The Como Cemetery was established by the Town of Como in 1887, when a previous burial ground was closed due to its location just above a spring that provided water for some residents, leading to fears it was a possible source of water contamination. The Town Board enacted an ordinance requiring all burials in the old cemetery be removed to the new one. Como Cemetery provided funerary services for residents of Como, surrounding small settlements, and the broader rural ranching and mining area. 

The 1901 Rustic style resort hotel was constructed as a result of an increase in the promotion of tourism by real estate and railroad interests.

The district consists of a variety of structures including a stone lodge, several ranch related buildings, a depot, and a small railroad bridge.  

A good example of pioneer log construction, the 1864 cabin was built with v-notched, hand hewn squared logs.

The Paris Mill is significant in the area of industry, engineering and architecture, from 1895 when it first opened, to 1937, when mill operations ceased. The facility was instrumental in the success of the greater Paris Mine, a major gold producer important to western Park County. 

The 1925 Alma School, a rare local example of the Mission style, is significant as a symbol of the importance of education to the area’s residents and the involvement of the Public Works Administration in the funding of additions, designed by Frank Frewen, to the building in 1936.

This simple wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a school from 1921 to 1949.  Listed under Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.

The property is associated with the early settlement of the Platte Canyon area of northern Park County.

James B. Putnam homesteaded the ranch’s original 160 acres in 1881.  When purchased by the Buckley family in 1908, the cattle ranch spread across more than 2,500 acres.  During the 1920s, sheep replaced cattle as the primary focus of ranching in the South Park area, and the production of hay also played an important role in the successful operation of the ranch.

The Guiraud-McDowell Ranch was established by the Guiraud family in 1862 and quickly became one of South Park’s preeminent ranch operations.  After her husband Adolphe’s death in 1875, Marie Guiraud continued to grow ranch operations, taking advantage of the arrival of the railroad in Park County by platting the nearby town of Garo.