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36 Porch Notes tagged “historic district,” from counties across Colorado. Page 1 of 2.
History and culture - San Miguel County
Telluride's old town is a recognized mining-era historic district
Telluride's historic core is recognized as a National Historic Landmark District tied to Colorado's hard-rock mining era, which shapes how the town looks and what owners can change.
Read note ->History and culture - Clear Creek County
Georgetown and Silver Plume are a protected piece of mining history
The towns of Georgetown and Silver Plume and the railroad between them form a federally recognized historic district tied to Colorado's silver-mining past.
Read note ->History and culture - Arapahoe County
Littleton's Main Street is a Victorian downtown you can walk in an afternoon
Littleton's Main Street Historic District packs brick storefronts, a 1920 town hall turned theater, and seasonal festivals into a few walkable blocks on the National Register.
Read note ->History and culture - Summit County
Breckenridge's Main Street sits inside a historic district
The heart of Breckenridge is a listed historic district of late-1800s and early-1900s mining-town buildings, which is why its Main Street looks the way it does.
Read note ->History and culture - Hinsdale County
Much of downtown Lake City is a listed historic district
Lake City's downtown is a National Register historic district with dozens of original mining-era buildings, many rebuilt in brick and stone after an 1879 fire.
Read note ->Local rules - Denver County
Denver landmark projects need design approval before the permit
For Denver landmarks and historic districts, a Certificate of Appropriateness comes first and must go in with the building or zoning permit.
Read note ->History and culture - Gunnison County
Crested Butte's old town is a coal-era historic district
The core of Crested Butte is a recognized historic district whose false-front wooden buildings date from its days as a coal-mining town with a large immigrant workforce.
Read note ->Home and property - Denver County
Historic Denver homes can need design review
A Denver landmark or historic-district home can update, but exterior changes and any demolition run through Landmark Preservation review first.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
Salida grew up as a railroad town where the Arkansas leaves the valley
Salida was founded by the Denver and Rio Grande railroad around 1880 near where the Arkansas River exits the upper valley, and its downtown carries that railroad-era history.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
Baker's old streets show Denver's South Side growing up
Baker grew up as a middle-class South Side neighborhood, stitched from 20-plus subdivisions during Denver's streetcar era before the 1893 Silver Crash.
Read note ->History and culture - El Paso County
The Old North End keeps Colorado Springs' early home styles visible
North of downtown Colorado Springs, the Old North End keeps a walkable run of late-1800s and early-1900s homes intact.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
University Park began as a university-minded suburb on the plains
University Park began in 1886 as a Methodist-affiliated community built around the University of Denver's Hilltop campus southeast of the city.
Read note ->Home and property - San Juan County
San Juan County building work starts with local review
A Silverton or San Juan County home project can need building, planning, hazard, and historic review before a permit is issued.
Read note ->History and culture - Costilla County
San Luis's old plaza is a registered historic district built in adobe
The center of San Luis, the Plaza de San Luis de la Culebra, is a National Register historic district of early adobe buildings, with the town's commons, the Vega, and the People's Ditch nearby.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
Twin Lakes village is a preserved 1800s mountain town
The Twin Lakes Historic District and the nearby Interlaken resort preserve a late-1800s mountain village and lake-side hotel that grew up on the road between Leadville and Aspen.
Read note ->History and culture - Clear Creek County
Georgetown's Christmas Market keeps an old-world December alive
Georgetown's December market brings roasted chestnuts, wagon rides, carolers, and a Santa Lucia procession to its historic streets.
Read note ->History and culture - Ouray County
Ouray's Main Street is a listed historic district
Much of downtown Ouray is the Ouray Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with late-1800s buildings like the county courthouse and Wright's Opera House.
Read note ->History and culture - Gunnison County
The Alpine Tunnel: a narrow-gauge railroad under the Divide
The Alpine Tunnel Historic District preserves the railbed and stone tunnel where a narrow-gauge line once crossed the Continental Divide into Gunnison County.
Read note ->History and culture - Custer County
Westcliffe grew up around a railroad depot
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad reached the Wet Mountain Valley in the early 1880s, and the historic depot near downtown, restored by a local effort, is a reminder of why the town sits where it does.
Read note ->History and culture - Las Animas County
Downtown Trinidad is a National Historic District called El Corazon de Trinidad
The brick-paved heart of downtown Trinidad is a listed National Historic District, which can affect how older buildings there are changed or restored.
Read note ->History and culture - La Plata County
Durango's Main Avenue is a designated historic district
Downtown Durango's Main Avenue is a recognized historic district whose buildings record the town's mining-era beginnings and later growth as a regional hub.
Read note ->History and culture - El Paso County
Manitou Springs: a spa town built around its mineral springs
Manitou Springs grew as a Victorian health resort around natural mineral springs, and much of the town is a National Register historic district, with separate local preservation review in the city's own historic districts.
Read note ->History and culture - Larimer County
Old Town Fort Collins is a listed historic district, not just a name
The Old Town district at the heart of Fort Collins is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is the city's own historic preservation review that keeps its old brick storefronts looking the way they do.
Read note ->History and culture - Boulder County
Pearl Street sits inside Boulder's downtown historic district
Boulder's downtown core, including much of Pearl Street, is a recognized historic district, which shapes how its older buildings can be changed.
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