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

Bent County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boggsville and Fort Lyon.

The famous person Thomas Boggs is associated with one of more of the Bent County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bent County places including U.S. Army. Prominent architectural styles found in Bent Country are Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Boggsville (added 1986 - - #86002841)

S of Las Animas on CO 101 , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Boggs,Thomas,et al.

Significant Year:

1866, 1867

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Fort Lyon (added 2004 - - #04000388)

Also known as Las Animas, Colorado, U.S. Naval Hospital, 5BN117

Jct. of Bent Cty. Rd. 15 and Fort Lyon Gate Rd. , Las Animas

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Army, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Native American, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Military, European, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State, Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Sanatorium

Current Function:

Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Institutional Housing