Counties

Adams Denver City & County Kiowa Montrose Bent Douglas La Plata Otero Boulder Eagle Las Animas Pueblo Chaffee El Paso Larimer Rio Blanco Costilla Fremont Logan Rio Grande Crowley Grand Mesa Route Delta

 

Adams County

Commerce City

Cline School
State Register 3/10/1999; Removed 12/12/2001, 5AM.28

The 1893 school was constructed to serve a growing agricultural area, and its total of four classrooms made it larger than a typical rural schoolhouse.  It remained in service as a school until 1955.  The building, with its roof top bell tower, reflected what many consider to be the traditional appearance of a late 19th century rural school.  Early in 2001, the members of the adjacent church who served as custodians of the building decided to demolish the school building.  The church members believed that the preservation and rehabilitation of the building did not represent the best use of the limited financial resources at their disposal.  The building was demolished in the Spring of 2001.

 

Thornton

David Wolpert House
Thornton vicinity
National Register 2/27/1975; Removed 1976, 5AM.265
Destroyed by fire in 1976

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Bent County

Las Animas

Columbian School
1026 W. 6th St.
National Register 7/9/2004; Removed from State Register 5/25/2006,
Removed from the National Register 7/26/2006, 5BN.381

The Columbian School was associated with the educational development of several generations of Las Animas area children.  Beginning in 1917 and continuing through 2003, the building served as one of the community’s two elementary schools.  The school building was a good local example of the Mission style as adapted to a school.  In addition to its use of such character-defining elements as the curvilinear gables and parapets, and the arcaded walkway, the school was particularly noteworthy for its use of an interior courtyard.  This classic Hispano building plan is rarely seen in school buildings, particularly in those built well into the 20th century.  A 1936 addition expanded the school’s capacity and its educational mission with the inclusion of junior high classes.  The Mission style addition was architecturally significant in its own right as an alternative interpretation of the style.  The Columbian School was demolished in February 2006 following the construction of an adjacent replacement school building.  Certification of Removal (PDF, 52 kb).

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Boulder County

Boulder

Wilbur Williams House
Boulder
National Register 6/3/1982; Removed 10/18/1988, 5BL.687
Extensive alterations

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Chaffee County

Nathrop

Hortense Bridge
Nathrop vicinity
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed State Register 9/11/1996
Removed National Register 4/11/1997, 5CF.417

Disassembled and relocated to the Princeton Hot Springs after 1986.  The bridge was damaged during the relocation process and was never reassembled.

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Costilla County

San Luis

Smith-Gallegos House
National Register 4/14/1975; Removed 2/27/1995, 5CT.48

The pre-1863 house was the best remaining example of Spanish-American settlement left in the town of San Luis, the first permanently settled town in Colorado.  It was an example of Spanish colonial architecture and strongly reflected the history of pioneer families in the settlement.  The house was the only U-shaped adobe with the traditional plaza left standing on the main street of San Luis.  The house was adobe mud plastered over adobe brick that was then traced and painted over to resemble red brick.  This “faux brick” look is rare in adobe construction because of its time consuming process.  In June 1982 the house was judged a hazard and demolished by the Community Development Agency.

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Crowley County

Manzanola

Manzanola Bridge
Manzanola vicinity
National Register 6/24/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5CW.15
Demolished July 1985

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Delta County

Delta

Delta Bridge
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5DT.275
Bridge replaced

 

Escalante Canon Bridge
Delta vicinity
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5DT.748
Demolished spring 1993

 

Roubideau Bridge
Delta vicinity
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5DT.277
Demolished summer 1992

 

Hotchkiss

Elmwood School
2876 O Rd., Hotchkiss vicinity
State Register 3/12/1997, Delisted 10/27/2011, 5DT.1089
Demolished

The circa 1900 building has a long association with the social history of the Redlands Mesa area.  Its use as a school ended in 1947, but the building continues to serve the Redlands Mesa Community Club, a group organized in the 1920s.   Although in deteriorating condition, two privies and a small shed remain on the site.

