Typical of the vernacular building tradition it represents, this 2½ story, false front, wood frame commercial structure was built some time after 1896.

Organized in 1859, Gold Hill was one of Colorado’s earliest mining camps and remains an excellent example of the pattern of settlement and community development within the 19th century metal mining communities of Boulder County. 

The district includes surviving examples of the Pioneer Log, Commercial Vernacular, and Rustic Tourist building traditions associated with the mountainous portion of Boulder County.  

The trail is associated with the early resort industry and tourism in the Estes Park region, and first appears on a tourist guide map in 1910.

Constructed in 1888, the building is one of two log rural schoolhouses remaining in the county.

Stock Car 5564 is a double-deck car originally built in 1904 to transport livestock.  In 1926 it was rebuilt.  Sources list the car as both a single and double deck, indicating that at some point in its historic period the second deck was added.

The collection of structures on the site includes a root cellar; a circa 1904 house; a barn; a privy; and a circa 1895 house. 

Built in 1908, the elevator is historically and visually the most significant structure associated with the agricultural history of the community.  

Built in 1900, the hipped roof, clapboard sided hall includes several subsequent additions that maintain consistency of materials and workmanship.

While use of the property as a private farm dates from 1897, it served as a home for the county’s less fortunate citizens during a period from 1902 through 1918.