The Campbell Ranch, located in Delta County near Hotchkiss, was started in 1890 by William A. Sheppard, who established an apple and peach orchard on 80 acres. The property has grown over the years into a ranch of over 400 acres, and is now owned by William Sheppard's great-grandson, Cal Campbell, who runs the operation with his son, Jess Campbell, and grandsons, Calvin and Chad Campbell. In addition to cattle, they raise alfalfa, corn and other small grains.

The Bennett Ranch is located in Pueblo County near the town of Beulah. The original 160-acre homestead was started around 1890 by James H. Bennett, who received the patent on the land in 1899. The ranch was expanded over the years to its current size of nearly 900 acres, and was passed down to James' children, and then to his grandchildren, the current owners, Thomas L. Bennett, Roger Erickson and Mrs. Harvey Maitoza.

The Piggly Wiggly is a mid-20th Century storefront building situated in the heart of downtown Golden on 13th street. It is a one-story building made of cinder block masonry on a concrete foundation and base. 

The Hill Summer Residence is located in Western Colorado Springs in the Kissing Camels Neighborhood. The home was designed in 1951 and built in 1952 as part of the Summer Circle Subdivision in Colorado Springs. This single-story, mid-century ranch house is characteristic of architect Charles Dilbeck's work. 

Fire Station No.3 is a 1931 Spanish Bungalow style, one-story fire house continuously owned and operated by the Denver Fire Department. The Spanish Bungalow was a popular style during the 1920s and 1930s when the building was constructed. This building includes a terra cotta clay tile roof, a pitched roof in front, gabled parapets to represent low-pitched clay tiled roofs, and window pairings with brick arch details. 

The Wenger Farm, located near Yuma, is our third Yuma County farm this year. The history of the Wenger Farm begins in 1894 when Fred Wenger homesteaded the land. In 1916 William and Ernest Wenger purchased the land from their cousin Fred and his wife Clara; and by 1921 William and his wife, Mary, had bought out Ernest's 1⁄2 interest. The farm is currently owned by William and Mary's son, Robert W. Wenger and his wife, Emma Kathryn. Over the years, a variety of crops as well as livestock have been raised on the farm. Today wheat is raised by Robert and Emma Kathryn's son, Richard Wenger.

The Wailes-Mellon Farm is located in Weld County near Milliken. It was established in 1891 when brothers Thomas and John Wailes homesteaded on two 160-acre tracts. Thomas later passed on his portion of the farm to his daughter, Caroline, who married John W. Mellon; John and Caroline then passed it on to their son, William and his wife, Virginia. Over the years the farm has produced a variety of crops including sugarbeets, corn, pinto beans, barley, wheat, potatoes, and hay, with a portion always being dedicated to raising cattle.

The Vote Ranch is located in Elbert County near the town of Elbert. The ranch was first homesteaded in 1895 by Harry and Frances Vote. The first 160-acre homestead was added on to by the Vote family through additional homesteads as well as purchases until it reached its current size of 720 acres. The ranch was passed on from Harry and Frances to their sons, Fred and Roy; and from Roy  and his wife, Bertie, to their son Ronald, who currently runs the cattle operation along with his wife, Mary. The Vote Ranch is another of this year's recipients of the historic structures award.

The 1,500-acre Steward Ranch is located in La Plata County near Durango. Its history began in 1889 when Aaron (Nate) Steward purcased 40 acres of land at the end of Lightner Creek Road. In 1897 Nate sold the ranch, which by then was 200 acres, to his brother Morgan L. Steward, who came to Colorado with his wife, Rennie, from their cattle ranch in Oklahoma. For many years, starting in the 1920s, the ranch was run by their four sons, Wayne, Glen, Fay, and Dean, know as the Steward Brothers.

As its name would suggest, the State Line Ranch is located on the Colorado/Kansas state line in Yuma County near Wray. The ranch got its start in 1898 when George F. Klie established a homestead just 1 1⁄2 miles northeast of the Kansas homestead established by his father, Joseph Klie, just two years earlier. George built a barn on the Colorado homestead, but during the first few years he had to drive horses back and forth between the Kansas and Colorado homesteads. Early crops included wheat, corn, livestock feed, and in the early thirties, broomcorn.