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

Teller County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cripple Creek Historic District, Manitou Experimental Forest Station, Stratton's Independence Mine and Mill and Victor Downtown Historic District and Twin Creek Ranch.

The famous person Winfield Scott Stratton is associated with one of more of the Teller County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Teller County places including Farm Security Administration, William C. Allen and Frank Burnham. Prominent architectural styles found in Teller Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Romanesque.

Cripple Creek Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000939)

Rt. 67 , Cripple Creek

Grye, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Extractive Facility, Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel

Manitou Experimental Forest Station (added 1998 - - #98001091)

Also known as 5TL2130

232 Cty Rd. 79 , Woodland Park

ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Farm Security Administration

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Institutional Housing

Stratton's Independence Mine and Mill (added 1993 - - #93000054)

Also known as 5TJ 340;Mineral Survey #7409

Jct. of Rangeview Rd. and CO 67 , Victor

Ixfd64, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Stratton,Winfield Scott

Significant Year:

1899, 1891, 1893

Area of Significance:

Social History, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Processing Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Twin Creek Ranch (added 1997 - - #97000029)

Also known as 5TL443

1465 Teller Co. Rd. 31 , Florissant

Dergraf1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Victor Downtown Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001463)

Roughly bounded by Diamond Ave., Second, Portland and 5th Sts. , Victor

Howcheng, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store