Colorado - Bent County
Bent County Colorado has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Thompson House, Bent County Courthouse and Jail, Boggsville, Fort Lyon and Prowers Bridge.

Several famous people are associated with these Bent County historic places including Llewellyn E. Jr. Thompson and Thomas Boggs.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bent County places including M.F. & B. Bradley Reilly, Pueblo Bridge Co., U.S. Army, Holmberg Bros., Walter Dubree, U.S. Treasury Dept., F.W. Foote and James Larson. Prominent architectural styles found in Bent Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bent County Courthouse and Jail (added 1976 - - #76000546)
725 Carson Ave. , Las Animas
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reilly,M.F. & B. Bradley, Holmberg Bros.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Bent County High School (added 2010 - - #10000505)
Also known as Las Animas Junior High School, Las Animas Middle SChool
1214 Ambassador Thompson Blvd , Las Animas
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Larson, James, Dubree, Walter
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Boggsville (added 1986 - - #86002841)
S of Las Animas on CO 101 , Las Animas
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Boggs,Thomas,et al.
Significant Year:
1866, 1867
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
More Information:
Columbian School (added 2006 - - #04000665)
Also known as Columbian Elementary School
1026 W. 6th St. , Las Animas
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Foote, F.W., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fort Lyon (added 2004 - - #04000388)
Also known as Las Animas, Colorado, U.S. Naval Hospital, 5BN117
Jct. of Bent Cty. Rd. 15 and Fort Lyon Gate Rd. , Las Animas
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Army, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Native American, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Military, European, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Sanatorium
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Institutional Housing
More Information:
Las Animas Post Office (added 2008 - - #07001392)
Also known as 5BN.591
513 6th St. , Las Animas
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Treasury Dept.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
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Prowers Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000189)
Also known as Bridge over Arkansas River;state survey no.:BE01
Cty. Rd. 34 , Prowers
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pueblo Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
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:
Thompson House (added 1999 - - #99001702)
Also known as 5BN511
605 Cottonwood Ave. , Las Animas
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Thompson, Llewellyn E. Jr.
Significant Year:
1922
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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