National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado facts for kids

Colorado is home to over 1,500 special places and historic areas listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This list includes buildings, sites, and objects that are important to American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. These amazing places are found in 63 of Colorado's 64 counties. Only the City and County of Broomfield does not have any listed sites.

The National Register of Historic Places helps protect and celebrate these important landmarks for future generations.

Historic Places in Colorado Counties

This section shares a quick look at the number of historic places in each county. These numbers are approximate and change often as new places are added. The detailed lists for each county can be found by clicking the links.

The Auraria 9th Street Historic District in Denver County The Littleton Town Hall in Arapahoe County The Royal Gorge Bridge in Fremont County The Colorado Chautauqua in Boulder County Westminster University in Adams County

County Number of Sites 1 Adams 18 2 Alamosa 15 3 Arapahoe 22 4 Archuleta 3 5 Baca 4 6 Bent 8 7 Boulder 81 8 Broomfield 0 9 Chaffee 38 10 Cheyenne 2 11 Clear Creek 25 12 Conejos 10 13 Costilla 11 14 Crowley 1 15 Custer 9 16 Delta 16 17.1 Denver: Downtown 143 17.2 Denver: Northeast 70 17.3 Denver: Southeast 43 17.4 Denver: West 44 17.5 Denver: Duplicates (6) 17.6 Denver: Total 294 18 Dolores 5 19 Douglas 28 20 Eagle 13 21 El Paso 92 22 Elbert 1 23 Fremont 23 24 Garfield 20 25 Gilpin 6 26 Grand 26 27 Gunnison 21 28 Hinsdale 11 29 Huerfano 8 30 Jackson 3 31 Jefferson 86 32 Kiowa 6 33 Kit Carson 6 34 La Plata 14 35 Lake 9 36 Larimer 100 37 Las Animas 35 38 Lincoln 2 39 Logan 12 40 Mesa 34 41 Mineral 2 42 Moffat 14 43 Montezuma 35 44 Montrose 26 45 Morgan 16 46 Otero 17 47 Ouray 4 48 Park 24 49 Phillips 9 50 Pitkin 36 51 Prowers 15 52 Pueblo 64 53 Rio Blanco 12 54 Rio Grande 13 55 Routt 26 56 Saguache 9 57 San Juan 11 58 San Miguel 6 59 Sedgwick 2 60 Summit 9 61 Teller 10 62 Washington 3 63 Weld 40 64 Yuma 5 (duplicates) (14) Total: 1,512

The Colorado State Capitol Annex Building and Boiler Plant in Denver Highland School in Boulder County The Tower of Memories in Jefferson County The South Canon Bridge in Garfield County Florissant School in Teller County

Adams County

Alamosa County

Arapahoe County

Archuleta County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Chimney Rock Archeological Site		(Ref. # missing)	Off U.S. Highway 160, southeast of Chimney Rock Coordinates missing	Chimney Rock	This site is a special ancient place.
2	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension		(Ref. # missing)	Between Antonito and Chama, New Mexico via Cumbres Pass Coordinates missing	Antonito	Now a scenic railway called the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. It's a National Historic Landmark.
3	Labo Del Rio Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	County Road F40 over the Piedra River Coordinates missing	Arboles	A historic bridge crossing the Piedra River.

Baca County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Colorado Millennial Site		(Ref. # missing)	At the source of Rule Creek, 2 miles south of where Baca, Bent, and Las Animas counties meet Coordinates missing	Ruxton	This historic area also stretches into Las Animas County.
2	Springfield Schoolhouse		(Ref. # missing)	281 W. 7th Ave. Coordinates missing	Springfield	An old schoolhouse in Springfield.
3	Stonington First Methodist-Episcopal Church		(Ref. # missing)	48854 County Road X Coordinates missing	Stonington	A historic church building.
4	Two Buttes Gymnasium		(Ref. # missing)	5th and C Sts. Coordinates missing	Two Buttes	A gymnasium with historical importance.

Bent County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bent County Courthouse and Jail		(Ref. # missing)	725 Carson Ave. Coordinates missing	Las Animas	The historic courthouse and jail for Bent County.
2	Bent County High School		(Ref. # missing)	1214 Ambassador Thompson Blvd. Coordinates missing	Las Animas	The old high school building.
3	Boggsville		(Ref. # missing)	South of Las Animas on State Highway 101 Coordinates missing	Las Animas	A historic settlement.
4	Fort Lyon		(Ref. # missing)	Junction of Bent County Road 15 and Fort Lyon Gate Rd. Coordinates missing	Las Animas	An important historic fort.
5	Fort Lyon National Cemetery		(Ref. # missing)	15700 Cty. Rd. HH Coordinates missing	Las Animas vicinity	A national cemetery with historical significance.
6	Las Animas Post Office		(Ref. # missing)	513 6th St. Coordinates missing	Las Animas	The historic post office building.
7	Prowers Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	County Road 34 Coordinates missing	Prowers	A historic bridge.
8	Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route--Bent's New Fort		(Ref. # missing)	Address Restricted	Lamar	The exact location is not public to help protect this historic site.

