National Register of Historic Places - Colorado (CO), Bent County

Bent County Colorado has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Thompson House, Bent County Courthouse and Jail, Boggsville, Fort Lyon and Prowers Bridge.

Several famous people are associated with these Bent County historic places including Llewellyn E. Jr. Thompson and Thomas Boggs.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bent County places including M.F. & B. Bradley Reilly, Pueblo Bridge Co., U.S. Army, Holmberg Bros., Walter Dubree, U.S. Treasury Dept., F.W. Foote and James Larson. Prominent architectural styles found in Bent Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bent County Courthouse and Jail (added 1976 - - #76000546)

725 Carson Ave. , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reilly,M.F. & B. Bradley, Holmberg Bros.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Bent County High School (added 2010 - - #10000505)

Also known as Las Animas Junior High School, Las Animas Middle SChool

1214 Ambassador Thompson Blvd , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Larson, James, Dubree, Walter

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Boggsville (added 1986 - - #86002841)

S of Las Animas on CO 101 , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Boggs,Thomas,et al.

Significant Year:

1866, 1867

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

More Information:

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Columbian School (added 2006 - - #04000665)

Also known as Columbian Elementary School

1026 W. 6th St. , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Foote, F.W., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Fort Lyon (added 2004 - - #04000388)

Also known as Las Animas, Colorado, U.S. Naval Hospital, 5BN117

Jct. of Bent Cty. Rd. 15 and Fort Lyon Gate Rd. , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Army, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Native American, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Military, European, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State, Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Sanatorium

Current Function:

Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Institutional Housing

More Information:

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Las Animas Post Office (added 2008 - - #07001392)

Also known as 5BN.591

513 6th St. , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Treasury Dept.

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

More Information:

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Prowers Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000189)

Also known as Bridge over Arkansas River;state survey no.:BE01

Cty. Rd. 34 , Prowers

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pueblo Bridge Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Thompson House (added 1999 - - #99001702)

Also known as 5BN511

605 Cottonwood Ave. , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Thompson, Llewellyn E. Jr.

Significant Year:

1922

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling