The Terrace in the 1980s.

National and State Register

Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings Thematic Resource

Listed properties represent the period in Lafayette’s history when coal mining dominated the lives of its citizens.  From the 1880s through the 1930s, coal was the mainstay of the economy.  The properties selected reflect a cross section of those associated with the coal mining era.  They each occupied a central role in the community and are representative of their type and style. 

(Cover documentation accepted by National Register in 1983.) 

Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings Thematic Resource (639)

Boulder County

Lafayette

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    Congregational Church (Lafayette)

    Built in 1892, with funds provided primarily by town founder Mary Miller, this single story building with a steeply pitched roof, served the Lafayette coal mining families as a church meeting hall, hospital, and library.

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    Kullgren House

    Nearly square in plan, with a steeply pitched hip roof, the house was built with enough rooms to accommodate coal miners as boarders, a common practice which helped supplement the owner’s income.  

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    Lafayette House

    In 1900, the large two-story Lafayette House opened its doors for business, accepting both overnight guests and boarders. 

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    Lewis House

    One of the original miner’s homes constructed in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near Lafayette, it was moved to its present site after the start of the strike in 1910.

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    Miller House

    Constructed circa 1888, the house is associated with Mary Miller, the founder of the town of Lafayette.  In 1884, coal was discovered on the 1280 acre Miller farm.

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    The Terrace

    A rare example of a wood frame terrace house, the eight unit building is flat roofed and faced in narrow clapboards which emphasize the vernacular Colonial Revival detail of the exterior.