 

Hotchkiss Bridge
Hotchkiss vicinity
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5DT.274
Demolished summer 1988

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Denver City & County

Beierle Farm
Hudson Rd., Denver International Airport
National Register 12/23/1992; Removed from the State Register 8/30/2007,
Removed from the National Register 11/9/2007, 5DV.2957

The farm complex consisted of a number of structures that represent late 19th- and early 20th-century American architectural movements.  The circa 1890 main house was an example of Colorado Plains vernacular architecture, a simple 1½-story wood-frame structure with coursed rubblestone foundation, a truncated hipped roof with a flat roof at the apex, and a decorative gabled dormer on the west.  Other farm structures consisted of a chicken coop, barn, a scale house, and other related structures of varying time periods.  Lack of use and isolation led to repeated vandalism of the property and the eventual decision to demolish the resources and clear the site.  Following the demolition of all the buildings and structures in early 2007, the farm was removed from the State Register and National Register.

 

Boettcher School
Denver City & County
National Register 2/20/1991; Removed 2/22/1994, 5DV.714
Demolished 2/8/93

 

Broadway Bridge
Denver City & County
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 2/27/1995, 5DV.2103

Constructed in 1895/96, the Broadway Bridge was a joint project of the City of Denver and the Denver Tramway Company to provide improved vehicular, pedestrian and streetcar traffic across Cherry Creek on North Broadway.  The Youngstown (Ohio) Bridge Company received the contract for the iron work and the impressive stone abutments were built with local labor.  The arched, open web outside girders reflected the prevailing aesthetic of the time which held the arch to be the highest form of bridge design and it was unique in Colorado for its deck girder subtype.  In 1988, the Broadway Bridge was advertised under the “Adopt-A-Bridge” program in an attempt to find a new owner and use for the historic structure after its removal as part of a bridge replacement project.  No reuse alternatives were found.  Removal of the historic bridge began in the spring of 1988 and the replacement bridge was completed by the end of the year.

 

Constitution Hall
Denver City & County
National Register 8/25/1970; Removed 1980, 5DV.467
Destroyed by fire in 1977

 

Thomas M. Field House
Denver City & County
National Register 8/10/1979; Removed 12/18/1989, 5DV.186
Destroyed by fire on 3/08/1987

 

Ghost Building
Denver City & County
National Register 1/9/1978; Removed 9/7/1979, 5DV.141
Building dismantled 9/7/1979; later rebuilt in a reduced form at new location.

 

Shorthorn Building
Denver City & County
National Register 11/14/1979; Removed 2/27/1995, 5DV.148
Destroyed by fire in February 1990

 

David Moffat Mansion
Denver City & County
National Register 6/28/1971; Removed 5/1972, 5DV.5341
Demolished in March 1972.

 

Wheeler House
1917 W. 32nd Ave.
National Register 3/1/2000, 5DV.425; Removed from State Register 12/17/2009

Charles Wheeler platted the area in which the house sits as the Wheeler Subdivision of Witter’s North Denver Addition, promoted the North Denver area, sold property, and constructed a seven-story office building.  As a further expression of his confidence in the new city and the Highlands community, Wheeler constructed his own house in the addition in 1875 and occupied it until 1893.  Wheeler made his reputation and his wealth as a respected and influential executive of several Denver-based railroads.  The Wheeler House is one of the oldest houses in the Highlands area and is a rare surviving example of what was once a common architectural type in early Denver - the wood frame, gabled-L plan, one-story house.  The house retains common Victorian era stylistic and construction elements that make it an important reminder of the pre-1880 period.

Addendum:  The owners of the property brought the nomination forward in 1999.  Recent research revealed later owners (an out-of-state corporation) demolished the building in 2005 and constructed a three-story condo building atop a two-car garage.  With the loss of the house, the property no longer retains sufficient physical integrity to convey its significance.  (1999 photograph, top; 2009 photograph, bottom.)  Removal (PDF, 386.42 kb).

 

 

14th Street Viaduct
Denver City & County
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5DV.2104
Demolished December 1989

 

20th Street Viaduct
Denver City & County
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5DV.2102
Demolished fall 1993

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Douglas County

Castle Rock

Douglas County Courthouse
National Register 12/12/1976; Removed 1978, 5DA.218
A major fire destroyed the building on March 11, 1978.

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Eagle County

Wolcott

Wolcott Bridge

Colo. Hwy. 131
National Register 10/15/2002, 5EA.1614
Removed in 2005

Constructed over the Eagle River in 1916, the well preserved concrete Luten arch bridge was built by Pueblo Bridge Company, functioning under a patent royalty agreement with Daniel B. Luten.  While the company built scores of this bridge type during the first decades of the 20th century, only a few remain in place.  The 117-foot long two span Wolcott Bridge continues to function as a vital link along the road between Eagle and Steamboat Springs.  Listed under Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.

