Monument Nursery, on the eastern edge of Pike National Forest, is associated with the evolving management philosophy of the United States Forest Service.  From 1907 until 1965, the nursery produced and shipped an average of two million trees annually for planting in National Forests throughout the Rocky Mountain West.

The original 1920 portion of this two-story brick Mission style building was designed by Colorado Springs architects MacLaren and Hetherington. 

The Gazebo stands on a small island in the middle of a man-made lake.  Designed as a scenic attraction for visitors arriving by train and a complement to a nearby resort hotel, the gazebo was built in about 1888 when the area was being developed as a summer resort.  The Gazebo is a good example of a type of structure popular during the late Victorian period.

The Joseph and Rosa C. Wilson Farmstead is a good example of one of the few remaining farming complexes in the area that contain the farmhouse, outbuildings, and rural landscape that typified early-twentieth-century agriculture in the region. 

The stable was built in 1893 as part of a small hotel complex and fell into disuse after the advent of the automobile

The Denver and New Orleans Railroad operated over this now abandoned grade between 1881 and 1936. 

The Chapel is architecturally significant as the work of Colorado Springs architect, Charles E. Thomas. 

This circa 1908 building represents an important aspect of Hispano history in southern Colorado.  The building reflects the limited religious and governmental support in poor rural areas of predominately Hispanic populations and the aid societies that formed as a result. 

The circa 1917 schoolhouse and its ancillary buildings provide physical evidence about the conditions of rural education prevailing in Colorado well into the mid-20th century. Drennan School contained two classrooms and a stage in which four teachers taught grades one through twelve until dwindling enrollment forced its closure in 1955.  

Eliza Marriott Hewlett, an early settler who served as the secretary of the Cascade Town and Improvement Company, built and operated the two-story wood frame boarding house.