Last updated: 9/19/2012
645 7th St
Berthoud, CO 80513
PO Box 225
Berthoud, CO 80513
Look for our biannual open days at the end of October and February. We also have events all year long! Call for group tours.
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Tara Sikora
phone: 970-532-2147
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An elegant residence erected in 1916 by Berthoud’s Dr. and Mrs. D.W. McCarty, the McCarty-Fickel Home is the setting of a historic house museum that explores the domestic, professional and civic lives of members of the McCarty and Fickel families from the 1890s to present—including the onsite medical office from the 1930s.
Designed by noted Colorado architect Glenn Huntington, the home was constructed in the Denver Square architectural style and still contains original woodwork, numerous family artifacts and original furnishings purchased from the Daniels and Fisher department store in Denver.
Located in Berthoud’s Seventh Street Neighborhood the McCarty-Fickel house was built by Dr. and Mrs. D.W. McCarty in 1916. Planned by Mrs. McCarty and designed in the “ Denver Square ” style of architecture by Denver ’s G.W. Huntington, the residence reflected the characteristic symmetry of the American Craftsman movement.
The McCartys raised three children—Horace, Helen, and Wilson—in the home while Dr. McCarty conducted a general practice that required him to travel to rural districts in the Berthoud, Mead, and Johnstown areas. When Helen McCarty graduated from the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine in 1932, she returned to live with her widowed father and conducted a practice in the home. Helen married R.B. Fickel DDS in 1942 and turned her attention to a family that grew to include son Bruce Jr. and daughter Jane after she ended her practice following WWII.
Over the following decades members of the Fickel family played important roles in Berthoud’s civic affairs. Dr. R.B. Fickel, who helped found the Berthoud Historical Society in 1977, deeded the home to the organization for use as house museum in July 2008.
Friendly docents lead fascinating tours at a nominal admission fee. Discounts are available for schools, clubs, and groups of ten or more. Group tours may be scheduled in advance.
If you haven't enjoyed "Lunch from Fannie Palmer's Pantry" at the McCarty-Fickel Home, make plans to join us! The monthly luncheon event is held the first Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and includes salad, soup or sandwich, and tea and coffee with dessert. The meal is served in the home's spacious dining room by servers in period dress.
The home’s basement conference room may be rented for workshops and meetings attended by up to 20 persons. Reasonable half or full-day rates are available.
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