Colorado - El Paso County - Historic Districts
El Paso County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Colorado Springs Airport, United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area, Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District, Carlton House and Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway--Corley Mountain Highway.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Cody Complex, Duncan Complex and Apishapa dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these El Paso County historic places including Spencer Penrose and William Jackson Palmer.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the El Paso County places including Owings and Merrill Skidmore, W.T. & Son Mitchell, Durham and Richardson Henningson, American Bridge Co., W.D. Corley, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek RR, Richard S. Requa, Works Progress Administration, Randall Davey, Thomas, Charles E. and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in El Paso Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Boulder Crescent Place Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001555)
9 and 11 W. Boulder St. and 312, 318, and 320 N. Cascade , Colorado Springs
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District (added 2000 - - #00000783)
Also known as 5EP3258
Approx. 0.5 mi. SE of jct. S. Calhan Rd. and Paint Mine Rd. , Calhan
ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Industry, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Cody Complex, Duncan Complex, Apishapa
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Processing Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Carlton House (added 1989 - - #89001785)
Pine Valley, US Air Force Academy , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Requa,Richard S.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Military Facility, Single Dwelling
Colorado Springs Airport (added 1996 - - #90001296)
Also known as Square Mile Airport;Colorado Springs Municipal Airport;City
Jct. of Ent Ave. and Peterson Blvd. (Peterson Air Force Base) , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mitchell, W.T. & Son, American Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum
Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway--Corley Mountain Highway (added 1999 - - #99000400)
Also known as Short Lne to Cripple Creek, Gold Camp Road
Gold Camp Rd. and Forest Rd. 370 , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek RR, Corley, W.D.
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Rail-Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related
Drennan School (added 2008 - - #08000290)
Also known as Drennan Community Building, 5EP.4967
20500 Drennan Rd. , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Communications, Architecture, Social History, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Meeting Hall, School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
El Pomar Estate (added 1995 - - #95001328)
Also known as El Pomar;5EP377
1661 Mesa Ave. , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomas, Charles E., et al., Trumbauer, Horace
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Penrose, Spencer
Significant Year:
1939, 1910, 1925
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Garden
Keithley Log Cabin Development District (added 1982 - - #82001016)
Roughly bounded by Santa Fe Pl., Crystal Rd., and Spur Rd. , Manitou Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Resort
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Manitou Springs Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003516)
Also known as See Also:Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR;Manitou Springs Po
Roughly bounded by El Paso Blvd., Ruxton Ave., US 24, and Iron Mt. Ave. , Manitou Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Monument Valley Park (added 2007 - - #06001287)
Also known as 5EP613
Approx. bounded by Monroe, Culebra, Westview, Bijou Sts, BN&SF, and W edge of main N/S trail, N. of Del Norte , Colorado Springs
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Historic Person:
Palmer, William Jackson
Significant Year:
1935
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Horticulture Facility, Monument/Marker, Music Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Horticulture Facility, Monument/Marker, Music Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
North Cheyenne Canon Park (added 2009 - - #09000489)
Also known as Colorado College Park; Cheyenne Park, 5EP.5968
2120 N. Cheyenne Canon Rd. , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Forest, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Forest, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park
North End Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001017)
Also known as The North End;North End Historic Residential District
Roughly bounded by Monument Valley Wood, Nevada Ave., Madison and Unitah Sts. , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, MacLaren,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
North Weber Street-Wahsatch Avenue Historic Residential District (added 1985 - - #85000205)
N. Weber St. between Boulder and Del Norte St., and N. Wahsatch Ave. between St. Vrain and Columbia St. , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Old Colorado City Historic Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82001018)
Also known as Old Colorado City
N side of Colorado Ave. from 24th St., W to 2611 Colorado Ave., also includes 115 S. 26 St. and 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. , Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
Shrine of the Sun (added 1994 - - #94001229)
Also known as Will Rogers Shrine;5EP2175
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd. , Colorado Springs
MattWright, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davey, Randall, Thomas, Charles E.
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker, Museum
Current Function:
Funerary, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker, Museum
United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area (added 2004 - - #04000484)
Roughly between Cadet Drive and Faculty Drive , U.S. Air Force Academy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Henningson, Durham and Richardson
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Military
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Military Facility, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Defense, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Military Facility, Religious Structure
Wolfe, John, House (added 2013 - - #12001193)
905 W. Cheyenne Rd., Colorado Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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