Former Listing

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Columbian Elementary School		(Ref. # missing)	1026 W. 6th St. Coordinates missing	Las Animas	This school was taken off the list because it was torn down in 2006.

Boulder County

Broomfield County

There are no places in Broomfield County listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Chaffee County

Cheyenne County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Cheyenne County Courthouse		(Ref. # missing)	51 S. 1st St. Coordinates missing	Cheyenne Wells	The historic courthouse for Cheyenne County.
2	Cheyenne County Jail		(Ref. # missing)	85 W. 2nd St. Coordinates missing	Cheyenne Wells	The old jail building in Cheyenne Wells.

Clear Creek County

Conejos County

Costilla County

Crowley County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Crowley School		(Ref. # missing)	301 Main St. Coordinates missing	Crowley	This building is now the Crowley County Heritage Center.

Former Listing

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Manzanola Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	Colorado Highway 207 Coordinates missing	Manzanola vicinity	This bridge was removed from the list because it was torn down in 1985.

Custer County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Beckwith Ranch		(Ref. # missing)	64159 State Highway 69 Coordinates missing	Westcliffe	A historic ranch property.
2	Hope Lutheran Church		(Ref. # missing)	310 S. 3rd St. Coordinates missing	Westcliffe	A historic church building.
3	Kennicott Cabin		(Ref. # missing)	63161 State Highway 69 Coordinates missing	Westcliffe	An old cabin with historical value.
4	Mingus Homestead		(Ref. # missing)	Off State Highway 165 north of its junction with Ophir Creek Rd. in the San Isabel National Forest Coordinates missing	Beulah	A historic homestead located in a national forest.
5	National Hotel-Wolff Building		(Ref. # missing)	201 2nd St. Coordinates missing	Westcliffe	A building that once served as a hotel.
6	Westcliff School		(Ref. # missing)	304 4th St. Coordinates missing	Westcliffe	The historic school building in Westcliffe.
7	Westcliffe Jail		(Ref. # missing)	116 2nd St. Coordinates missing	Westcliffe	The old jail building.
8	Wetmore Post Office		(Ref. # missing)	682 County Road 395 Coordinates missing	Wetmore	A historic post office.
9	Willows School		(Ref. # missing)	Willows Ln. (County Road 141) between Muddy Ln. (County Road 155) and Schoolfield Rd. (County Road 328) Coordinates missing	Westcliffe	Another historic school building.

Delta County

Denver County

Dolores County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Ansel Hall Ruin		(Ref. # missing)	Address Restricted	Cahone	The exact location is not public to help protect this historic ruin.
2	Beaver Creek Massacre Site		(Ref. # missing)	Address Restricted	Dolores	The exact location is not public to help protect this historic site.
3	Dey Building		(Ref. # missing)	3 N. Glasgow Coordinates missing	Rico	A historic building in Rico.
4	William Kauffman House		(Ref. # missing)	Silver St. Coordinates missing	Rico	A historic house.
5	Rico City Hall		(Ref. # missing)	Northeastern corner of Commercial and Mantz Sts. Coordinates missing	Rico	The historic city hall building.

Douglas County

Eagle County

El Paso County

Elbert County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	St. Mark United Presbyterian Church		(Ref. # missing)	225 Main St. Coordinates missing	Elbert	A historic church building.

Fremont County

Garfield County

Gilpin County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Central City Opera House		(Ref. # missing)	Eureka St. Coordinates missing	Central City	A historic opera house.
2	Central City-Black Hawk Historic District		(Ref. # missing)	On State Highway 119 Coordinates missing	Central City	A historic area covering Central City and Black Hawk.
3	Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Historic District		(Ref. # missing)	Southwest of Eldora Coordinates missing	East Portal	This historic railway route goes over Rollins Pass and extends into Grand and Boulder counties.
4	Russell Gulch I.O.O.F. Hall No. 47--Wagner and Askew		(Ref. # missing)	81 Russell Gulch Rd. Coordinates missing	Russell Gulch	A historic meeting hall.
5	Teller House		(Ref. # missing)	Eureka St. Coordinates missing	Central City	A historic building in Central City.
6	Winks Panorama		(Ref. # missing)	Southwest of Pinecliffe Coordinates missing	Pinecliffe	A historic lodge.

