The 1894 Crawford House is important for the local contributions of its original owners, James and Margaret Crawford.  The couple was among the most influential pioneering families in northwest Colorado.  The construction of this, their third home, demonstrated their faith in the permanence of Steamboat Springs.  Further development of the community resulted from James Crawford’s involvement in many local and regional enterprises. 

The 1934 log building is a good local example of Rustic style architecture.  It embodies many of the defining characteristics of the design philosophy, including the use of native materials in its log construction and stone foundation, the multi-light windows, simple ornamentation, and log wall interior. 

The 1960 Chamber of Commerce Building in Steamboat Springs is architecturally significant in the area of architecture as a superior local example of the Modern Movement’s Usonian design philosophy.  Integrated into the surrounding landscape and oriented toward the nearby Soda Creek and Little Toots Park, the building embodies many of the defining characteristics of the design philosophy, including the use of natural materials, which help blend the building into the site, dominant horizontal lines, integrated windows, and an inverted gabled roof with wide overhanging eaves. 

Built circa 1923 during a period of rapid settlement in the area, the building is a late example of wood frame rural schoolhouse construction.  Listed under Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission. 

Constructed in 1910 by the Bell brothers, Samuel and Edward, on a portion of their ranch property, the two-story wood frame building has housed a company store, a bank, and a doctor’s office in its first floor retail space.

The 1923 Solandt Memorial Hospital is significant for its long association as a public hospital for the town of Hayden and surrounding communities.  Serving the community continuously from 1923 until 1964, the hospital served a vital need.  When constructed and continuing through at least through the 1930s, the hospital was the largest and the only accredited hospital in northwestern Colorado as well as between Fort Collins and Salt Lake City.  Additionally, it is architecturally important as a good example of a Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century American Movements s

Constructed in 1910, the 2½ story building is a well preserved example of ornamental concrete block construction.  The property is also important for the role it played in the community’s commercial history.

The Denver and Salt Lake Railroad’s arrival in Hayden in 1913 ended the community’s isolation from eastern Colorado population centers and economic markets.  The railroad constructed the sturdy two story brick depot in 1918 to serve growing freight and passenger traffic.  

The Hayden Co-Operative Elevator is the only extant grain elevator in the town of Hayden and in Routt County.  A well-preserved example of a rural grain elevator in an ever-diminishing agricultural landscape, the Hayden Co-Operative Elevator is a good example of the wood-frame studded elevator construction method.

The ranch has a long association with the agricultural development of the Yampa Valley.  Beginning in 1902, the ranch was a major local producer of hay and livestock under the ownership of John Barkley "J.B." Dawson. Along with Charles Goodnight, Dawson was the first to trail cattle in 1859 from Texas to Colorado over what became known as the "Dawson Trail."