Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Colorado - Prowers County
Prowers County Colorado has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Granada Relocation Center, Davies Hotel, Prowers Country Welfare Housing, Prowers County Building and US Post Office--Lamar Main.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Prowers County places including Lambie, Moss, Litle, and James, US Army Corps of Engineers, Works Progress Administration, Louis A. Simon, Danielson,A.E.,& Sons, Robert K. Fuller, Walter DeMordant, Paulsen, Claus, and, John Gores and Hiram S. Holly. Prominent architectural styles found in Prowers Country are Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Classical Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Davies Hotel (added 1978 - - #78000875)
Also known as Payne Hotel
122 N. Main , Lamar
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
archives document
Douglas Crossing Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000224)
Also known as Bridge over Two Butte Creek;state survey no.:PR09
Cty. Rd. 28 , Granada
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Granada Bridge (added 2002 - - #02001138)
Also known as CDOT No. L-27-D, 5PW114
US 385 at milepost 97.32 , Granada
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Colorado Department of Highways
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Granada Relocation Center (added 1994 - - #94000425)
Also known as Camp Amache;5PW48
23900 Co. Rd. FF, Approx. 1 mi. SW of Granada , Granada
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Asian, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Funerary, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Military Facility
Current Function:
Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
Holly City Hall (added 2003 - - #03001010)
Also known as 5PW175
119 E. Cheyenne St. , Holly
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Holly Gymnasium (added 2007 - - #07000344)
Also known as 5PW.268
N. Main St. , Holly
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown, John Y.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Education, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, School, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, School, Sport Facility
More Information:
archives document
Holly SS Ranch Barn (added 2004 - - #04000068)
Also known as Double S Ranch Barn, 5PW192
407 West Vinson , Holly
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gores, John, Holly, Hiram S.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Holly Santa Fe Depot (added 1995 - - #95000935)
Also known as Holly Depot;5PW73
302 S. Main St. , Holly
Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RR
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Paulsen Farm (added 1999 - - #99001542)
Also known as 5PW98
39035 Rd. 7 , Lamar
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
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
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Prowers County Building (added 1981 - - #81000186)
Also known as Prowers County Courthouse
301 S. Main St. , Lamar
Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Danielson,A.E.,& Sons, Fuller,Robert K.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
US Post Office--Lamar Main (added 1986 - - #86000179)
Also known as Lamar Post Office;Lamar Main Post Office
300 S. Fifth St. , Lamar
Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
DeMordant,Walter, Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival
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
Wiley Rock Schoolhouse (added 2004 - - #04000057)
Also known as 5PW196
603 Main St. , Wiley
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Music Facility, School
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
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