Grand County

Gunnison County

Hinsdale County

Huerfano County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Francisco Plaza		(Ref. # missing)	312 S. Main St. Coordinates missing	La Veta	A historic plaza.
2	Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail		(Ref. # missing)	400 Main St. Coordinates missing	Walsenburg	The historic courthouse and jail for Huerfano County.
3	Huerfano County High School		(Ref. # missing)	415 Walsen Ave. Coordinates missing	Walsenburg	The old high school building.
4	La Veta Pass Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot		(Ref. # missing)	Off U.S. Highway 160 Coordinates missing	La Veta	A historic railroad depot.
5	Lamme Hospital		(Ref. # missing)	314 S. Main St. Coordinates missing	La Veta	A historic hospital building.
6	Maitland Arroyo Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	State Highway 69 at Milepost 3.0 Coordinates missing	Walsenburg	A historic bridge.
7	Montoya Ranch		(Ref. # missing)	19176 State Highway 69 Coordinates missing	Farisita	A historic ranch.
8	Veta Pass		(Ref. # missing)	3652, 3665, 3688 County Road 443 Coordinates missing	La Veta	A historic area around Veta Pass.

Jackson County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Colorado State Forest Building Complex		(Ref. # missing)	Near CO 14 Coordinates missing	Gould vicinity	A historic complex of buildings in the state forest.
2	Hog Park Guard Station		(Ref. # missing)	Routt National Forest Coordinates missing	Cowdry	A historic guard station in the Routt National Forest.
3	Lake Agnes Cabin		(Ref. # missing)	2.5 miles from State Highway 14 near Cameron Pass Coordinates missing	Gould	A historic cabin near Lake Agnes.

Jefferson County

Kiowa County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	American Legion Hall		(Ref. # missing)	U.S. Highway 287 north of Eads Coordinates missing	Eads	A historic hall for the American Legion.
2	Crow–Hightower House		(Ref. # missing)	909 Maine St. Coordinates missing	Eads	A historic house.
3	Eads Community Church		(Ref. # missing)	110 E. 11th St. Coordinates missing	Eads	A historic church.
4	Eads School Gymnasium		(Ref. # missing)	W. 10th and Slater Sts. Coordinates missing	Eads	The old school gymnasium.
5	Hotel Holly–Haswell Hotel		(Ref. # missing)	200 4th St. Coordinates missing	Haswell	A historic area that includes a two-story hotel, a filling station, and other old buildings.
6	Sand Creek Massacre Site		(Ref. # missing)	Near the junction of County Roads 54 and W Coordinates missing	Eads	This is a very important National Historic Site that marks a significant event in history.

Kit Carson County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Burlington Gymnasium		(Ref. # missing)	450 11th St. Coordinates missing	Burlington	A historic gymnasium.
2	Burlington State Armory		(Ref. # missing)	191 14th St. Coordinates missing	Burlington	A historic armory building.
3	Elitch Gardens Carousel		(Ref. # missing)	Kit Carson County Fairgrounds Coordinates missing	Burlington	A historic carousel, which is a National Historic Landmark.
4	Flagler Hospital		(Ref. # missing)	311 Main Ave., P.O. Box 126 Coordinates missing	Flagler	A historic hospital building.
5	Sim Hudson Motor Company		(Ref. # missing)	1332 Senter Ave. Coordinates missing	Burlington	A historic building that once housed a motor company.
6	Spring Creek Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	U.S. Highway 24 at milepost 430.32 Coordinates missing	Vona	A historic bridge over Spring Creek.

Former Listing

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Winegar Building		(Ref. # missing)	494-498 14th St. Coordinates missing	Burlington	This building was removed from the list because it was likely torn down around 2013.

La Plata County

Lake County

Larimer County

Las Animas County

Lincoln County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Limon Railroad Depot		(Ref. # missing)	897 1st St. Coordinates missing	Limon	A historic railroad station.
2	Hugo Municipal Pool		(Ref. # missing)	Junction of US 287 and 6th Ave. Coordinates missing	Hugo	A historic public swimming pool.

Logan County

Mesa County

Mineral County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Sevenmile Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	County road 6 miles southwest of Creede Coordinates missing	Creede	A historic bridge.
2	Wagon Wheel Gap Railroad Station		(Ref. # missing)	Southeast of Creede at Wagon Wheel Gap off State Highway 149 Coordinates missing	Creede	A historic railroad station.