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El Paso County

Colorado Springs

Burns Building & Theater
National Register 1/29/1973; Removed 1974, 5EP.2896
Demolished ca. 1974.

 

Cragmor Sanitorium

National Register 5/29/1998; Removed State Register 3/13/2002
Removed National Register 9/16/2002, 5EP.2706

Constructed in 1914 with the addition of the fourth floor in 1920, the building is associated with the development of tubercular medicine in Colorado.  Hosting wealth and socially prominent patients, it became known as “the most luxurious pleasure palace for well-to-do-consumptives”.  A construction project initiated in 2001 resulted in the extensive loss of historic fabric. While the south, east and west exterior walls remained in place, a large portion of the north wall was demolished.  The roof was removed, leaving only the small hipped roofs of the towers.  With the exception of one fireplace, the rest of the interior was demolished and all the windows were replaced.  Certification of Removal (PDF, 16 kb).

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Fremont County

Canon City

4th Street Bridge
4th St., over the Arkansas River
National Register 2/4/1985; Amended 12/17/2009; Delisted from National Register but still remains on State Register, 5FN.104

 

Howard

Bridge over Arkansas River
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed State Register 3/13/2002;
Removed National Register 9/16/2002, 5FN.105

The Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company fabricated this 1924 Warren pony truss bridge.  The 102-foot single-span structure crossed the Arkansas River at Howard.  Fremont County replaced the bridge with a new steel and concrete structure in 1996.

 

Rocky Mountain National Park

Timber Creek Road Camp Storage Building
National Register 1/29/1988; Removed 2/11/1992, 5GA.978
Collapsed due to deterioration and snow load.

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Grand County

Grand Lake

North Inlet Shelter Cabin
National Register 10/22/1976; Removed 2/27/1987, 5GA.303
Destroyed by avalanche in April or May 1986.

 

Parshall

Aspen Lodge
Parshall vicinity
State Register 11/9/1994; Removed 3/10/1999, 5GA.1804
Destroyed by fire in 1998

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Kiowa County

Haswell

Haswell Women’s Booster Club
211 E. 4th St.
State Register 12/11/1996; Removed 2/28/2008, 5KW.49

The Club building represented the successful efforts of the women of the community to plan and finance a center of social activities.  Completed in 1915, it served Haswell and the surrounding area into the 1980s.  The building was demolished in 2002.  (1996 photograph.)

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La Plata County

Durango

La Plata County Fairgrounds
National Register 8/12/1991; Removed State Register 5/16/2001
Removed National Register 7/23/2001, 5LP.1314

The fairground complex was the largest Great Depression era Works Progress Administration architectural project in Durango.  The site served as a fairground since the late 1800s.  In May 1999, the stone front entrance gate and ticket booth were dismantled and re-built at the southwest corner of the property.  By October of that same year, the two stone buildings that comprised stall row were demolished.  The demolition of the stone grandstand and the small adjacent ticket booth were completed by June 2000.

 

 

Las Animas County

Aguilar

Avery Bridge over Apishapa River
Aguilar vicinity
National Register 6/24/1985; Removed State Register 3/13/2002;
Removed National Register 9/16/2002, 5LA.1823

The 1914 bridge was erected by the Trinidad Foundry and Machine Company.  Their design was based upon a patent filed by Colby M. Avery in 1894.  Although structurally sound, and a rare survivor of the type at the time of listing, subsequent deterioration resulted in the replacement of the bridge in 1991.

 

El Mora

Elson Bridge
National Register 2/4/85; Delisted 9/16/2002, 5LA.1822
Moved to Pueblo County and changed to 5PE.4230 - it is no longer on the Register.

 

Hoehne

Avery Bridge over Leitensdorfer Arroyo
Hoehne vicinity
National Register 6/24/1985; Removed State Register 3/13/2002;
Removed National Register 9/16/2002, 5LA.1821

The 1914 bridge was erected by the Trinidad Foundry and Machine Company.  Their design was based upon a patent filed by Colby M. Avery in 1894.  Although structurally sound, and a rare survivor of the type at the time of listing, subsequent deterioration resulted in the replacement of the bridge in 1991.

