LaCourt Hotel, Grand Junction, Colorado 2nd and Main Street Grand Junction Mesa Colorado USA http://www.gjsentinel.com/special_sections/articles/elegantly-appointed-la-court-hotel-a-destination-f History of the La Court Hotel The LaCourt Hotel, located on Grand Junction, Colorado's Main and Second Streets (where the Grand Junction Convention Center now stands), was purchased by William Frederick Buthorn in 1907 upon his family's arrival from Nebraska. Buthorn was a German immigrant and had previously managed the Schlitz European Hotel in Lincoln. He was known as a good host. The LaCourt had good food, used sterling silver in the dining room, was decorated with oriental rugs, had a Steinway grand piano in the lobby that anyone could play, and a fireplace built by a local mason. According to oral history interviewee Al Look, Buthorn brought a very large buffalo head with him when he moved to Grand Junction. It was on display on the LaCourt for many years and later was given to the Museum of Western Colorado. The LaCourt hosted the Rotary Club’s meetings and events and the Grand Junction Lions Club. The Daily Sentinel held an annual luncheon for all of its correspondents from the Western Slope at the hotel, which was one of the only facilities large enough to support such a gathering. The hotel owned a surrey with a fringe on top that would pick up guests at the train station. Performers coming through town often stayed at the hotel, including opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink. yes yes