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

Pitkin County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Redstone Historic District, Soldner Home and Studio, Independence and Independence Mill Site and Redstone Coke Oven Historic District and Holden Mining and Smelting Co..

The famous person John Cleveland Osgood is associated with one of more of the Pitkin County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pitkin County places including Theodore Davis Boal, Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. and Hunt & McDonald Stonework. Prominent architectural styles found in Pitkin Country are Queen Anne and Tudor Revival.

Holden Mining and Smelting Co. (added 1990 - - #90000867)

Also known as Holden Lixiviation Works;Holden--Marolt Complex

1000 Block W. Hwy. 82 , Aspen

Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Processing Site

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Independence and Independence Mill Site (added 1973 - - #73000484)

Also known as Chipeta;Mammouth City;Mount Hope;Farwell;Sparkill

On CO 82, in White River National Forest , Ghost Town

Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Redstone Coke Oven Historic District (added 1990 - - #89002385)

Also known as 5PT451

CO 133 and Chair Mountain Stables Rd. , Redstone

Daniel Case, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Redstone Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000934)

Also known as See Also:Cleveholm

Roughly along the Crystal River from Hawk Creek to 226 Redstone Blvd. , Redstone

Marrante, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Boal,Theodore Davis

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Osgood,John Cleveland

Significant Year:

1909, 1899, 1901

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store