List of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado

This list of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado lists all objects and sites in the US state of Colorado that are classified as National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in that US state and are under the supervision of the National Park Service . These buildings, objects and other sites meet certain criteria with regard to their national importance.

Legend

NHL	National Historic Landmark
NHLD	National Historic Landmark District
NHS	National Historic Site
NMON	National Monument

Current NHLs in Colorado

There are 21 such National Historic Landmarks in Colorado . This list leads the objects according to the official designations in the National Register of Historic Places .

	Name of the site	image	year	place	county	description
1	Bent's Old Fort		December 19, 1960	La Junta 38 ° 2 ′ 34.4 "  N , 103 ° 25 ′ 50.8"  W.	Otero	Built of adobe fort was established in 1833 to deal with Plains Indians and trappers on the Santa Fe Trail to trade
2	Central City / Black Hawk Historic District		04th July 1961	Central City and Black Hawk 39 ° 48 ′ 4 ″  N , 105 ° 30 ′ 27 ″  W.	Gilpin	Former gold rush camp in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains , once known as the Richest Square Mile on Earth ( richest square mile in the world )
3	Colorado Chautauqua		February 10, 2006	Boulder 39 ° 59 ′ 52 ″  N , 105 ° 16 ′ 50 ″  W.	Boulder	Established in 1898, Chautauqua is the only one west of the Mississippi River and just one of four such facilities that have operated continuously since its inception. It is the only chautauqua in the United States that is open year round.
4th	Cripple Creek Historic District		04th July 1961	Cripple Creek 38 ° 45 ′ 7 "  N , 105 ° 10 ′ 31"  W.	Plate	consisting of the gold rush town of Cripple Creek and the mountains surrounding it
5	Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad		04th July 1961	between Durango and Silverton 37 ° 17 ′ 51 ″  N , 107 ° 42 ′ 39 ″  W.	San Juan and La Plata	Vineyard -Eisenbahnstrecke that the transport of today between Durango and Silverton tourist used
6th	Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District		November 13, 1966	Georgetown and Silver Plume 39 ° 41 ′ 55 ″  N , 105 ° 42 ′ 48 ″  W.	Clear Creek	Historic district with the silver mining towns of Georgetown and Silver Plume as well as the railway line built in 1884 that connects the two towns, the so-called Georgetown Loop Railroad .
7th	Granada War Relocation Center		February 10, 2006	Granada 38 ° 2 ′ 58 "  N , 102 ° 19 ′ 43"  W.	Prowers	Internment camp in which Americans of Japanese origin were imprisoned during World War II
8th	Leadville Historic District		04th July 1961	Leadville 39 ° 14 '39 "  N , 106 ° 13' 42"  W.	Lake	Historic district with the mining district and the settlement area
9	Lindenmeier Site		January 20, 1961	Norfolk	Larimer	the only larger settlement found so far from the time of the Folsom culture ; Artifacts date from 11,200-3,000 BC.
10	Lowry ruin		July 19, 1964	Pleasant View 37 ° 35 ′ 4.3 ″  N , 108 ° 55 ′ 10.7 ″  W.	Montezuma	archaeological site of an Anasazi settlement dated around 1060 with a very large kiva
11	Ludlow Tent Colony Site		January 16, 2009	Ludlow 37 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 104 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  W.	Las Animas	Site of the Ludlow massacre
12	Mesa Verde Administrative District		May 29, 1987	Mesa Verde National Park 37 ° 10 ′ 52.6 "  N , 108 ° 29 ′ 26.4"  W.	Montezuma	These are the first buildings built by the National Park Service with the intention of reflecting the cultural traditions of the area when they are built in national parks; the buildings were erected in 1921.
13	Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel No. 6th		February 27, 1987	Burlington 39 ° 18'25.6 "  N , 102 ° 16'13.2"  W.	Kit Carson	Carousel built in 1905 for Elitch Gardens and set up in 1928 at the Kit Carson County's exhibition grounds, where it still operates today. It is the only antique carousel in the United States that still has the original paintwork of the mounts and backdrop panels and is the last existing carousel of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company .
14th	Pikes Peak		04th July 1961	Colorado Springs 38 ° 50 '26 "  N , 105 ° 2' 39"  W.	El Paso	Pikes Peak above about 4250  m above sea level. The mountain was the inspiration for America the Beautiful and the motto Pike's Peak or Bust
15th	Pike's Stockade		04th July 1961	Sanford 37 ° 17 ′ 30.4 "  N , 105 ° 48 ′ 35.8"  W.	Conejos	The explorer Zebulon Pike built a fort here.
16	Raton Pass		December 19, 1960	Trinidad, CO and Raton, NM 36 ° 59 ′ 25.1 ″  N , 104 ° 29 ′ 16.8 ″  W.	Las Animas, CO and Colfax, NM	Mountain pass between New Mexico and Colorado
17th	Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building		0January 3, 2001	Estes Park 40 ° 21 ′ 58 ″  N , 105 ° 33 ′ 39 ″  W.	Larimer	Also known as the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, the building was designed by the Taliesin Associated Architects and was their first major work after the death of Frank Lloyd Wright . The building demonstrated that modern architecture can be used successfully in national parks. It was Mission 66's last significant project .
18th	Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill		February 16, 2000	Silverton 37 ° 49 ′ 44.3 "  N , 107 ° 37 ′ 41.5"  W.	San Juan	last existing foam flotation mill in Colorado
19th	Silverton Historic District		04th July 1961	Silverton 37 ° 48 ′ 45.2 "  N , 107 ° 39 ′ 46.8"  W.	San Juan	former silver mining town, here is the Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill and a terminus of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
20th	Telluride Historic District		04th July 1961	Telluride 37 ° 56 ′ 14 "  N , 107 ° 48 ′ 29"  W.	San Miguel	former mining settlement that boomed during the gold rush; today it is an artists' colony and a winter sports resort
21st	United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area		0April 1, 2004	Colorado Springs 39 ° 0 '30 "  N , 104 ° 53" 25.5 "  W.	El Paso	significant for the modern age of the United States Air Force Academy , particularly the Cadet Chapel

Other sites under the supervision of the National Park Service

National Historic Sites National Historic Parks , National Memorials, and a few other sites are also under the control of the United States National Park Service , but like the NHLs, enjoy greater protection than those generally listed on the National Register of Historic Places , without being considered National Historic Landmarks. There are four such areas in Colorado. Only three are listed in the table below because Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site is already included above as Bent's Old Fort .

	designation	image	year	place	county	description
1	Hovenweep National Monument		0March 2, 1923	Cortez, CO and Blanding, UT	Montezuma, CO and San Juan, UT	six clusters of ruins of Indian settlements, partially located in Utah
2	Mesa Verde National Park		June 29, 1906	Cortez	Montezuma	numerous ruins of houses and villages of the Pueblo culture, known for their construction on rocky slopes; Mesa Verde means something like "green board"
3	Yucca House National Monument		December 19, 1919	Cortez	Montezuma	not excavated archaeological site of the Pueblo culture

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado

Web links

Commons : National Historic Landmarks of Colorado  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Colorada . National Park Service (English)
• National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Park Service: National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers ( English ) Retrieved on December 14 of 2010.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} National Park Service: National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State (PDF) April 2007. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved on August 21, 2008. The is named official name under which the property is entered in the register.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} National Park Service : National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database . Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 12, 2011. 
4. ↑ Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States ( English ) Department of the Interior. January 16, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

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