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P.R. Butt & Sons Building

Constructed in 1914 and associated with the early settlement of Dove Creek, most locals agree that this was the second building to be constructed in town.

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Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo

Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo is significant for Hispanic Heritage as the communal gathering place for the communities of San Pedro and San Pablo.

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Wetmore Post Office

The Wetmore Post Office served as the continuing hub of local community activity and communication since beginning operation in 1881.

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Squirrel Creek Recreational Unit

Located 26 miles southwest of Pueblo in Pueblo and Custer counties, the Squirrel Creek Recreational Unit consists of a four-mile segment of a historic road (now known as Squirrel Creek Trail) that parallels much of Squirrel Creek.

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Zapata Ranch Headquarters

Zapata Ranch was one of the first and largest cattle ranches in the area. 

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Trujillo Homestead

The Trujillo Homestead is an important part of Hispanic settlement in the San Luis Valley in the latter half of the 19th century.

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Superintendent’s Residence, Great Sand Dunes National Monument

Constructed in the Territorial Adobe style, the building features a gabled roof, an Anglo modification of the traditional Hispanic flat roof.

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Medano Ranch Headquarters

The Medano Ranch Headquarters is an important part of the development of cattle ranching in the San Luis Valley from the open range days of the 1870s through the mechanized operations of the period following World War II.

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Howard Store (Hooper Town Hall)

This well-preserved 1891 storefront is a textbook example of a small 19th century commercial building with its recessed central transomed entrance flanked by large display windows above paneled wood kickplates. 

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Rio Grande Southern Railroad Bridge 51-A

Constructed between 1910 and 1912, this 146-foot long wooden bridge is associated with the Rio Grande Southern Railway. 

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