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

El Paso County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Colorado Springs Airport, United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area, Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District, Carlton House and Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway--Corley Mountain Highway.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Cody Complex, Duncan Complex and Apishapa dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these El Paso County historic places including Spencer Penrose and William Jackson Palmer.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the El Paso County places including Owings and Merrill Skidmore, W.T. & Son Mitchell, Durham and Richardson Henningson, American Bridge Co., W.D. Corley, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek RR, Richard S. Requa, Works Progress Administration, Randall Davey, Thomas, Charles E. and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in El Paso Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Boulder Crescent Place Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001555)

9 and 11 W. Boulder St. and 312, 318, and 320 N. Cascade , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District (added 2000 - - #00000783)

Also known as 5EP3258

Approx. 0.5 mi. SE of jct. S. Calhan Rd. and Paint Mine Rd. , Calhan

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Industry, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Cody Complex, Duncan Complex, Apishapa

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Processing Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Carlton House (added 1989 - - #89001785)

Pine Valley, US Air Force Academy , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Requa,Richard S.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Defense, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility, Single Dwelling

Colorado Springs Airport (added 1996 - - #90001296)

Also known as Square Mile Airport;Colorado Springs Municipal Airport;City

Jct. of Ent Ave. and Peterson Blvd. (Peterson Air Force Base) , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mitchell, W.T. & Son, American Bridge Co.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Museum

Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway--Corley Mountain Highway (added 1999 - - #99000400)

Also known as Short Lne to Cripple Creek, Gold Camp Road

Gold Camp Rd. and Forest Rd. 370 , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek RR, Corley, W.D.

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Rail-Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

Drennan School (added 2008 - - #08000290)

Also known as Drennan Community Building, 5EP.4967

20500 Drennan Rd. , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Communications, Architecture, Social History, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

El Pomar Estate (added 1995 - - #95001328)

Also known as El Pomar;5EP377

1661 Mesa Ave. , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thomas, Charles E., et al., Trumbauer, Horace

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Historic Person:

Penrose, Spencer

Significant Year:

1939, 1910, 1925

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Garden

Keithley Log Cabin Development District (added 1982 - - #82001016)

Roughly bounded by Santa Fe Pl., Crystal Rd., and Spur Rd. , Manitou Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Resort

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

Manitou Springs Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003516)

Also known as See Also:Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR;Manitou Springs Po

Roughly bounded by El Paso Blvd., Ruxton Ave., US 24, and Iron Mt. Ave. , Manitou Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Monument Valley Park (added 2007 - - #06001287)

Also known as 5EP613

Approx. bounded by Monroe, Culebra, Westview, Bijou Sts, BN&SF, and W edge of main N/S trail, N. of Del Norte , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Works Progress Administration, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Historic Person:

Palmer, William Jackson

Significant Year:

1935

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Horticulture Facility, Monument/Marker, Music Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Horticulture Facility, Monument/Marker, Music Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility

North Cheyenne Canon Park (added 2009 - - #09000489)

Also known as Colorado College Park; Cheyenne Park, 5EP.5968

2120 N. Cheyenne Canon Rd. , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Forest, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Forest, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park

North End Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001017)

Also known as The North End;North End Historic Residential District

Roughly bounded by Monument Valley Wood, Nevada Ave., Madison and Unitah Sts. , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, MacLaren,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

North Weber Street-Wahsatch Avenue Historic Residential District (added 1985 - - #85000205)

N. Weber St. between Boulder and Del Norte St., and N. Wahsatch Ave. between St. Vrain and Columbia St. , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Old Colorado City Historic Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82001018)

Also known as Old Colorado City

N side of Colorado Ave. from 24th St., W to 2611 Colorado Ave., also includes 115 S. 26 St. and 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Organizational

Shrine of the Sun (added 1994 - - #94001229)

Also known as Will Rogers Shrine;5EP2175

4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd. , Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davey, Randall, Thomas, Charles E.

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker, Museum

Current Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker, Museum

United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area (added 2004 - - #04000484)

Roughly between Cadet Drive and Faculty Drive , U.S. Air Force Academy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Henningson, Durham and Richardson

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Military

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Military Facility, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Defense, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

College, Military Facility, Religious Structure

Wolfe, John, House (added 2013 - - #12001193)

905 W. Cheyenne Rd., Colorado Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899