Select Historic Contexts Priorities
The Power of Heritage and Place: A 2020 Action Plan to Advance Preservation in Colorado stated the identification of needed themes and the preparation of additional historic contexts as action objectives. Towards that end, OAHP has developed a first list of needed contexts, a list meant to be dynamic and evolve through public and stakeholder input. This initial list focuses largely on the built environment and its associated landscapes. A comparable list will be developed for archaeological resources.
Threatened and Under-represented Resource Types
- Aspects of Ethnic Heritage
-Hispanic Resources
-African-American Resources
-Japanese-American Resources
-Chinese-American Resources
-Germans from Russia Resources
-Swedish/Scandinavian/Danish Resources
-African-American Architects/Builders
-Hispanic Architects/Builders - Civil rights struggles sites
-LGBTQ Civil Rights
-Chicano Movement
-African-American Civil Rights Movement
-Knights of the Ku Klux Clan
-Native American Rights
-Race Riots/Conflicts
-Women's Rights Resources - Early Automobile Resources
-Automobile Showrooms
-Advertising Signs
-Gas Stations and Commercial Resources
-Motels & Accommodations
-Recreational Camping
-Parking Garages - Agricultural Resources
-Range Wars
-Evolution of Farming/Ranching Practices
-Dryland versus Irrigated Farming Practices
-Grazing Practices
-Barn Typology in Colorado
-Farm Production Industry (truck farming, potato, sugar beet, Western Slope fruit, canneries)
-Outbuilding Typology (silos, loafing sheds, etc.)
-Grain Elevators (MDPF) - Vernacular Typologies
-Shotgun
-Saddlebag
-Gable Front
General Needs
- Adobe Resources
- Brick Manufacturers
- Chain Stores in Colorado
- Cold War
- Educational Complexes
-Public Schools
-College Campuses - Foundries and Smelters
- Fraternal Organizations and Halls
-Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
-Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
-Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
-Order of Eastern Star
-Loyal Order of Moose
-Knights of Columbus
-American Woodmen
-Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF)
-Knights of Pythius
-Order of the Eagles - Fur Trade
- Health Care Resources
-Tuberculosis Sanatorium & Facilities
- Helium Production
- Kit Buildings
- Labor Struggles
-Colorado Labor Wars
-Rise of the United Farm Workers Union - The Landscape Architecture Profession in Colorado
- The Logging Industry in Colorado
- Mormon Settlement
- Catholic Settlement
- New Deal Resources, other than those on the Eastern Plains
- Oil/Gas Industry Resources (circa 1940-1983)
- World War II Prisoner of War Resources
- Quarries
- Recent Past Resources
-Mid-century Storefront Modifications
-Later Mid-century Subdivisions - Recreation & Entertainment
-Movie Theaters (e.g., small town movie theaters/drive-ins)
-Dude Ranches/Guest Ranches & Resorts (circa 1920s-1970)
-Ski Industry resources - Statue of Liberty replicas
- Telegraph and Telephone Communications Networks
- Transportation Networks
-Air Traffic (including air fields, airports, control towers)
-Space Program Resources
-Old Spanish Trail
-Cattle Trails & Round-ups
-Stagecoach Lines & Stations
-Wagon Trails - Rural Cemeteries