The 1908 depot is associated with both passenger and freight railroad transportation in the Las Animas area.  It is a good intact example of the Santa Fe Railroad’s Brick Standard Plan depot design.

The post office building is associated with President Roosevelt’s New Deal legislative agenda and the efforts of the federal government to bring America out of the Great Depression.  

The 1920 building is an example of the "Akron Plan" of church design popular for a short period of time in the early 1900s.

Constructed between 1909-1918, the building’s brick and concrete block masonry exterior, simple Neo-Classical design incorporating Masonic symbols, and typical interior arrangement and finish reflect standard Masonic-related construction adapted to a small town setting in the early 20th century.

The 1889 stone building is a good example of late 19th century commercial architecture and represents the return of prosperity to this agricultural community following the depression of the early 1890s.  

Built in 1900, the house is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne style as applied to a moderate sized, 1½ story frame dwelling.

Fort Lyon National Cemetery is nationally significant for its association with the development of military and veterans cemeteries during the late nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries by the federal government. 

Fort Lyon is important for its role as an army post, a navy hospital, and a veterans’ hospital.  Beginning in 1867, the fort served as part of the army’s Department of the Missouri, a regional network of forts and military facilities in the Missouri River drainage.  

Founded in 1866, Boggsville is one of Colorado’s earliest extant agricultural and trade centers. It is an important site for understanding the critical role played by Hispanic and Indigenous women in early Colorado trade networks.

Constructed in 1914 and expanded in 1939 through New Deal programs, the Bent County High School is locally significant for its associations with education, entertainment/recreation, politics/government and architecture.