Designed by the prominent Colorado Springs architectural firm of MacLaren and Hetherington, the 1918 chapel is an important example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, which is not well represented in Colorado. 

Constructed in 1904, Palmer Hall is located on the eastern portion of the campus where it dominates the north edge of a large open square.  

The airport is associated with the pioneering era of commercial air travel and the circa 1926 development of airmail service in Colorado.  Buildings within the district illustrate the architecture, physical layout, and internal organization of 1920s and 1930s airports. 

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. 

This district is significant as an intact middle-class neighborhood dating from the late 19th and early 20th century.  Its design and setting reflect the early planning principles and philosophies that guided the initial development of the community.

The Old North End neighborhood is a substantial collection of intact late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century residential buildings, combined with a small number of intact commercial and institutional buildings from the same period that have historically served a supporting role in the district.  The majority of the district’s buildings has remained relatively unchanged and serve as excellent examples of the wide variety of house types and architectural styles that were popular from 1885-1965, including Georgian Revival, Mission, 

North Cheyenne Cañon Park reflects the rising interest in conservation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the subsequent growth of tourism and recreation in the American West.  The idea of setting aside wilderness areas as parks as a way of preserving them began in the middle to late nineteenth century.  In 1885 the City of Colorado Springs purchased the initial six hundred acres, forming the core of the park. 

Built in 1935 to house a bar and restaurant, the one-story polygonal building, topped with a massive neon sign, is a good example of 1930s roadside architecture.

This two-mile long ribbon of public park land green is the most significant component of the open spaces donated by city founder William Jackson Palmer that formed the nucleus of the public park system.  Palmer envisioned its creation, acquired the land, provided direction for its development, and paid the immense cost of its initial improvement.  He selected the original landscape architect and worked closely with the engineer to insure that the design and plantings proceeded according his exacting specifications.  

Constructed in 1891, as one of the original buildings on the Colorado College campus, the design by Colorado Springs architect Walter F. Douglas has a distinctive English feel.  The property is associated with the Historic Resources of Colorado College Thematic Resource.