The circa 1908 Sciumbato Grocery is one of the earliest and most intact neighborhood grocery stores in La Junta. 

The seven well-preserved Queen Anne style residences within the district were constructed between 1896 and 1905, as the town recovered from an economic depression.

Eugene Rourke, prominent settler, rancher and businessman in the La Junta area, had this house constructed for his family in 1898.

The Plaza Block building was constructed in 1895 in the center of La Junta’s first business district, Trinidad Plaza, during a period of rapid population growth, development, and modernization all stemming from a stable railroad economy.  The building had a variety of commercial occupants throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and was used as a department store, grocery store, billiards hall, furniture store and upholstery shop.

Completed in 1914, the school served the educational needs of North La Junta families and also provided a social meeting place for the community.

Pueblo architects Walter DeMordaunt and John Gray designed the 1937 Lincoln School annex to complement the existing 1883 and 1903 Lincoln School building.

The new La Junta Post Office opened in 1916, and the Spanish Colonial Revival structure quickly became the architectural focal point of the community. 

Constructed between 1933 and 1941, the park demonstrates the importance of federal relief programs in Colorado during the Great Depression.  The Civil Works Administration project focused on drainage in the park, while the later Works Progress Administration projects involved extensive landscaping that included building the lake; planting trees and building drives; and constructing rustic stone walls, benches and buildings.  La Junta City Park is the primary park for the community.  Although the land was donated to the city in 1905, few improvements were made. 

The 1948 museum (with additions in 1958 and 1980) is a good example of the Pueblo Revival style.  It is the only identified example of the style in Otero County. 

Wilson A. Hart paid $2,000 in 1898 for the construction of the house as a wedding present for his wife, Mary.