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Winter Park’s original base area ski lodge, known as the Balcony House, vividly represents the early history and pioneering evolution of the City of Denver’s first Mountain Park, while also fostering groundbreaking developments in the Colorado ski industry as a whole....
Prominently located in the Town of Windsor and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the four-story Windsor Mill was constructed in 1899 and used as a flour and feed mill until 1990. The building is a fine architectural representation of the progression...
Willowcroft Farm was added to the Colorado State Register of Historic Places in 1993 as an example of a complex rich in both architectural significance and social history. Pioneer, politician, and one of the most important early settlers in the Littleton area, Joseph...
Built to provide energy to the Walsen Mine, Walsen Camp, and the town of Walsenburg, the power plant is the last remaining structure of the once bustling Walsen Camp, a coal mining settlement dating from the late 1870s. At its peak, the Walsen Camp boasted over 200...
Included in the rebuild after the 1900 Victor Fire was Ketelsen Grocery, a small store serving the local residents. By the late 1930s,new owners had transformed the interior into a four-lane bowling alley. The venue held and hosted many bowling tournaments throughout...
Divided into two rooms with a removable door, the School held grades up to the 9th year. The lower grades shared a room, while the higher grades shared the other. Students came from all directions, and many rode horses and ponies that were kept in a small shelter...
The Ute and Utlay mines were some of the best-known silver and lead producers in Colorado. Between 1874 and 1903, the mines were responsible for $12 million worth of minerals, which today would amount to more than $280 million in value. Located in Hinsdale County,...
The Union Pacific Railroad Pumphouse in Kit Carson supplied water for steam engines and is thought to have been constructed in the 1870s. The sandstone block and brick building has a towered board and batten rear addition that once housed the well from which water was...
Built in 1910, the Toltec Hotel stands as one of Trinidad’s treasures. One of many architecturally diverse landmark buildings within the El Corazon de Trinidad National Register Historic District, the Toltec is the only surviving terra cotta building in...