The Doyle-Benton House was the former residence of James and Daphne Doyle until 1904, where it was later the residence of Frank Benton and family in 1906 until 1970. Mr. Doyle was the founder of the Portland Gold Mine, which is still producing as part of AngloGold Ashanti’s Cripple Creek and Victor Mining Company on the western slope of Pike’s Peak. Mr. Benton was a prominent cattle rancher on the Western Slope and was one of the founders of the National Western Stock Show.