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

Prowers County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Prowers Country Welfare Housing, Paulsen Farm, Petticrew Stage Stop, Willow Creek Park.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Prowers County places including Works Progress Administration, Paulsen, Claus, and, Civil Works Administration and John L. Petticrew. Prominent architectural styles found in Prowers Country are Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Paulsen Farm (added 1999 - - #99001542)

Also known as 5PW98

39035 Rd. 7 , Lamar

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Paulsen, Claus, and

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Petticrew Stage Stop (added 2000 - - #00000936)

Also known as Petticrew Ranch, Cedar Cliff Ranch

Address Restricted , Lamar

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Petticrew, John L.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Storage

Prowers Country Welfare Housing (added 2009 - - #09001121)

Also known as 5PW.259

800 E. Maple St. , Lamar

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Works Progress Administration

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Willow Creek Park (added 2007 - - #07000789)

Also known as 5PW.56

Roughly bounded by Memorial Dr., Parkview Ave., Willow Balley Rd. , Lamar

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civil Works Administration, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Social History

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