National and State Register

Huerfano County Courthouse & Jail

Huerfano County

Designed by Pueblo architect C.A. Henderson, the two-story courthouse was built in 1904.  The adjacent two-story building utilized as the jail dates from the 1890s.

A photo of the historic Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail, a stone, multi-level building with a prominent tower.

Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail.

History Colorado

Both have walls of heavy stone, steeply pitched hipped roofs, and facades with prominent square towers.  Romanesque Revival detailing is further expressed in the arched window openings at the second story level of the courthouse.