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Colorado - Chaffee County - Historic Districts
Chaffee County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alpine Tunnel Historic District, Alpine Tunnel Historic District, Hutchinson Ranch (Boundary Increase), St. Elmo Historic District and Vicksburg Mining Camp.

The famous person Hutchinson, Joseph S. and is associated with one of more of the Chaffee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chaffee County places including Evans, James A., et al., John Weldon, Crescent Moly Company, Cook, W.T., et al. and Howard Jr. Cutler. Prominent architectural styles found in Chaffee Country are Other, Early Commercial and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Alpine Tunnel Historic District (added 1996 - - #80004632)
Also known as 5CF838/5GN2599
Along the Denver, South Park and Pacific RR tracks from Quartz to Hancock , Pitkin
Timd40~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Evans, James A., et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Alpine Tunnel Historic District (added 1996 - - #80004632)
Also known as 5CF838/5GN2599
Along the Denver, South Park and Pacific RR tracks from Quartz to Hancock , Pitkin
Timd40~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Evans, James A., et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Behrman Ranch (added 2012 - - #12000143)
Also known as 3 Bar J Ranch, Berchert Ranch. 5CF.2820
31715 US 24 N., Buena Vista
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Clear Creek Canyon of Chaffee County (added 1974 - - #74002366)
N of Buena Vista , Buena Vista
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Owner:
Federal
Comanche Drive-In (added 2015 - - #15000481)
Buena Vista, Buena Vista
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-2000 AD
Crescent Moly Mine No. 100 and Mining Camp (added 2003 - - #03001005)
Also known as Crescent Moly Mine;Crescent Mine, 5CF.683
Address Restricted , Vicksburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cook, W.T., et al., Crescent Moly Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Social History, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Head Lettuce Day--Collegiate Peaks Stampede Rodeo Grounds (added 2016 - - #16000758)
Buena Vista, Buena Vista
a href"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Head_Lettuce_Day-Collegiate_Peaks_Stampede_Rodeo_Grounds.JPG"Jeffrey Beall/a, a href"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"CC BY-SA 4.0/a, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Other
Period of Significance:
1940-1966 AD
Hutchinson Ranch (Boundary Increase) (added 2005 - - #05000309)
Also known as Hutchinson Homestead, 5CF142
8911 W. I-50 , Salida
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weldon, John
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Hutchinson, Joseph S.,
Significant Year:
1874, 1882
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
McFadden Brothers Ranch East Headquarters (added 2023 - - #100007932)
Also known as Morrison Homestead, 5CF3573
18101 Mountain View Dr., Buena Vista
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Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Nachtrieb-Kelly Ranch (added 2017 - - #100000785)
Also known as Maxwell Ranch, 5CF.2876
25887 Cty. Rd. 319, Buena Vista
a href"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nachtrieb-Kelly_Ranch.JPG"Jeffrey Beall/a, a href"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"CC BY-SA 4.0/a, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Archeology, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1879-1966 AD
Rock Ledge Ranch--Franzel Ranch (added 2015 - - #15000464)
Buena Vista, Buena Vista
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, European
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Salida Downtown Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000800)
Also known as See Also: Manhattan Hotel
Roughly bounded by Arkansas River, RR Track, 3rd and D Sts. , Salida
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Hotel
Salida Livestock Commission Company (added 2015 - - #15000465)
Salida, Salida
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974 AD
Smith-Friskey Ranch (added 2017 - - #100000786)
Also known as 5CF.2879
Cty. Rd. 339, .5 mi. W. of road, Buena Vista
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Archeology, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1888-1964 AD
St. Elmo Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000577)
Pitkin, Gunnison, 1st., Main and Poplar Sts. , St. Elmo
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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, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Vicksburg Mining Camp (added 1977 - - #77000364)
15 mi. NW of Buena Vista on SR 390 , Buena Vista
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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