The Antlers Hotel was built in 1902. The first owners of the Antlers were W.H Burnside and J.D Hergott. The Antlers was also run by a man by the name of E.J Lyons. Along with the hotel, he also had a livery and a feed stable. The Antlers was the largest hotel in Routt County until the Cabin Hotel in Steamboat Springs was built. It was the main overnight stage stop between Steamboat an Walcott. The Antlers operated as a saloon until prohibition when it became a poolhall. A young coal miner from the town of Oak Creek by the name of Mike Benedick, who ran craps games in Yampa, Oak Creek and Craig often ran games in his brother-in-law’s (J.A Morris) saloon, The Antlers. In 1933 and 1935, Mike managed the Antlers and in 1937 Mike and his wife Emily bought the saloon from his brother-in –law, though it has been rumored that he won it gambling. Around 1952 the Antlers Hotel burned; the third floor was completely removed, and the hotel was closed for business. The saloon was left undamaged and continued to operate until 1996 when the Benedicks closed it. Although the building has changed hands, it is still operating as a bar and restaurant.

The Antlers is a single story, rectangular, wood frame, false front commercial building with a gable roof. The roof, which was originally wood, is now tin. The entire building is constructed of wood clapboards of varying widths that are painted white. The main entrance is a single wood framed glass door, which opens in. On either side of the entrance are plate glass windows with white lettering which says “The Antlers Liquor Store” on the left and “The Antlers Café And Bar” on the right. There is a smaller part glass and part wood paneled door to the left of the main entrance, which leads to a tiny liquor store. To the left of that door are four boarded false windows behind which are empty space? Painted above the plate glass windows in black lettering is “Antlers Café And Bar”. There is a glass Schlitz sign hanging above the main entrance. A wooden cornice adorns the top of the false front. The false front extends east and connects to the next building covering the approximately 6 feet of space between the two buildings.

Information gathered with the help of Hildred Fogg of the Yampa Egeria Museum by Aubrey and Shawn at Soroco High School, April 2005