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Colorado Springs Post Office & Federal Courthouse

Constructed between 1908-1910, the Renaissance Revival / Beaux-Arts style building is a combined post office and federal building. 

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Colorado Springs & Interurban Car No. 59

This fine early 20th century example of the car builders’ art was purchased in 1901 during Winfield Stratton’s short but dynamic ownership of the interurban railway company.  The car operated between Colorado Springs, Colorado City, and Manitou Springs.

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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

The Center, built in 1936, was designed by John Gaw Meem.

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Colorado Springs Day Nursery

The three-story building, constructed in 1922, was designed by William White Stickney for Mrs. F.M.P. Tylor, an important community benefactor.  Its Tudor style exterior and interior remain intact.

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Colorado Springs City Hall

The imposing two-story building served as the center of Colorado Springs government and administration from its construction in 1904 until 1980.

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Colorado Springs City Auditorium

This 1922 building represents the culmination of the city’s efforts to create a large, multi-purpose meeting and entertainment facility.

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Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway (CS&IR) Streetcar No. 48

The Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway (CS&IR) Streetcar No. 48 is the only surviving streetcar from the first batch of streetcars purchased for the Colorado Springs & Suburban Railway by Winfield Scott Stratton, the first millionaire in Cripple Creek after his strike at the Independence Mine in 1901.  In terms of engineering, CS&IR No.

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Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway / Corley Mountain Highway

Constructed in 1900, the route began as the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.  Colorado Springs coal mine owner and cattle breeder W.D. Corley converted the abandoned rail line during the early 1920s into an auto toll road known as the Corley Mountain Highway. 

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Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind

Established on this site in 1876, the school is significant for being the only school in the state dedicated solely to the education of the deaf and the blind. 

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Claremont / Trianon (The Colorado Springs School)

The 1906 Claremont, also knows at the Trianon, was built for Charles and Virginia Baldwin.  The wealthy couple came to Colorado Springs from New York for health reasons.

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