National Register of Historic Places listings in La Plata County, Colorado

Summary

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in La Plata County, Colorado.

Location of La Plata County in Colorado

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 15 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. One site was previously listed but has been delisted.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]

Current listings edit

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Animas Canon Toll Road March 27, 2017
(#100000787)
Between Durango and Silverton in the San Juan NF.
37°32′10″N 107°48′29″W / 37.536154°N 107.807954°W / 37.536154; -107.807954 (Animas Canon Toll Road)
Durango
2 Animas City School
 
Animas City School
April 23, 2019
(#100003687)
3065 W. 2nd Ave.
37°17′57″N 107°52′23″W / 37.2991°N 107.8730°W / 37.2991; -107.8730 (Animas City School)
Durango
3 Colorado Ute Power Plant
 
Colorado Ute Power Plant
September 29, 1983
(#83001323)
14th St. and the Animas River
37°16′44″N 107°52′47″W / 37.278889°N 107.879722°W / 37.278889; -107.879722 (Colorado Ute Power Plant)
Durango
4 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315
 
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315
  More images
October 24, 2008
(#08001008)
479 Main Ave.
37°16′05″N 107°52′57″W / 37.268056°N 107.882500°W / 37.268056; -107.882500 (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315)
Durango
5 Durango High School
 
Durango High School
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October 20, 2001
(#01001119)
201 E. 12th St.
37°16′36″N 107°52′39″W / 37.276667°N 107.8775°W / 37.276667; -107.8775 (Durango High School)
Durango
6 Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site February 11, 1985
(#85000260)
Address Restricted
Durango
7 Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad
 
Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad
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October 15, 1966
(#66000247)
Right-of-way between Durango and Silverton
37°17′51″N 107°42′39″W / 37.2975°N 107.710833°W / 37.2975; -107.710833 (Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad)
Durango
8 East Third Avenue Historic Residential District
 
East Third Avenue Historic Residential District
October 11, 1984
(#84000024)
E. 3rd. Ave. between 5th and 15th Sts.
37°16′26″N 107°52′37″W / 37.273889°N 107.876944°W / 37.273889; -107.876944 (East Third Avenue Historic Residential District)
Durango
9 Main Avenue Historic District
 
Main Avenue Historic District
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August 7, 1980
(#80000907)
Main Ave.
37°16′23″N 107°52′48″W / 37.273056°N 107.88°W / 37.273056; -107.88 (Main Avenue Historic District)
Durango
10 Newman Block
 
Newman Block
October 15, 1979
(#79000613)
801-813 Main Ave.
37°16′21″N 107°52′50″W / 37.2725°N 107.880556°W / 37.2725; -107.880556 (Newman Block)
Durango
11 Ochsner Hospital
 
Ochsner Hospital
May 4, 1995
(#95000534)
805 5th Ave.
37°16′16″N 107°52′30″W / 37.271111°N 107.875°W / 37.271111; -107.875 (Ochsner Hospital)
Durango
12 Rochester Hotel
 
Rochester Hotel
February 29, 1996
(#96000200)
726 E. 2nd Ave.
37°16′17″N 107°52′44″W / 37.271389°N 107.878889°W / 37.271389; -107.878889 (Rochester Hotel)
Durango
13 Smiley Junior High School
 
Smiley Junior High School
November 27, 2002
(#02001462)
1309 E. 3rd Ave.
37°16′39″N 107°52′34″W / 37.2775°N 107.876111°W / 37.2775; -107.876111 (Smiley Junior High School)
Durango
14 Spring Creek Archeological District May 21, 1983
(#83001322)
Address Restricted
Bayfield
15 Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District
 
Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District
May 2, 1972
(#72000273)
Address Restricted
Durango

Former listing edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 La Plata County Fairgrounds
 
La Plata County Fairgrounds
August 12, 1991
(#91001031)
July 23, 2001 2500 Main Ave.
37°17′33″N 107°52′22″W / 37.2925°N 107.872778°W / 37.2925; -107.872778 (La Plata County Fairgrounds)
Durango Parts relocated or demolished in 1999 and 2000.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation | Properties removed from the National and State Registers". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

External links edit

  • State of Colorado
    • History Colorado
  • La Plata County, Colorado


37°17′11″N 107°50′37″W / 37.2864°N 107.8436°W / 37.2864; -107.8436 (La Plata County, Colorado)