Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Colorado - Fremont County
Fremont County Colorado has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Florence Oil Field, Canon City State Armory, Colorado Women's Prison, Oil Spring and Robison Mansion.

Several famous people are associated with these Fremont County historic places including William H. McClure and Samuel Henry Atwater.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fremont County places including George Cole, James A. Wetmore, John James Huddart, Louis A. Simon, Colorado Department of Highways, Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Co., Eugene Groves, Bradbury & Rittenhouse, L. A. Des Jardins and V.B. Humphrey. Prominent architectural styles found in Fremont Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival and Late Victorian.

Atwater, Samuel H., House (added 1996 - - #96000241)
Also known as 5FN1202
821 Macon Ave. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Atwater,Samuel Henry
Significant Year:
1908
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
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
More Information:
archives document
Bridge No. 10/Adelaide Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000208)
Also known as Bridge over Eightmile Creek;state survey no.:FR48
Fremont Cty. Rd. , Florence
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Orman & Crook, Stewart,R.W.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Canon City Downtown Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003517)
Also known as Canon City Downtown
Roughly Main St. from 3rd to 9th Sts. and Macon Ave. , Canon City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
Canon City Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1986 - - #86000201)
Also known as See Also:Canon City Downtown Historic District
602 Macon Ave. , Canon City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Canon City Municipal Building (added 1983 - - #83001318)
Also known as Municiple Building;5FN596
612 Royal Gorge Blvd. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Groves,Eugene
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum
More Information:
archives document
Canon City State Armory (added 1999 - - #99001011)
Also known as 5FN1642
110 Main St. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Huddart, John James
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Auditorium, Military Facility, Music Facility, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Military Facility
More Information:
archives document
Christ Episcopal Church (added 1994 - - #94001011)
Also known as 5FN1194
802 Harrison Ave. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
MacLaren, Thomas
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Colorado Women's Prison (added 1999 - - #99000265)
Also known as Colorado Territorial Prison Museum, 5FN55
201 N. 1st St. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Deputy Warden's House (added 2001 - - #01000443)
Also known as Cowperthwaite House, Burghart House
105 Main , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rittenhouse, Charles C.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
More Information:
archives document
Downtown Florence Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001309)
Roughly bounded by Main Street, Santa Fe and Petroleum Avenues between West 2nd and Railroad Streets, Florence
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1888-1967 AD
First Presbyterian Church (added 1983 - - #83001319)
Also known as United Presbyterian Church;5FN583
Macon and 7th Sts. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Bradbury & Rittenhouse
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Florence Oil Field (added 1992 - - #92000005)
Also known as Florence,Colorado,Historic and Archeological District
Address Restricted , Florence
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Anglo
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Fourth Street Bridge (added 2010 - - #85000207)
Also known as Bridge over Arkansas River;state survey no.:FR101
4th St. , Canon City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bullen Bridge Co., Humphrey,V.B.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Greenwood Cemetery (added 2013 - - #13000661)
1251 S. 1st St., Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Art
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Holy Cross Abbey (added 1983 - - #83001320)
Also known as 5FN688
US 50 , Canon City
ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dillon,Joseph, Des Jardins,L. A.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Howard Bridge (added 2002 - - #85000209)
Also known as Bridge over Arkansas River;state survey no.:FR22
Off U.S. 50 , Howard
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Indian Springs Ranch (added 1974 - - #74002367)
Phantom Canyon Rd. , Florence
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Main Street Bridge (added 2002 - - #02001145)
Also known as 5FN1697, CDOT No. K-16-X
CO 115 at milepost 8.90 , Florence
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shields & Kimmell, McFall, A.B.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
McCandless, James A., Building (added 1980 - - #80004635)
109---111 E. Main St. , Florence
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Owner:
Private
McClure House (added 1979 - - #79000609)
Also known as Strathmore Hotel
323-331 Main St. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McClure,William H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
McClure,William H.
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Mount Saint Scholastica Academy, East Building (added 1998 - - #97001646)
Also known as St. Scholastica Academy;Fine Arts Building;5FN35.1
615 Pike Ave. , Canon City
ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bradbury, D.A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Oil Spring (added 1996 - - #96000043)
Also known as 5FN118;Oil Spring Claim on Four Mile Creek
Address Restricted , Canon City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Portland Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000210)
Also known as Bridge over Arkansas River;state survey no.:FR52
SR 120 , Portland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fox,H. M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct (added 2002 - - #02001148)
Also known as CDOT No. K-16-S, 5FN1693
CO 120 at milepost 0.17 , Florence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Colorado Department of Highways
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Transportation
Robison Mansion (added 1984 - - #84000022)
12 Riverside Dr. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rouch Gulch Bridge (added 2002 - - #02001410)
US 50 at milepost 230.12 , Swissvale
Wallace Schultz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Colorado Dept of Highways, Gordon Construction Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Royal Gorge Bridge and Incline Railway (added 1983 - - #83001303)
Also known as 5FN687
NW of Canon City , Canon City
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cole,George
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Rail-Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Rail-Related, Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
South Canon High School (added 2005 - - #00001648)
Also known as Wilson Junior High School, Park Avenue Apartments
1020 Park Ave. , Canon City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
US Post Office and Federal Building--Canon City Main (added 1986 - - #86000167)
Also known as Canon City Post Office and Federal Building;Canon City Main
Fifth St. and Macon Ave. , Canon City
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
archives document
US Post Office--Florence Main (added 1986 - - #86000174)
Also known as Florence Post Office;Florence Main Post Office
121 N. Pikes Peak St. , Florence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
archives document
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