The Wyman Hotel in Silverton, the seat of San Juan County, Colorado, a legendary silver-rush town of the 19th Century and, at 9,313 feet above sea level, one of America's highest cities. The Wyman Building, constructed of native red sandstone, was completed in 1902 by German immigrant Louis Wyman. He hand-carved the burro on the building’s nameplate above the corner as a tribute to the stubborn but indispensable animals that worked in nearby silver mines. The Wyman housed the Silverton Commercial Club, Hemphill & McCrimmons Dry Goods, and various lodges and professional offices before being used by a trucking firm. It even served as a filling station for a time. In the early 21st Century, the building was restored as a boutique hotel and bed-and-breakfast inn. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2015.