Goodnight Barn

Year Listed:    2002
County:    Pueblo County
Status:    PROGRESS
Context:    Agriculture
Date Constructed:    1870

Significance:
Built in 1870, the barn is the sole surviving structure from the Goodnight Rock Canon Ranch, the northern headquarters for the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail that extended from Texas to Colorado. The Goodnight Barn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Threat When Listed:
Relocation to the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas

Since Listing:
Colorado Preservation, Inc. secured support from U.S. Representative Scott McInnis to keep the barn in Colorado. An agreement was reached with then owner, Transit Mix, to relocate their operation away from the site. Funding was secured from several sources, including the State Historical Fund, for the City of Pueblo to purchase the barn and two adjoining acres and to conduct an assessment of the building's condition in 2004. An Architectural and Historical Archaeology Assessment was also completed in December 2006. Additional funding was granted by Scenic Byways to study an interpretive roadside pull-off for the site. An informational sign was placed to educate visitors on the importance of the site. The next step is rehabilitating the barn for future use as a possible interpretive site on a riparian trail along the Arkansas River. Restoration steps include replacing the temporary roofing, restoring the cupola, replacing the severely damaged masonry (possibly from the same quarry as the original stone), and deciding whether to repair or tear down the 1940s addition.

Last Updated:
July 2008