Several of the buildings that anchor the 4th Street Business District date to the town’s incorporation date of 1874. Serving as the trade and business center for much of the historic San Luis Valley, Saguache represents both in history and in architectural...
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Foxton Post Office
The Foxton Post Office is a local landmark in the North Fork National Historic District. The post office was established in 1909 and also served as a train depot until 1927. Located near the Colorado Trail, this log structure is passed by more than 300,000 visitors...
Fruita Bridge
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge was completed in 1907 and is one of the few remaining spans associated with noted bridge engineer M.J. Patterson. This steel and wood, three-span bridge served for years as a regionally important early...
Gianella Building
The Luigi Gianella Building, also known as the Aguilar State Bank building, represents the success of a southern Colorado community and its mostly European immigrants to control their own affairs, outside the paternalistic company town model of the time. Aguilar is...
Glen Huntington Bandshell
For 78 years the Glen Huntington Bandshell has been a fixture in downtown Boulder’s Central Park; a place of community pride, public gatherings, and civic events. It stands as a rare example of Art Deco architecture in Boulder and is one of only two Colorado...
Grand Junction Depot
Grand Junction Depot is one of western Colorado’s most significant railroad landmarks and a powerful reminder of the role rail transportation played in shaping the growth of Grand Junction and the Grand Valley. Grand Junction was established in 1881, and just one year...
Far View Center
The unique "Mission 66" mid-century modern Far View Visitor Center at Mesa Verde National Park has been mothballed, vacant, and subject to the purview of changing park superintendents over time. The building is in excellent condition, retains its historic character...
East Portal Camp Cabins
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...
Doyle Settlement
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...