The site is believed to have functioned as a prehistoric campsite and may yield important information regarding mountain campsites.  Radiocarbon dating of charcoal provided some indication that the campsite may date from the Archaic period.

The 1928 Nottingham Power Plant is one of the few surviving remnants of the pioneer agricultural hamlet of Avon dating before the area’s post-1970 transformation into a heavily developed ski resort destination. 

The building was the only school in Wild Horse from 1912 until 1964 and also served for a number of years as the center of the community’s social activities. 

Built after the 1917 fire that destroyed the community’s entire business block, the Wild Horse Mercantile was the longest, continuously operating commercial establishment in town. 

The 1959 Caboose No. 25400 typifies mid-century all-steel caboose design.

Associated with the settlement of the area and the development of the railroad, the circa 1880 pumphouse is an unusual example of a masonry railroad utility building. 

The Signal Maintainer’s House, built about 1930, is a well-preserved and publicly accessible example of a Union Pacific standard plan 24 foot x 34 foot frame dwelling with bath.

Constructed in 1904, the wood frame building is a well preserved example of a Union Pacific standard plan combination depot.

This classic brick storefront, with stepped parapet, typifies 20th century Commercial design.

The 1927 building, currently the town’s library, is important for its association with the modernization of telephone service in Cheyenne Wells.