The two-story brick and sandstone Italianate style building, with its elaborate bracketed cornice, was one of the first buildings in the area to make use of the high quality sandstone from nearby quarries.  

Constructed in 1911, the First Methodist Episcopal Church is a good local example of the Romanesque Revival Style.  Its metal-clad central dome is a distinctive feature within Trinidad’s architectural heritage, as is its yellow brick construction.  Dome roofs are not often seen in Romanesque Revival churches in Colorado and red brick was the material of choice for the majority of Trinidad’s buildings.  The church reflects elements of the Romanesque Revival style as seen in its overall massing, the use of the

The 1922 church was one of the last buildings designed by the prominent Trinidad based architectural firm of Rapp, Rapp, and Hendrickson.

This 1890 Late Victorian sandstone building, sometimes described as a “medieval fantasy,” shows great attention to detail and excellent stone work.  

The 1905 Charles Emerick House is architecturally significant as an excellent example of a Mixed Style building and the 1904 carriage house for the type and method of construction.  The Mixed Style exhibited by the house combines the Gothic Revival, Late Victorian and Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement styles.  Because of its placement, the Gothic Revival round tower creates a character-defining dominant feature on the house’s southeastern corner of the main façade.

Constructed in 1919 to serve the growing primary school population in an expanding neighborhood some distance east of Trinidad’s center, the East Street School remained in operation for over 80 years.  The prolific architectural firm of Isaac H. Rapp and William M. Rapp, responsible for numerous commercial, religious and residential buildings in Trinidad, designed the brick building.  The Rapp brothers designed five public schools in Trinidad of which only two remain.

The “Heart of Trinidad” embodies some of the best examples of Late Victorian commercial architecture in Colorado.  Dating back to 1876, Trinidad quickly became the financial, retail and cultural hub of southern Colorado with the development of nearby coal fields and the arrival of the railroad.

The building is one of 36 Carnegie libraries constructed in Colorado.  Kansas architect John G. Haskell’s Neo-Classical design includes symmetrically balanced windows and a dominant central porch entry.  

This large, mansard roofed Victorian house was built for cattle baron Frank Bloom and his wife Sarah in 1882.  It is now operated as part of the Trinidad History Museum by History Colorado. 

Built in 1870, the interior of this adobe house blends Hispanic folk art with Victorian furnishings.  It is now operated as part of the Trinidad History Museum by History Colorado.