The site is significant in the history of southwestern Colorado. In June 1885, it was the site of a "battle" between white settlers and a group of Ute Indians.
The 1893 school was constructed to serve a growing agricultural area, and its total of four classrooms made it larger than a typical rural schoolhouse. It remained in service as a school until 1955.
The inn originally functioned as part of the model community built by John C. Osgood for the workers associated with his nearby coke producing and coal mining operations.
The Redstone Historic District is a rare, intact Colorado example of an industrial company town, with examples of buildings ranging from worker’s cottages to the large estate of the industrial magnate John Cleveland Osgood.
The cluster of log cabins and cabin ruins remaining on the site are associated with early mining history in the Upper Roaring Fork area of eastern Pitkin County.