, Colorado, to the north.[8] According to the Berthoud historical society, “Berthoud growers delivered beets to several rural dumping stations where the beets were loaded into boxcars and hauled to sugar factories in nearby Loveland and Longmont.”[9] This industry relied both on WWII German Prisoners of War as well as migrant farm workers from Mexico.

Location

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