Colorado - Montezuma County - Historic Districts
Montezuma County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hovenweep National Monument, Mesa Verde Administrative District, Mesa Verde National Park, Sand Canyon Archaeological District and Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Numic (Shoshonean), Anasazi, Late Pueblo, Late Pueblo Ii, Early Pueblo Iii, Mesa Verde and Pueblo: Northern San Juan dating back to 2999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Montezuma County places including Jesse Nusbaum and NPS Branch of Plans & Design. Prominent architectural styles found in Montezuma Country are .

Anasazi Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84001273)
Address Restricted , Dolores
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Numic (Shoshonean), Anasazi, Late Pueblo
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Village Site
Current Function:
Government
Hovenweep National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000250)
NW of Cortez , Cortez
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Native American, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Anasazi
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Lost Canyon Archeological District (added 1988 - - #88001909)
Address Restricted , Mancos
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Pueblo Ii, Early Pueblo Iii, Mesa Verde
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest
Mesa Verde Administrative District (added 1987 - - #87001410)
Also known as Mesa Verde National Park Headquarters,Museum,Post Office,Ran
Area at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road , Mesa Verde National Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nusbaum,Jesse, NPS Branch of Plans & Design
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Institutional Housing, Museum, Park
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Institutional Housing, Museum, Park
Mesa Verde National Park (added 1966 - - #66000251)
Also known as See Also:Mesa Verde Administrative District
10 mi. E of Cortez on U.S. 160 , Cortez
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Native American, Architecture, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Anasazi
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Sand Canyon Archaeological District (added 2005 - - #05000138)
Also known as 5MT.16853
Address Restricted , Cortez
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Native American, Architecture, Prehistoric, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Pueblo: Northern San Juan
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials, Processing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Unoccupied Land
Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000273)
Address Restricted , Durango
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Anasazi
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Unoccupied Land
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