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

Rio Blanco County Colorado has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Battle of Milk River Site, Canon Pintado, Collage Shelter Site, Duck Creek Wickiup Village and Fremont Lookout Fortification Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Prehistoric - Plains, Fremont Culture and Ute dating back to 0.

Several famous people are associated with these Rio Blanco County historic places including Father Escalante and Reuben S. Ball.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rio Blanco County places including James L. Brownlee, Civilian Conservation Corps, Patterson,M, J.,Contracting Co. and Unitah Railway Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Rio Blanco Country are .

Battle of Milk River Site (added 1975 - - #75000536)

Also known as Thornburgh Monument

Address Restricted , Meeker

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

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Native American, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Ute

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Canon Pintado (added 1975 - - #75000538)

Address Restricted , Rangely

Skyerise, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Person

Historic Person:

Escalante,Father,et al.

Significant Year:

1776

Area of Significance:

Art, Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Prehistoric - Plains, Fremont Culture, Ute

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Carrot Men Pictograph Site (added 1975 - - #75000539)

Also known as AR-05-010-98

Address Restricted , Rangely

Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Fremont

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Collage Shelter Site (added 1980 - - #80000924)

Also known as 5 RB820

Address Restricted , Rangely

Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Fremont

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal, State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Duck Creek Wickiup Village (added 1975 - - #75000537)

Also known as PB-73-63;AR-05-010-150 BLM;5 RB 53 Univ. of Colorado

Address Restricted , Meeker

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Native American, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Ute

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Fremont Lookout Fortification Site (added 1974 - - #74000593)

Also known as AR-05-010-99

Address Restricted , Rangely

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Military, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Fremont

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Fortification

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Hay's Ranch Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000233)

Also known as State Bridge;Bridge over White River;state survey no.:RB03

Cty. Rd. 127 , Meeker

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Patterson,M, J.,Contracting Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Hotel Meeker (added 1980 - - #80000923)

560 Main St. , Meeker

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

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Ball,Reuben S.

Significant Year:

1896, 1904

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

archives document

Pyramid Guard Station (added 2008 - - #07001354)

Also known as 5RB.2882

Cty. Rd. 8 , Yampa

Laurenemax, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brownlee, James L., Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Government Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Camp, Government Office

More Information:

archives document

St. James Episcopal Church (added 1978 - - #78000883)

368 4th St. , Meeker

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

archives document

Whiskey Creek Trestle (added 1987 - - #80000925)

W of Rangely , Rangely

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use