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

La Plata County Colorado has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site, Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad, Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District and Colorado Ute Power Plant and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Anasazi Basketmaker Ii, Anasazi Basketmaker Iii, Athabascan and Ute dating back to 499 BC.

The famous person Charles Newman is associated with one of more of the La Plata County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the La Plata County places including Gen. William J. Palmer, Charles Thomas, Dan Cummins, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Works Progress Administration and E.F. Scheide. Prominent architectural styles found in La Plata Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Colorado Ute Power Plant (added 1983 - - #83001323)

14th St. and Animas River , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

More Information:

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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 (added 2008 - - #08001008)

Also known as D&RG No. 425; 5LP.302.3, Florence 7 Cripple Creek Railroad No. 3 Elkton

479 Main Ave. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

More Information:

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Durango High School (added 2001 - - #01001119)

Also known as Durango 9-R Administration Building, 5LP3443

201 E. 12th St. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Thomas, Charles

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site (added 1985 - - #85000260)

Also known as 5LP4134

Address Restricted , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Anasazi Basketmaker Ii, Anasazi Basketmaker Iii

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad (added 1966 - - #66000247)

Right-of-way between Durango and Silverton , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Palmer,Gen. William J.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

More Information:

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East Third Avenue Historic Residential District (added 1984 - - #84000024)

Also known as The Boulevard;East Third Avenue Historic District

E. 3rd. Ave. between 5th, and 15th Sts. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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La Plata County Fairgrounds (added 1991 - - #91001031)

Also known as 5LP 1314

2500 Main Ave. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cummins,Dan, Works Progress Administration

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Fair

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Fair

Main Avenue Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000907)

Also known as See Also:79000613

Main Ave. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Newman Block (added 1979 - - #79000613)

Also known as Newman Building,Kiva Building

801--813 Main Ave. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Historic Person:

Newman,Charles

Significant Year:

1891

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Ochsner Hospital (added 1995 - - #95000534)

Also known as La Plata County Hospital;Gable House;5LP1336

805 Fifth Ave. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Rochester Hotel (added 1996 - - #96000200)

Also known as Peeple's Hotel;5LP1210

726 E. Second Ave. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Smiley Junior High School (added 2002 - - #02001462)

Also known as Smiley Building, 5LP1411.56

1309 E 3rd Ave. , Durango

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thomas, Charles, Scheide, E.F.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Professional, School, Sport Facility, Theater

More Information:

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Spring Creek Archeological District (added 1983 - - #83001322)

Also known as Zabel Canyon Indian Ruins

Address Restricted , Bayfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Anasazi, Athabascan, Ute

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

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