found his mining experience there in high demand in his new home. Soon he became superintendent of the Smuggler Mine northeast of the city, and secretary of several other major mines. In 1892 the Halletts decided to remodel the old log cabin into a house more befitting someone of his stature in town. Clapboard siding, similar to that seen on most of Aspen's larger house, went up over the logs. The city's prosperity abruptly ended the next year when Congress repealed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in response to the Panic of 1893. The silver market contracted, mines closed and miners left for more promising opportunities elsewhere. Nonetheless, the house remained in the Hallett family until 1935. It is not known whether any work was done during the city's "quiet years" of the early 20th century. The next known renovation after Hallett's took place in the late 1940s, when new owners acquired the property. They removed the walls and found the original logs beneath. A cast bronze fireplace with bas-relief designs in the downstairs bedroom is the only other remnant of the original house. City records show that a bed and bath were added in 1953, and the one-story frame bathroom wing in 1960. The front porch and roof were repaired seven years later. There have been no other significant changes to the house. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Pitkin County, Colorado References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Victorian architecture in Colorado Houses completed in 1885 Houses in Pitkin County, Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Aspen, Colorado