Moffat County

Montezuma County

Montrose County

Morgan County

Otero County

Ouray County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Beaumont Hotel		(Ref. # missing)	505 Main St. Coordinates missing	Ouray	A historic hotel.
2	George Jackson House		(Ref. # missing)	129 Citadel Dr. Coordinates missing	Ridgway	A historic house.
3	Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library		(Ref. # missing)	6th Ave. between 3rd and 4th Sts. Coordinates missing	Ouray	The historic city hall and library building.
4	Ouray Historic District		(Ref. # missing)	U.S. Highway 550 Coordinates missing	Ouray	A historic area in Ouray.

Park County

Phillips County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Evergreen Corner Rural Historic District		(Ref. # missing)	Junction of County Roads 17 and 30 Coordinates missing	Haxtun	A historic rural area.
2	First National Bank of Haxtun		(Ref. # missing)	145 S. Colorado Ave. Coordinates missing	Haxtun	The historic First National Bank building.
3	Hargreaves Homestead Rural Historic District		(Ref. # missing)	U.S. Route 385 between County Roads 10 and 12 Coordinates missing	Holyoke	A historic homestead area.
4	Harms Farm		(Ref. # missing)	County Road 21 between County Roads 30 and 32 Coordinates missing	Haxtun	A historic farm.
5	W.E. Heginbotham House		(Ref. # missing)	539 S. Baxter Coordinates missing	Holyoke	This historic house is now the Heginbotham Library, Holyoke's public library.
6	Millage Farm Rural Historic District		(Ref. # missing)	County Road 18 between U.S. Route 385 and County Road 37 Coordinates missing	Holyoke	A historic farm area.
7	Oltjenbruns Farm		(Ref. # missing)	County Road 49 between Colorado Highway 23 and County Road 34 Coordinates missing	Amherst	A historic farm.
8	Phillips County Courthouse		(Ref. # missing)	221 Interocean Ave. Coordinates missing	Holyoke	The historic courthouse for Phillips County.
9	Shirley Hotel		(Ref. # missing)	101 S. Colorado Ave. Coordinates missing	Haxtun	A historic hotel.

Pitkin County

Prowers County

Pueblo County

Rio Blanco County

Rio Grande County

Routt County

Saguache County

San Juan County

San Miguel County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Fort Peabody		(Ref. # missing)	Uncompahgre National Forest Coordinates missing	Telluride	A historic fort located in a national forest.
2	Lewis Mill		(Ref. # missing)	3.5 miles southeast of Telluride at the head of Bridal Veil Basin Coordinates missing	Telluride	A historic mill.
3	Rio Grande Southern Railroad Trout Lake Water Tank		(Ref. # missing)	Along North Trout Lake Rd. Coordinates missing	Ophir	A historic water tank used by the railroad.
4	Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant		(Ref. # missing)	Southeast of Telluride at Bridal Veil Falls Coordinates missing	Telluride	A historic power plant that used water to create electricity.
5	Telluride Historic District		(Ref. # missing)	State Highway 145 Coordinates missing	Telluride	A historic area in Telluride.
6	Valley View Leasing and Mining Company Mill		(Ref. # missing)	State Highway 145, 2.8 miles south of Ophir Coordinates missing	Ophir	A historic mill used for mining.

Sedgwick County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Sedgwick County Courthouse		(Ref. # missing)	315 Cedar St. Coordinates missing	Julesburg	The historic courthouse for Sedgwick County.
2	Union Pacific Railroad Julesburg Depot		(Ref. # missing)	210 W. 1st St. Coordinates missing	Julesburg	A historic railroad station.

Summit County

Teller County

Washington County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Akron Gymnasium		(Ref. # missing)	W. 4th St. and Custer Ave. Coordinates missing	Akron	A historic gymnasium.
2	Plum Bush Creek Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	U.S. Highway 36 at milepost 138.16 Coordinates missing	Last Chance	A historic bridge over Plum Bush Creek.
3	West Plum Bush Creek Bridge		(Ref. # missing)	U.S. Highway 36 at milepost 134.59 Coordinates missing	Last Chance	Another historic bridge over Plum Bush Creek.

Weld County

Yuma County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Beecher Island Battleground		(Ref. # missing)	16.5 miles southeast of Wray on Beecher Rd. Coordinates missing	Wray	The site of a historic battle.
2	Boggs Lumber and Hardware Building		(Ref. # missing)	125 N. Main St. Coordinates missing	Eckley	A historic building that once housed a lumber and hardware store.
3	Cliff Theater		(Ref. # missing)	420 Main St. Coordinates missing	Wray	A historic movie theater.
4	Lett Hotel		(Ref. # missing)	204 S. Ash Coordinates missing	Yuma	A historic hotel.
5	Walter and Anna Zion Homestead		(Ref. # missing)	Off County Road 15 Coordinates missing	Idalia	A historic homestead.

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