Colorado - San Miguel County
San Miguel County Colorado has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Telluride Historic District, Fort Peabody, Lewis Mill and Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant and Rio Grande Southern Railroad Trout Lake Water Tank.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the San Miguel County places including Charles Maxwell, Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Otto Beselack and Walter L. Reed. Prominent architectural styles found in San Miguel Country are Gothic Revival and Late Victorian.

Fort Peabody (added 2005 - - #05000214)
Uncompahgre National Forest , Telluride
send us a photo to share
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
More Information:
Lewis Mill (added 2009 - - #09000267)
Also known as 5SM.4180
3.5 mi. SE of Telluride at the head of Bridal Veil Basin , Telluride
send us a photo to share
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maxwell, Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Rio Grande Southern Railroad Trout Lake Water Tank (added 2003 - - #03000777)
Also known as 5SM.2030.13
along North Trout Lake Rd. , Ophir
send us a photo to share
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant (added 1979 - - #79000621)
Also known as Bridal Veil Powerhouse
SE of Telluride at Bridal Veil Falls , Telluride
send us a photo to share
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Telluride Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000256)
Rt. 145 , Telluride
send us a photo to share
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Valley View Leasing and Mining Company Mill (added 2010 - - #10000035)
Also known as Matterhorn Mill, 5SM.6717
CO 145, 2.8 mi. S. of Ophir , Ophir
send us a photo to share
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beselack, Otto, Reed, Walter L.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Return to Top
Select a Different Colorado County (map)
Adams
Alamosa
Arapahoe
Archuleta
Baca
Bent
Boulder
Chaffee
Cheyenne
Clear Creek
Conejos
Costilla
Crowley
Custer
Delta
Denver
Dolores
Douglas
Eagle
El Paso
Elbert
Fremont
Garfield
Gilpin
Grand
Gunnison
Hinsdale
Huerfano
Jackson
Jefferson
Kiowa
Kit Carson
La Plata
Lake
Larimer
Las Animas
Lincoln
Logan
Mesa
Mineral
Moffat
Montezuma
Montrose
Morgan
Otero
Ouray
Park
Phillips
Pitkin
Prowers
Pueblo
Rio Blanco
Rio Grande
Routt
Saguache
San Juan
San Miguel
Sedgwick
Shasta
Summit
Teller
Washington
Weld
Yuma
Select a Different State (map)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Return to Home Page