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In Colorado, only a handful of communities can boast the presence of a true castle, one built not from myth, but from the vision, artistry, and determination of some of the state’s most influential citizens. Completed in 1894, Hartman Castle is far more than a...
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...
For 90 years, the eclectic Tarryall-Cline Ranch house has stood proudly like a sentinel amidst a beautiful meadow just off Highway 285 in Park County. The main ranch house was built in 1928 by the ranch owner, Foster Cline, Sr., a prominent Denver attorney. Cline was...
The Preston Farm was the first “save” on Colorado Preservation, Inc.’s Most Endangered Places list. When first listed, the site was threatened by development along the Harmony Corridor in Fort Collins. Constructed in 1877, Preston Farm was the last...
In 2020, the National Scenic Byways Foundation awarded its Public-Private Partnership Ward to Colorado’s Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway for their work at the McElmo Creek Flume interpretive stop, so now the restored Flume and the interpretive signs at the new TOTA...
This building housed German POWs and Jamaican Farm Workers. It is believed to be the last building standing associated with either themes.
The Mancos Grain Elevator was built in 1934 by Grady Clampitt. Mr. Clampitt and Mr. Luellen, a bordering farmer, grew dryland wheat in fields bordering Mesa Verde National Park on the southeast side; those same fields are used to grow dryland wheat today, and it is...
This homestead ranch has been continuously owned and operated by the Hutchinson family since its establishment in 1868 by John Hutchinson, a Union Army Captain who also served as a representative in the territorial legislature. One of the oldest cattle ranches in the...
The Hotchkiss Barn is a unique 19th-century eclectic masonry barn. The Hotchkiss Barn is the oldest major building in the North Fork Valley surrounding the Town of Hotchkiss and reflects the agricultural nature of the area. It was built by Enos T. Hotchkiss, who led a...