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

Arapahoe County Colorado has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Comanche Crossing of the Kansas Pacific Railroad and Commandant of Cadets Building, US Air Force Academy, Arapahoe Acres, Brown, David W., House and Curtis School.

Several famous people are associated with these Arapahoe County historic places including David W. Brown, James Dreher Maitland and Alexis C. Foster.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Arapahoe County places including U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Merrill H. Hoyt, William E. Fisher, Edward Hawkins, Hoyt, Burnham, F., Ron & Henry DeBoer, W. Gordon Jamieson, Jules J.B. Benedict, Joseph Wilson and Roland L. Linder. Prominent architectural styles found in Arapahoe Country are Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Arapaho Hills (added 2012 - - #12000550)

Bounded by Arrowhead, W. Berry, & S. Manitou Rds., S. Lowell Blvd., Littleton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

International Style, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

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Arapahoe Acres (added 1998 - - #98001249)

Also known as 5AH1434

Roughly bounded by W. Bates and Dartmouth Aves., and S. Marion and Franklin Sts. , Englewood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Hawkins, Edward

Architectural Style:

International Style, Other

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Brown, David W., House (added 1980 - - #80000875)

2303 E. Dartmouth Ave. , Englewood

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Williamson,George H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Brown,David W.

Significant Year:

1979

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Comanche Crossing of the Kansas Pacific Railroad (added 1970 - - #70000152)

On Union Pacific Railroad tracks E of the Strasburg depot , Strasburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

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Commandant of Cadets Building, US Air Force Academy (added 2007 - - #07000340)

Also known as 5AH2908, Lowry Air Force Base Building 880

1016 Boston St. , Aurora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Other

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Curtis School (added 1992 - - #92000808)

Also known as 5AH459

2349 E. Orchard Rd. , Greenwood Village

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Museum

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DeLaney Barn (added 1989 - - #89000010)

Also known as The Silo;The Milk Barn;Bresnahan Ranch

200 S. Chambers Rd. , Aurora

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Englewood Post Office (added 2011 - - #11000465)

3332 S. Broadway, Englewood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Architecture, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

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Foster--Buell Estate (added 1998 - - #98000294)

Also known as Buell Mansion;Sanmar;Alcynka Farm;5AH222

2700 E. Hampden Ave. , Cherry Hills Village

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Fisher, William E.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Foster, Alexis C.

Significant Year:

1919, 1935

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Economics

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling

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Geneva Home (added 1999 - - #98001635)

Also known as Geneva Lodge, 5AH729

2305 W. Berry Ave. , Littleton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Sanatorium

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Professional

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Gully Homestead (added 1986 - - #86000022)

200 S. Chambers Rd. , Aurora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1975-2000, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Museum

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Hopkins Farm (added 2007 - - #07000341)

Also known as 5AH.2932, Blackmer Estate; Quincy Farm

4400 E. Quincy Ave. , Englewood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Linder, Roland L.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling

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Jamaica Primary School (added 2017 - - #100000928)

800 Jamaica Street, Aurora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Education, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1959-1967 AD, 1959-1961 AD

Key Savings and Loan Association Building (added 2016 - - #16000447)

Englewood, Englewood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974 AD

Knight--Wood House (added 2004 - - #04001111)

Also known as Centennial Gas Liquids Building, 5AH.1985

1860 W. Littleton Blvd. , Littleton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

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Little Estate (added 1998 - - #98000610)

Also known as 5AH1432

1 Littleridge Ln. , Cherry Hills Village

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Jamieson, W. Gordon

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Littleton Main Street (added 1998 - - #98000291)

Also known as Littleton Main Street Historic District;5AH1430

Roughly along W. Main St., from S. Curtice St. to S. Sycamore St. , Littleton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Benedict, Jules J.B.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Italianate, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

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Littleton Town Hall (added 1980 - - #80000876)

Also known as Littleton Center for Cultural Arts

2450 W. Main St. , Littleton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Benedict,J.J.B.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

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Maitland Estate (added 1998 - - #98001130)

Also known as Mayfield Estate;Digby Estate;5AH1431

9 Sunset Dr. , Cherry Hills Village

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hoyt, Merrill H., Hoyt, Burnham, F.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Historic Person:

Maitland, James Dreher

Significant Year:

1931, 1925

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Melvin School (added 1984 - - #84000790)

Also known as Melvin Schoolhouse Museum-Library

4950 S. Laredo St. , Aurora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

DeBoer,Ron & Henry

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, School

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Library, Museum

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Owen Estate (added 1999 - - #99001143)

Also known as Scmidt Estate, 5AH1569

3901 S. Gilpin St. , Cherry Hills Village

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hoyt, Merrill H.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Seventeen Mile House (added 1983 - - #83003501)

8181 S. Parker Rd. , Parker

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Smith, William, House (added 1985 - - #85002565)

412 Oswego Ct. , Aurora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilson,Joseph

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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