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History and culture - Saguache County
Saguache wears its 1874 main street and two museums on one slow walk
The county seat carries a Ute name, a 4th Street commercial core that grew from the town's 1874 founding, and two museums you can walk between in an afternoon.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
The Alpine Tunnel was a narrow-gauge railroad bore under the Continental Divide
Above St. Elmo, the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad drove the Alpine Tunnel through the Continental Divide in the early 1880s, and the abandoned railbed and tunnel are now a protected historic district reaching into Chaffee County.
Read note ->History and culture - Pitkin County
Aspen's Victorian houses are part of a recognized historic core
Aspen's old downtown and its Victorian homes, including the Wheeler/Stallard Museum, are documented historic resources, and the City of Aspen's own preservation program is what shapes how owners can change designated properties.
Read note ->History and culture - Gilpin County
Nevadaville: the quiet ghost town just above Central City
A couple of miles above Central City sits Nevadaville, an early gold camp that emptied out and now makes a free, easy, photogenic side trip.
Read note ->History and culture - Fremont County
Downtown Florence is a listed historic district built on coal, oil, and smelting
The Downtown Florence Historic District preserves the commercial main street of a town that boomed on coal, oil, and smelting, and the Florence Pioneer Museum sits in one of its sandstone buildings.
Read note ->History and culture - Rio Grande County
Monte Vista's downtown is a recognized historic district
The heart of Monte Vista is a listed historic district, which means its older downtown buildings carry recognition that can affect how they are changed.
Read note ->History and culture - Teller County
Cripple Creek's brick downtown was rebuilt after the 1896 fires
Two 1896 fires destroyed Cripple Creek's wooden business district, and the brick-and-stone Bennett Avenue you see today is the rebuild, now a National Historic Landmark.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
LoDo is a protected historic district, not just a nightlife name
Lower Downtown, or LoDo, was declared a Denver historic district in 1988, which is why its old brick warehouses still stand and changes to them are reviewed.
Read note ->History and culture - Logan County
Downtown Sterling is a registered historic district, which can matter to owners
Several blocks of downtown Sterling form a National Register historic district, a status that recognizes the old commercial core and can open up preservation grants and tax credits.
Read note ->History and culture - La Plata County
Durango's East 3rd Avenue is a street of historic homes
East 3rd Avenue in Durango is a tree-lined street of older homes long recognized for its historic character; check with the city and History Colorado before changing a property there.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
Larimer Square survived because someone fought to save it
Larimer Square holds Denver's oldest commercial block, saved from urban-renewal demolition in the 1960s and now a protected historic district.
Read note ->History and culture - Mesa County
Grand Junction's historic downtown and old neighborhoods
Grand Junction runs a historic preservation program, and landmarks like the old railroad depot, the Avalon Theatre, and the North Seventh Street residential district recall the early town.
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