The Bingham Homestead is significant for exploration/settlement and for its association with the pioneer settlement and early development of Pleasant Valley and Larimer County during the period from the 1860s through 1881.  Additionally, it is agriculturally significant for its long association with farming and ranching in the Pleasant Valley.

The wood frame 1890 Livermore Hotel and General Store functioned as the center of community commercial life through 1922.  The store offered general merchandise for area ranchers and housed the community post office and first telephone exchange.  The hotel served as an important way station on the stage lines between Fort Collins, Laramie, and the Red Feather Lakes area. 

The 1881 Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad (GSL&P) - Stout Branch represents northern Colorado railroad operations, specifically the early efforts to connect the area with the transcontinental railroad by building a route through Poudre Canyon and west to Salt Lake City, and later use of the railroad to transport raw materials.  The branch railroad played a significant role in the commercial and industrial development of northeastern Colorado.  The rail line transported sandstone and limestone from quarries west of Fort Collins to building sites and sugar factories in La

The Aggie "A" is associated with the history of Colorado State University, the former Colorado Agricultural College.  The 1923 "A" is an example of hillside monograms which are distinctive landmarks in western states.

Alfred G. Bimson constructed this one-story building of rough-cut, random coursed pink sandstone in 1893.  Active in community affairs, Bimson’s blacksmith shop served as a community gathering place.

Located approximately 32 miles into the rugged Cache la Poudre Canyon, at an elevation of 7,450 feet, the district’s primarily log, Rustic style buildings accurately portray the physical setting and architecture typical of northern Colorado’s fishing and recreation resorts, dating from the years of the Great Depression.

This impressive 1888 building constructed for Jerome B. Wheeler, one of the great financiers and mining barons of the late 19th century, reflects the influence of both the Italianate and Romanesque Revival styles.

Completed in 1897, the castle includes an eclectic mix of Late Victorian architectural styles.  Built from memory, by Father Jean Baptiste Francolon, as a replica of the family chateau in France, the walls are of sandstone and granite.

Constructed in 1940, the building is a well executed interpretation of American Colonial Revival design.  

The Manitou Springs Historic District, which encompasses almost the entire city limits, is representative of late 19th and early 20th century resort communities.  Located five miles from Colorado Springs, it was founded by General William Jackson Palmer of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.