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

Weld County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Land Utilization Program Headquarters, SLW Ranch and West Stoneham Archeological District, Ball, Elmer and Etta, Ranch and Dearfield.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Paleoindian, Early Archaic and Et Al. dating back to 6999 BC.

The famous person Oliver Toussaint Jackson is associated with one of more of the Weld County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Weld County places including L.R. Lent, Bessie Smith, Frank Gordon, William N. Bowman and Bill Lillian. Prominent architectural styles found in Weld Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Early Commercial.

Ball, Elmer and Etta, Ranch (added 1991 - - #91001533)

Also known as Lazy S Over S Ranch;5WL1599

Weld Co. Rd. 69 W of Briggsdale , Briggsdale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Dearfield (added 1995 - - #95001002)

Also known as 5WL744

Along CO 34, 11 mi. W of Wiggins , Wiggins

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Information Potential

Historic Person:

Jackson, Oliver Toussaint

Significant Year:

1917, 1910, 1914

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Black

Cultural Affiliation:

African American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Greeley Downtown (added 2008 - - #08000707)

Also known as 5WL.5652

Roughly bounded by 8th St., 8th Ave., 10th St., and 9th Ave. , Greeley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, School, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Civic, Courthouse, Department Store, Professional, School, Specialty Store

Land Utilization Program Headquarters (added 2009 - - #09000854)

Also known as Briggsdale Work Center

44741 Weld Co. Rd. 77 , Briggsdale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lent, L.R.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Conservation Area, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Government Office

Milne Farm (added 1993 - - #92001840)

Also known as 5WL1189

18457 CO 392 , Lucerne

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gordon,Frank

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Storage

SLW Ranch (added 1991 - - #91000288)

Also known as Ogilvy Ranch;Crow Creek Ranch;Percheron--Norman Horse Compan

27401 Weld Co. Rd. 58 1/2 , Greeley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Von Trotha-Firestien Farm at Bracewell (added 2009 - - #09000291)

Also known as Farm, Atkinson Farm; Bracewell Farm; Von Trotha Farm; Firestien

Address Restricted , Greeley

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lillian, Bill

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

West Stoneham Archeological District (added 1994 - - #94001115)

Address Restricted , Stoneham

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Native American

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Paleoindian, Early Archaic, Et Al.

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Water Works

White--Plumb Farm (added 2005 - - #05000729)

Also known as 5WL.322, Plumb Farm Learning Center

955 39th Ave. , Greeley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Bessie

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Museum