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

Otero County Colorado (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance. Significant places include Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segments-Bloom Vicinity, Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segments-Iron Springs Vicinity and Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segments-Timpas Vicinity and La Junta City Park.

The famous person Basil M. Spalding is associated with one of more of the Otero County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Otero County places including Charles Bent, William Bent, John Gwyn, Works Progress Administration and Civil Works Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Otero Country are Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Queen Anne.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (added 1966 - - #66000254)

Also known as Bent's Old Fort;Fort William

CO 194 , La Junta

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Military, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

La Junta City Park (added 2007 - - #07000343)

Also known as 5OT.937

Bounded by Colorado and Park Aves. and 10th and 14th Sts. , La Junta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civil Works Administration, Works Progress Administration

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

San Juan Avenue Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000918)

San Juan Ave. , La Junta

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gwyn,John,et al.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Spalding,Basil M.

Significant Year:

1896, 1905

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segments-Bloom Vicinity (added 2016 - - #16000025)

Address Restricted, Bloom

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Area of Significance:

Commerce, Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement

Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segments-Iron Springs Vicinity (added 2017 - - #100000682)

Address Restricted, Mindeman

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Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Military, Exploration/Settlement, Archeology-Historic Aboriginal, Archeology-Historic Non-Aboriginal

Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segments-Timpas Vicinity (added 2016 - - #16000026)

Address Restricted, Timpas

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Area of Significance:

Commerce, Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Social History, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement