Colorado - San Miguel County - Vacant / Not In Use
San Miguel County Colorado (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lewis Mill and Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant, Rio Grande Southern Railroad Trout Lake Water Tank, Valley View Leasing and Mining Company Mill.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the San Miguel County places including Charles Maxwell, Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Otto Beselack and Walter L. Reed. Prominent architectural styles found in San Miguel Country are .

Lewis Mill (added 2009 - - #09000267)
Also known as 5SM.4180
3.5 mi. SE of Telluride at the head of Bridal Veil Basin , Telluride
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maxwell, Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rio Grande Southern Railroad Trout Lake Water Tank (added 2003 - - #03000777)
Also known as 5SM.2030.13
along North Trout Lake Rd. , Ophir
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant (added 1979 - - #79000621)
Also known as Bridal Veil Powerhouse
SE of Telluride at Bridal Veil Falls , Telluride
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Valley View Leasing and Mining Company Mill (added 2010 - - #10000035)
Also known as Matterhorn Mill, 5SM.6717
CO 145, 2.8 mi. S. of Ophir , Ophir
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beselack, Otto, Reed, Walter L.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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