Adams County

Aurora

M.J. Lavina Robidoux House
1615 Galena St.
National Register 9/15/2011, 5AM.344

The 1913 M. J. Lavina Robidoux House is architecturally significant as an excellent and well-preserved example of the Craftsman style.  The city of Aurora has very few examples of Craftsman brick bungalows, making this house particularly significant.  Representative of the Craftsman architectural style, the one-and-a-half-story Robidoux House has a cross-gabled roof with full-width front porch supported by massive columns, large triangular knee braces supporting broad eaves, decorative exterior brickwork patterning, and original leaded-glass and stained-glass windows.  Character-defining architectural features on the prominent front porch include chevron-patterned brickwork at the gable end, and original gable-end windows with elaborate brick surrounds of alternating light and dark brickwork.  The two gable-end windows are topped with radiating voussoirs in alternating light and dark brick.  The 1,630-square-foot Robidoux House is remarkable for its use of decorative exterior brickwork, custom-made stained glass windows, and interior quarter-sawn oak built-in furnishings and detailed wood trim.  Most notably, the house retains all of its original light fixtures, brass hardware, windows, and original exterior wrought-iron fencing.  The house sits on its original lot and retains a high degree of architectural integrity as demonstrated by the lack of changes or alterations over time.
Full nomination (PDF, 628 kb)

Chaffee County

Buena Vista

Jacobs Building
414 Main St.
National Register 12/22/2011, 5CF.2635

The Jacobs Building is significant at the local level in the area of Commerce from 1888 to 1916 and 1923 to 1954, for its long association with the late 19th century through the mid-twentieth century commercial development of the town of Buena Vista.  The building was constructed in 1888, when the city was flourishing.  It operated as a saloon, and later as a warehouse during the first period of significance: 1888-1916.  It then served as undertaker’s parlor, hotel, and antique store during its second period of significance: 1923-1954.  The Jacobs Building exemplifies a commercial property located in many developing western towns such as Buena Vista during the 1880s.  In more recent years, the property has remained active as an office, restaurant, art gallery, and boarding facility.  During both periods of significance, the property was a venue for many of the town’s social events.
Full nomination (PDF, 3.85 MB)

Delta County

Hotchkiss

Hotchkiss Homestead
422 Riverside Dr.
National Register 12/15/2011, 5DT.1049

The Hotchkiss Homestead is eligible to the National Register in the area of Agriculture from 1884 to 1961, at the local level of significance.  Additionally it is eligible for its association with Enos Throop Hotchkiss, a noted Colorado pioneer, from 1884-1900, at the state level of significance in the area of Exploration/Settlement.  This property helps to tell the story of the final stage of Hotchkiss’ productive life, during which time he founded the town of Hotchkiss and established a regional ranching tradition.  Finally, the property is eligible under Criterion C in the area of Architecture from 1885-1886, at the local level of significance, for its distinctive brick barn.
Full nomination (PDF, 1.14 MB)

Denver County

Denver

Union Pacific Flatcar No. 51207
800 Seminole Rd.
State Register 1/26/2012, 5DV.11240

Union Pacific Flatcar No. 51207 is eligible to the State Register the area of Transportation for both its history as a flatcar that transported freight in Colorado and for its use in an experiment with Trailer on Flatcar (TOFC) style of freight transportation, which ultimately changed out train-transported goods.  After Union Pacific constructed the car in Denver in 1951, they modified it in 1954 in order to determine the requirements to place a trailer on a flatcar for service, hence collaborating with trucking companies rather than directly competing with them.  Union Pacific used this flatcar in TOFC service until 1967, when they returned it to general service.  Union Pacific Railroad flatcar No. 51207 is also eligible in the area of Engineering as an intact example of a mid-twentieth century flatcar, which includes its original friction-bearing trucks.
Full nomination (PDF, 1.6 MB)

El Paso County

Colorado Springs

Fort Collins Municipal Railway No. 22
2333 Steel Dr.
National Register 12/15/2011, 5EP.6891

