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Ohio-Colorado Smelting & Refining Co. Smokestack / Smeltertown

Completed in 1917, the brick and tile smokestack reaches a height of 365 feet.  Its concrete foundation extends 30 feet into the ground.

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Littlejohn Mine Complex

Located in the Pine Creek mining district, structures in the complex include a cabin, a burro shed/bunk house, a forge, and several related outbuildings.  All date from the 1880s and are constructed of hand hewn logs with A and V joints.  Low pitch gabled roofs were made of logs, mud, dirt, and grass.

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Winfield Mining Camp

Located four miles further into Clear Creek Canyon than the Vicksburg Mining Camp, the property is important for its association with early mining history in the area.

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Vicksburg Mining Camp

Located eight miles from the Arkansas River, the camp is associated with early mining history in the Clear Creek Canyon area.

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Grace Episcopal Church (Buena Vista)

This 1883 wood frame church is a good example of the Gothic Revival style.  On its façade, the board and batten walls are accented with wood trim, resulting in the appearance of half-timbering. 

First National Bank of Buena Vista Building

Constructed in 1883, the two-story Italianate style building is a well-preserved local example of late 19th century commercial architecture.  The First National Bank of Buena Vista occupied the first floor, and a variety of businesses leased offices on the second floor.

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Fay House

The ca. 1882 William and Anna Fay house is one of the dwellings built during the first decade of development in Buena Vista and is an important example of local Queen Anne-style design.

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Boggs Lumber & Hardware Building

The 1915 Boggs Building is the oldest surviving commercial building in Eckley. 

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Comanche Drive-In

The Comanche Drive-In Theater has provided outdoor cinema to the Buena Vista area since 1967 and is the only drive-in ever to operate in Chaffee County.

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Chaffee County Courthouse & Jail (Buena Vista Heritage Museum)

Constructed in 1882, the buildings reflect the Italianate style.  Both have walls of red brick, and the roofs are hipped.  The two-story courthouse is accented with stone quoins and a tall sexagonal cupola.  A one-story addition extends from the rear.

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