Eads Community Church is significant architecturally as a good example of a Jacobean Revival-style ecclesiastical building reflecting the design efforts of two well-regarded architects (William Stickney of Pueblo, 1923, and John James Wallace of Colorado Springs, 1951). 

The 1952 Crow-Hightower House is significant architecturally for its representation of a circular plan Modern Movement/Novelty style dwelling.

The American Legion Hall represents the success of local residents and federal relief programs administered on Colorado’s eastern plains during the Great Depression of the 1930s.  Providing much-needed employment in Kiowa County, local workers constructed the building between 1937 and 1938 under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). 

The 1913 building, constructed of locally quarried stone, is an excellent local example of the Classical Revival Style as executed by noted Denver architect William Norman Bowman.  Most of the original interior detailing remains in place.

The 1925 cabin is a good local example of Rustic style architecture, a form characterized by its natural setting and its use of native materials, often log and stone. 

The Colorado State Forest Building Complex represents good examples Pioneer Log and Rustic-style architecture, the style represented on the main house and the Civil Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed office/garage.  Both the Pioneer Log and the Rustic styles incorporate the readily available and inexpensive construction material from the nearby forests.  The complex is also important for its association with President’s Franklin D.

The school, convent and rectory possess the distinctive characteristics of Mission Revival, a style not well represented in Walsenburg.

For several decades the 1910 Roof & Dick Building has anchored the heart of downtown Walsenburg, including with national chain stores like J.C. Penney (1932-1976) and Ben Franklin (1977-1985). 

Montoya Ranch is significant for its association for ethnic heritage/Hispanic, exploration/settlement, agriculture, and commerce.  Additionally, it is important as a rare example of an early Hispano residence and a good example of Spanish Colonial architecture modified to a Territorial Adobe type building.  

Constructed in 1940, the Colorado Department of Highways designed the 123-foot long timber stringer bridge that includes six 20-foot long spans.