Colorado - Otero County - Historic Districts
Otero County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, La Junta City Park, San Juan Avenue Historic District.

The famous person Basil M. Spalding is associated with one of more of the Otero County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Otero County places including Charles Bent, William Bent, John Gwyn, Works Progress Administration and Civil Works Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Otero Country are Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Queen Anne.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (added 1966 - - #66000254)
Also known as Bent's Old Fort;Fort William
CO 194 , La Junta
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
La Junta City Park (added 2007 - - #07000343)
Also known as 5OT.937
Bounded by Colorado and Park Aves. and 10th and 14th Sts. , La Junta
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civil Works Administration, Works Progress Administration
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Plaza de Tiempo La Junta District (added 1977 - - #77001624)
Roughly bounded by First and Fifth Sts., San Juan and Raton Aves. , La Junta
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San Juan Avenue Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000918)
San Juan Ave. , La Junta
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gwyn,John,et al.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Spalding,Basil M.
Significant Year:
1896, 1905
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
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
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