Glen Eyrie

Glen Eyrie is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs.

Palmer was a Brigadier General in the Union Army during the American Civil War, president of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and founder of Colorado Springs.

However, the flood of 1949 wreaked havoc on the land, and with their children now grown, they determined to put Glen Eyrie back on the market.

The Castle has an afternoon tea service in the Music Room, as well as an annual Christmas Madrigal Banquet in the Great Hall.

[3] Common wildlife sightings include the largest bighorn sheep herd in the state of Colorado, wild turkeys, deer, and a variety of birds of prey.