Colorado - Montrose County
Montrose County Colorado has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include US Bureau of Reclamation Project Office Building, D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Box Outfit Car No. 04414, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boxcar No. 3132 and Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 0577.

Several famous people are associated with these Montrose County historic places including Chief Ouray and Thomas B. Townsend.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Montrose County places including J.J. Kewin, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, American Car & Foundry Co., Denver & Rio Grande Western RR, Denver & Rio Grande RR, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Fairmont Railway Motors Inc., U.S. Reclamation Service, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and James A. Wetmore. Prominent architectural styles found in Montrose Country are Classical Revival, Art Deco and Early Commercial.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge (added 2004 - - #04000260)
Also known as 5MN.5045, Montrose Department of Social Services
107 S. Cascade Ave. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Antrobus, J.H., White & Okey
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle (added 1976 - - #76000172)
NE of Cimarron , Cimarron
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Box Outfit Car No. 04414 (added 2009 - - #09000568)
Also known as Maintenance of Way Car, 5MN.9167
82800Q 83rd Rd., Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Center (CURE) , Cimarron
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Denver & Rio Grande RR
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boxcar No. 3132 (added 2009 - - #09000669)
Also known as 5MN.9098
Approx. 1 mi. N. by NE. of US 50 at Cimarron, near Marrow Point Dam Rd., Curecanti National Recreation Center , Cimarron
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 0577 (added 2009 - - #09000222)
Approximately 1 mi. N. by NE of US 50 at cimarron, adjacent to Morrow Point Dam Rd., Curecanti National Recreation Ctr. , Cimarron
Nebular110, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 278 and Tender (added 2009 - - #09000223)
Approximately 1 mi. N. by NE. of US 50 at Cimarron, near Marrow Point Dam Rd., Curecanti National Recreation Center , Cimarron
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5620 (added 2010 - - #09001276)
Also known as 5MN.9170
82800Q 83rd Rd., Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Area , Cimarron
Chris857, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
American Car & Foundry Co., Denver & Rio Grande Western RR
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5679D (added 2010 - - #09001277)
Also known as 5MN.9171
82800Q 83rd Rd., Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Area , Cimarron
Chris857, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
American Car & Foundry Co., Denver & Rio Grande Western RR
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Denver and Rio Grande Depot (added 1982 - - #82002308)
Also known as Montrose Railroad Depot
20 N. Rio Grande Ave. , Montrose
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Museum, Road-Related
More Information:
Dolores River Bridge (added 2002 - - #02001150)
Also known as 5MN4955, CDOT No. K-01-C
CO 90 at milepost 15.22 , Bedrock
Howcheng, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Colorado Department of Highways, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Gunnison Tunnel (added 1979 - - #79000616)
E of Montrose , Montrose
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Reclamation Service
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
More Information:
Hanging Flume (added 1980 - - #80000917)
5.7 mi. NW of Uravan on CO 141 , Uravan
Ealdgyth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Lathrop, J. V., House (added 1988 - - #88001016)
718 Main St. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Methodist Episcopal Church of Montrose (added 1999 - - #99001407)
Also known as United Methodist Church of Montrose, 5MN4493
19 S. Park Ave. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber, Thomas P., Davis, Patrik
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Montrose City Hall (added 1982 - - #82002309)
433 S. 1st St. , Montrose
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Antrobus,J.H.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Government Office
More Information:
Montrose County Courthouse (added 1994 - - #94000040)
Also known as 5MN1813
320 S. 1st St. , Montrose
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
William Bowman Company
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Montrose Masonic Temple, Lodge No. 63 (added 2004 - - #04000259)
Also known as Montrose Masonic Hall/Lodge, Adams Vacuum & Sewing; 5MN.1682
509-513 E. Main St. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White & Okey, Hill, Frank
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (added 2005 - - #05001181)
Also known as North Rim Road Historic District, 5MN.3522
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park , Crawford
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, NPS-Engineering Branch
Architectural Style:
Other, No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
More Information:
Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car (added 2010 - - #10000237)
Also known as 5MN.9169
82800Q 83rd Rd, Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Area , Cimarron
Lvklock, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fairmont Railway Motors Inc.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Shavano Valley Rock Art Site (added 2001 - - #01001106)
Address Restricted , Montrose
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Sherman and Ross Block Building (added 2003 - - #03000196)
Also known as 5MN.1653
232-236 Main St. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Silesca Ranger Station (added 2005 - - #04001464)
Also known as 5MN.7406
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest , Grand Mesa
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Townsend, Thomas B., House (added 1980 - - #80000916)
222 S. 5th St. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Townsend,Thomas B.
Significant Year:
1888
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
US Bureau of Reclamation Project Office Building (added 1991 - - #91001685)
Also known as Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association Office;5MN2724
601 N. Park Ave. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kewin,J.J., U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
US Post Office--Montrose Main (added 1986 - - #86000183)
Also known as Montrose Post Office;Montrose Main Post Office
321 S. First St. , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
Ute Memorial Site (added 1970 - - #70000167)
Also known as Chief Ouray's Ranch
2 mi. S of Montrose on U.S. 550 , Montrose
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Chief Ouray
Significant Year:
1879, 1880
Area of Significance:
Native American, Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
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