The Town of Frisco is pleased to announce the re-opening of the Frisco/Copper Visitor Information Center, located in Frisco’s Old Town Hall building at 300 Main Street in Frisco and Old Town Hall Park behind the building. In celebration, the Visitor Information Center will be hosting an open house on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Light refreshments will be served, and the community is invited to explore the remodeled Old Town Hall and Park.
Background
Frisco’s Old Town Hall, which currently houses the Visitor Information Center and public restrooms, has played a unique role in Frisco’s history over the past 125 years; always being utilized and tailored to the needs of the community. Volunteers hoped to complete the first Town Hall by July 4, 1899, but lacked the funds to complete the project and fell behind schedule. In early December 1899, the Frisco Ladies Whist Club raised the funds to complete the project with a calico ball held in the half-finished building, and on December 25, 1899, the townspeople finished the building during a Christmas party and “danced until the wee hours of the night.” Frisco residents used this Town Hall for community gatherings, square dances, non-profit parties, potluck dinners, religious services, weddings, funerals, and government functions for eighty-two years.
When the time came for a new town hall in 1981, the Board of Trustees and the community decided to keep the building in its original location and look for a new site for the town hall. The building continued to serve the community as the Summit County Preschool until 2001, when the Town of Frisco renovated the property to host restrooms and provide space for non-profit offices with the space eventually becoming a visitor information center in 2004. During construction in 2001, crews found the remains of a stable behind the building with petrified straw and horse droppings- evidence of an early “parking lot”.
Old Town Hall is listed on the 2019 Frisco Historic resources survey but is not eligible for the State or National Register due to the changes and additions that had been made to the building in the past. Yet, this lack of designation does not diminish the facility’s historical value to the Frisco community.
Remodel Timeline and Scope
In 2022, Frisco Town Council decided to honor the role of Old Town Hall in Frisco’s history by exploring a substantial remodel, so the building could continue to support the community by providing needed services and facilities to residents, visitors, and the business community. The Town worked with Stais Architecture and Interiors to express that vision with a design that honored the past and served the current needs of the building. The Visitor Information Center sees 35,000+ people each year and the restrooms are used by 90,000+ people each year. The Visitor Information Center also continues to be supported financially by Copper Mountain through a partnership that envisions Frisco as “Copper’s town” and Copper as “Frisco’s mountain”.
The remodel of Old Town Hall began in September 2024 and was substantially completed in late May 2025 by A.D. Miller, allowing the Visitor Information Center to move into the remodeled space in early June. The project included an extensive remodel of the interior, including the public restrooms, which had not been upgraded since their construction in 2001. An accessible ramp was also added to the front entrance of the Visitor Information Center, and HVAC and utility infrastructure were replaced and upgraded to make the building more energy efficient and comfortable. In addition, there were structural concerns uncovered during the remodel, which were subsequently addressed, and which will now ensure that Old Town Hall will be preserved for years to come.
Artifacts found during the remodel were gathered and researched by the Frisco Historic Park and Museum staff who then created an exhibit, “Under the Floorboards”, that is now available for viewing at the Information Center. These artifacts include everything from a Folgers can that was used to reinforce the floor to an original Budweiser bottle.
Old Town Hall Park
As part of this project, Town Council also committed to upgrading Old Town Hall Park, which is directly behind Old Town Hall and adjacent to 2nd Avenue. The visioning around this park began in 2019 with a comprehensive community outreach process that included open houses, online surveys, and public work sessions with Town Council on design development for four community parks that included Old Town Hall Park. The final outcome was the Neighborhood Parks Master Plan. During this remodel, Old Town Hall Park was subsequently reimagined by replacing diseased trees with trees that will be able to provide shade for years to come, installing seating areas that are welcoming, and constructing wall and boulder features that welcome rest, play, and exploration. Old Town Hall Park was reopened to the public on June 20, 2025.
More Information
More information regarding the Frisco/Copper Information Center may be found by visiting TownofFrisco.com, calling 970-668-5547, or emailing TofInfo@townoffrisco.com.