Artesia Motel, Grand Junction, Colorado 640 U.S. Highway 50 Grand Junction Mesa Colorado 81503 USA An Art Deco hotel built by Gilbert Limberg at 640 Highway 50 in 1936. There, Limberg drilled the first artesian well in the area. The Artesia also had the first swimming pool of any hotel in town. The motel and well were still in use in 1979. The building, abandoned, still exists today. yes yes