The Fort Collins Municipal Railway No. 22 streetcar is eligible to the National Register in the area of Engineering at the local level of significance from the year 1919.  The streetcar is an excellent example of the engineering advances of the Birney-model streetcars as utilized in Colorado.
Full nomination (PDF, 48 kb)

Grace & Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church
631 N. Tejon St.
National Register 12/15/2011, 5EP.350

Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is eligible to the National Register for Architecture at the local level from 1894-1955, as it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Gothic Revival style in the 1894 and 1925 building portions, while the 1955 building area displays typical architectural characteristics of the Tudor Revival Style as interpreted by local architects and craftsmen.  Each style is a significant representation of liturgical and architectural forms typical of the era across the country, reflecting the traditions and character-defining features of earlier popular architectural styles.  The building represents one of the few surviving Gothic/Tudor Revival structures in the Colorado Springs area.  Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is also eligible to the National Register for Religion at the local level as the locus for an Episcopalian tradition that started at Grace and St. Stephen’s Church and spread in the form of numerous auxiliary chapels across the City of Colorado Springs.  Known under many names throughout its history, this congregation has been in existence since 1872 and in its current location since 1895, helping to shape the local cultural and religious traditions.
Full nomination (PDF, 924 kb)

Huerfano County

La Veta

Veta Pass
3652, 3665, 3688 County Rd. 443
National Register 8/31/2011, 5HF.2410

The Veta Pass-Uptop Historic District is eligible to the National Register of Historic Places in the areas of Transportation from 1877-1901, Industry from 1916-1945, and Entertainment/Recreation from 1945-1964.  Additionally, the property is eligible in the area of Community Planning and Development from 1877-1957, and in the areas of Archaeology/Historic - Non-Aboriginal and Social History from 1877-1964.  All are at the local level of significance.  This community continually reinvented itself as modes of transportation reshaped access through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, first as a railroad stop, then as a community that supported a sawmill, and finally as a destination for tourists.
Full nomination (PDF, 3.4 MB)

Pueblo County

Pueblo

Pueblo Christopher Columbus Monument
Median in the 100 Block of E. Abriendo Ave.
National Register 8/31/2011, 5PE.3162

The Pueblo Christopher Columbus Monument is eligible to National Register of Historic Places in the area of Ethnic Heritage from 1905-61 at the local level of significance.  This period of significance begins with the unveiling and commemoration of the monument and ends in 1961 to comply with National Register guidelines.  It is a commemorative property that primarily derives its significance from the symbolic value of Christopher Columbus to the Italian-American heritage movement, and as it has become an integral part of that community’s tradition of celebrating Columbus Day.  This monument was the first in Colorado to commemorate Christopher Columbus and has been a continual focal point for annual Columbus Day celebrations by the local Italian-American community.  In 1907, two years after the Pueblo Christopher Columbus Monument’s dedication, Colorado became the first state to make Columbus Day a statutory holiday.
Full nomination (PDF, 5 MB)

San Juan County

Silverton

Gold Prince Mine, Mill, and Aerial Tramway
Silverton vicinity National Register 10/13/2011, 5SA.37, 5SA.585 and 5SA.1335

The Gold Prince Mine, Mill, and Aerial Tramway is a representative large-scale industrial mining and milling complex from the principal period of hard-rock mining in Colorado.  The period of significance for the complex is from 1883, when Rasmus Hansen struck a rich body of ore and productive mining of the Sunnyside Extension Mine began, to 1910, when the Gold Prince Mill ceased operation.  The complex has four important Areas of Significance – Archaeology, Engineering, Industry, and Transportation – and exhibits three property types: 1) Hard Rock Mine – Tunnel Mine; 2) Ore Concentration Facility – Concentration Mill; and 3) Mining Settlement and Residence – Worker Residence.  This is filed under the Mining Industry in Colorado MPDF.
Full nomination (PDF, 4 MB)

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