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The architecturally rich El Corazon de Trinidad Distinctive Commercial District, made up of much of the central and southern downtown area of Trinidad, Colorado, has experienced a remarkable level of revitalization and renewed vitality over the past 5-7 years and is...
The East Portal Camp Cabins, constructed between 1922 and 1923 at the eastern entrance to the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, represent the last intact remnants of a purpose-built industrial community created to support one of the most consequential transportation...
In 1893, the Durango Light and Power Company proudly opened its Power House, providing modern A/C power to Durango long before the cities of New York or Chicago. The building boasted cutting-edge Spanish Mission architecture, the first of its kind in Colorado. When...
Doyle Settlement is one of the most important surviving early settlement sites in southern Colorado and a rare place where the region’s multicultural pioneer history can still be read in the landscape. Established in 1859 by Joseph Bainbridge Lafayette Doyle after he...
A once common, but rapidly disappearing, feature of many downtowns across the state of Colorado is the underground entrances to the lower levels of historic commercial buildings. Some of these below-sidewalk-grade entrances are accessible by stairwells as well as from...
Greeley’s Downtown Development Authority was created in 1998 and nominated Greeley as one of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places due to threats brought about as a result of economic deterioration, urban growth to the west, and a high vacancy rate of its downtown...
Located on the grounds of the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, the Deputy Warden’s House is an unmistakable architectural landmark in Cañon City. Designed by architect C.C. Rittenhouse in the Queen Anne Style, the house was built in 1901 for $7,500 using...
On July 3, 1950, the clatter of Denver’s once-thriving transportation system fell quiet as the last streetcar for the Denver Tramway Company (Streetcar No.04) completed its final route. Today, Streetcar No. 04 is one of the only remaining streetcars from the Denver...
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot is not only one of Antonito's greatest historic assets, but it is also a key to the revitalization of the town itself. This station, constructed out of quarried ashlar volcanic stone, served the town of Antonito and the...