 

Trinidad

Commercial Street Bridge
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5LA.1824
Demolished January 1990

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Larimer County

Estes Park

Big Thompson River Bridges I & II
US Hwy. 34, Estes Park vicinity
National Register 10/15/2002, 5LR.9514 & 5LR.9515
Bridges removed and replaced

Constructed in 1937, both of the single spans of this steel rigid connected camelback pony truss extend for 100 feet across the Big Thompson River.  Designed by the Colorado Department of Highways, fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works, and built by M.E. Carlson, the bridges continue to provide an important transportation link along the route to Rocky Mountain National Park.  These bridges are two of four located on the upper Big Thompson River, comprising the last surviving group of such trusses in the state.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Bear Lake Ranger Station
National Register 1/29/1988; Removed from State Register 5/29/2008
Removed from the National Register 4/9/2009, 5LR.601

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Logan County

Merino

Davis Barn
Merino vicinity
State Register 9/9/1998; Removed 12/10/2003, 5LO.67

The construction date of the Davis Barn is believed to have been between 1920-40.  It was a good early example of a wood frame Round Roof barn, more specifically the Quonset form, a design unusual in the period before World War II.  The barn was an important Colorado example of early structurally deteriorating foundation failed in 2003 and the barn was demolished.

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Mesa County

Grand Junction

Black Bridge
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5ME.4530
Demolished September 1988

 

5th Street Bridge
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5ME.4531
Demolished February 1989

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Montrose County

Montrose

Carriage Works
State Register 3/10/1993; Removed 6/11/2003, 5MN.2725

The two-story wood frame false front building was constructed in 1895 and housed the retail and repair business of “Studebaker Bill” Diehl into the early 1920s.  It was also associated with heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Dempsey.  Dempsey, a resident of Montrose, received his initial training from Diehl’s son, Charlie, in a back room of the building.  The building was disassembled in 2003.

 

 

Uravan

Joe Jr. Mill and Camp
206, 207, 209 Main St.
State Register 11/9/1994, 5MN.4497
Removed

Uravan helped give birth to the nuclear age when in 1912 the Joe Jr. Mill began processing carnotite ore into its base elements of radium, vanadium, and uranium.  The remaining camp boarding house, store, and recreation hall help convey the important history of the people behind the industry.  (2003 photograph.)

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Otero County

La Junta

Santa Fe Hospital
401 Smithland Ave.
State Register 12/13/1995; Removed from State Register 9/10/2003, 5OT.549

The 1908 Italianate style Santa Fe Hospital represented the historical development of health services by the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad.  The company established a series of hospitals along its rail network to provide medical and surgical treatment for its employees.  Plans to rehabilitate the building for use as a fraternal lodge ultimately failed and the building was demolished for site redevelopment in 2003.

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Pueblo County

Boone

Nepesta Bridge
Boone vicinity
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5PE.299
Demolished fall 1989

 

Pueblo

Farriss Hotel
National Register 11/13/1985; Removed 4/22/1991, 5PE.576
Demolished 2/16/1991

 

J.S. Glass Clothing Store
National Register 9/18/1978; Removed 4/22/1991, 5PE.612.2
Destroyed by fire 2/6/1983

 

McCarthy House
National Register 5/22/1986; Removed 2/27/1995, 5PE.513.30

The brick Queen Anne house was constructed in 1888 by Piper Brothers contractor/builder from the design of Patrick P. Mills, Pueblo architect, for Mr. Timothy George McCarthy.  McCarthy was a prominent businessman in the Pueblo area who also had an influential political career.  He came to government positions, he was elected to the State Senate in 1907.  McCarthy served as director of the Pueblo Fair Association and his most significant accomplishment as senator was his co-sponsorship of a bill to bring the state fair to Pueblo.  This annual event has a significant impact on the local economy.  In business, McCarthy developed what became the largest wholesale and retail dealer in paint, oils, glass, and wallpaper in the Southern Colorado.  In approximately 1990, the McCarthy house was demolished following unsuccessful attempts to develop and implement a stabilization and rehabilitation plan.

 

Woodcroft Sanatorium
National Register 12/3/1985; Removed 4/22/1991, 5PE.761
Destroyed by fire 2/10/1988.

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Rio Blanco County

Rangely

Whiskey Creek Trestle
Rangely vicinity
National Register 4/1/1979; Removed 11/25/1987, 5RB.986
Moved to Cross Farm, Grand Junction, 5ME.713

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Rio Grande County

South Fork

Masonic Park Bridge
South Fork vicinity
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5RN.398
Demolished fall 1993

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Routt County

Steamboat Springs

Four Mile Bridge
National Register 2/4/1985; Removed 7/22/1994, 5RT.78
Demolished summer 1989

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