The Adobe Stables, constructed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), are an important record of the federal relief programs administered on Colorado’s eastern plains during the Great Depression.  The stables were one of a series of WPA improvement projects at the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds that provided a significant source of employment.  It is the best surviving example of WPA work in Rocky Ford.

The 1913 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway provided the gateway for passengers traveling to and from the community during much of the 20th century.  Serving both as a freight and passenger depot, the Manzanola facility coordinated shipments to and from local merchants and producers. 

This 500-acre archaeological district includes sites containing prehistoric rock art, architecture, artifacts, and refuse. 

Now the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, the Late Gothic Revival style church and rectory were designed by prominent Denver architect John K. Monroe. 

The circa 1908 Sciumbato Grocery is one of the earliest and most intact neighborhood grocery stores in La Junta. 

The seven well-preserved Queen Anne style residences within the district were constructed between 1896 and 1905, as the town recovered from an economic depression.

Eugene Rourke, prominent settler, rancher and businessman in the La Junta area, had this house constructed for his family in 1898.

The Plaza Block building was constructed in 1895 in the center of La Junta’s first business district, Trinidad Plaza, during a period of rapid population growth, development, and modernization all stemming from a stable railroad economy.  The building had a variety of commercial occupants throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and was used as a department store, grocery store, billiards hall, furniture store and upholstery shop.

Completed in 1914, the school served the educational needs of North La Junta families and also provided a social meeting place for the community.

Pueblo architects Walter DeMordaunt and John Gray designed the 1937 Lincoln School annex to complement the existing 1883 and 1903 Lincoln School building.