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Colorado - La Plata County
La Plata County Colorado has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site, Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad, Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District and Colorado Ute Power Plant and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Anasazi Basketmaker Ii, Anasazi Basketmaker Iii, Athabascan and Ute dating back to 499 BC.

The famous person Charles Newman is associated with one of more of the La Plata County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the La Plata County places including Gen. William J. Palmer, Charles Thomas, Dan Cummins, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Works Progress Administration and E.F. Scheide. Prominent architectural styles found in La Plata Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Colorado Ute Power Plant (added 1983 - - #83001323)
14th St. and Animas River , Durango
Thomasholtward, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
More Information:
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 (added 2008 - - #08001008)
Also known as D&RG No. 425; 5LP.302.3, Florence 7 Cripple Creek Railroad No. 3 Elkton
479 Main Ave. , Durango
BotMultichillT, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
Durango High School (added 2001 - - #01001119)
Also known as Durango 9-R Administration Building, 5LP3443
201 E. 12th St. , Durango
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Thomas, Charles
Architectural Style:
Classical 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:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site (added 1985 - - #85000260)
Also known as 5LP4134
Address Restricted , Durango
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Anasazi Basketmaker Ii, Anasazi Basketmaker Iii
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad (added 1966 - - #66000247)
Right-of-way between Durango and Silverton , Durango
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Palmer,Gen. William J.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
More Information:
East Third Avenue Historic Residential District (added 1984 - - #84000024)
Also known as The Boulevard;East Third Avenue Historic District
E. 3rd. Ave. between 5th, and 15th Sts. , Durango
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
La Plata County Fairgrounds (added 1991 - - #91001031)
Also known as 5LP 1314
2500 Main Ave. , Durango
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cummins,Dan, Works Progress Administration
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair
Main Avenue Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000907)
Also known as See Also:79000613
Main Ave. , Durango
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Specialty Store
More Information:
Newman Block (added 1979 - - #79000613)
Also known as Newman Building,Kiva Building
801--813 Main Ave. , Durango
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Historic Person:
Newman,Charles
Significant Year:
1891
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Ochsner Hospital (added 1995 - - #95000534)
Also known as La Plata County Hospital;Gable House;5LP1336
805 Fifth Ave. , Durango
Thomasholtward, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Rochester Hotel (added 1996 - - #96000200)
Also known as Peeple's Hotel;5LP1210
726 E. Second Ave. , Durango
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Smiley Junior High School (added 2002 - - #02001462)
Also known as Smiley Building, 5LP1411.56
1309 E 3rd Ave. , Durango
Thomasholtward, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomas, Charles, Scheide, E.F.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Professional, School, Sport Facility, Theater
More Information:
Spring Creek Archeological District (added 1983 - - #83001322)
Also known as Zabel Canyon Indian Ruins
Address Restricted , Bayfield
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Anasazi, Athabascan, Ute
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Village Site
Current Function:
Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000273)
Address Restricted , Durango
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Anasazi
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Unoccupied Land
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