National and State Register

Old Colorado City Historic Commercial District

El Paso County

Located on the west side of what is now Colorado Springs, Colorado City, the first permanent settlement in the Pike’s Peak region, was formally organized on August 13, 1859. 

A blacka nd white photo of some of the buildings in the district with snow on the sidewalks before the shops.

Old Colorado City Historic Commercial District

It served for a time as the Territorial capital and was annexed by Colorado Springs in 1917.  Examples of the Queen AnneItalianate, and Romanesque Revival can be found among the 27 properties within the district.