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In a town where grit meets good ideas, even an empty building can spark conversation and a story. For more than a century, the Ordway Pharmacy stood at the heart of Main Street, serving prescriptions, ice cream sodas, and small-town conversation. Generations of...
Not every sacred place has stained glass or steeples. Some are constructed of adobe, built by hand, and held together by generations of faith and community. In the oldest town in Colorado, the quiet walls of La Morada tell the story of the Penitentes, men (and later,...
Imagine this: It’s a crisp morning in 1988 in the quiet town of Antonito, nestled in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Residents step outside to an unexpected sight—cameras rolling, actors rehearsing, lights flashing, and crews bustling around town. Hollywood had arrived to...
Newman Block in Granada is an important reminder of the connections between the town of Granada and Amache, the World War II incarceration site in southeastern Colorado where Japanese Americans were forcibly removed and confined. On February 19, 1942, President...
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...
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...
Tabor Opera House was built in 1879 by Horace A. W. Tabor in just 100 days and quickly became one of Leadville’s most important landmarks. Constructed at the height of the silver boom, the three-story stone, brick, and iron building brought art, culture, and...
Spanning the Roaring Fork River near Carbondale, the Satank Bridge is a singular throwback to Colorado’s earliest period of wagon bridge construction. Its abutments are hand-laid stone masonry, which had been used extensively in the 19th century before the...
The Red Mountain Project was launched in 1998 in an effort to preserve threatened historic landscapes and structures along the San Juan Skyway and in and around Red Mountain Pass. Dating back to 1874, this scenic, National Register-designated mining district covers...