Entrepreneur. He received recognition for the development of the Colorado Springs area. He was a visionary developer of the Pike's Peak Region in El Paso and Teller Counties in Colorado. A Harvard University graduate and native of Philadelphia, Penrose arrived in Colorado in 1892 to join his fellow Philly native and business partner Charles L. Tutt. Penrose made his vast fortune in a series of successful mining and real estate ventures in Cripple Creek and the Utah Copper Company, which became Kennecott Copper. His wife, Julie Lewis McMillan, the daughter of a former Detroit mayor and wealthy businessman, met him in 1902 in Colorado Springs where she remained following the death of her first husband, James McMillan, the son of Senator McMillian of Michigan. Spencer and his wife were married in 1906, and the couple were instrumental in the planning and development of Colorado Springs, spearheading dynamic projects to beautify and promote the Pike's Peak Region. In addition to building the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort, the Penroses also built the Pike's Peak Highway and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The couple were major sponsors and contributors in the cultural and educational activities of the area, donating property where the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and establishing the El Pomar Foundation in 1937, in order to contribute to charitable and educational nonprofit organizations in the State of Colorado. There is also the Spencer Penrose Award, which is given annually to the nation's top coach by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Entrepreneur. He received recognition for the development of the Colorado Springs area. He was a visionary developer of the Pike's Peak Region in El Paso and Teller Counties in Colorado. A Harvard University graduate and native of Philadelphia, Penrose arrived in Colorado in 1892 to join his fellow Philly native and business partner Charles L. Tutt. Penrose made his vast fortune in a series of successful mining and real estate ventures in Cripple Creek and the Utah Copper Company, which became Kennecott Copper. His wife, Julie Lewis McMillan, the daughter of a former Detroit mayor and wealthy businessman, met him in 1902 in Colorado Springs where she remained following the death of her first husband, James McMillan, the son of Senator McMillian of Michigan. Spencer and his wife were married in 1906, and the couple were instrumental in the planning and development of Colorado Springs, spearheading dynamic projects to beautify and promote the Pike's Peak Region. In addition to building the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort, the Penroses also built the Pike's Peak Highway and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The couple were major sponsors and contributors in the cultural and educational activities of the area, donating property where the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and establishing the El Pomar Foundation in 1937, in order to contribute to charitable and educational nonprofit organizations in the State of Colorado. There is also the Spencer Penrose Award, which is given annually to the nation's top coach by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Bio by: Malcolm Nicoll
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