List of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado

This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado. There are 28 National Historic Landmarks in Colorado, two of which extend into New Mexico.[1]

National Historic Landmarks in Colorado

[2]Landmark nameImageDate designated[3]Location CountyDescription
1Bent's Old Fort
Bent's Old Fort
December 19, 1960
(#66000254)
La Junta
38°02′23″N 103°25′36″W / 38.0397748°N 103.4266500°W / 38.0397748; -103.4266500 (Bent's Old Fort)
OteroAdobe fort built in 1833 to trade with Plains Indians and trappers, on Santa Fe Trail
2Central City/Black Hawk Historic District
Central City/Black Hawk Historic District
July 4, 1961
(#66000246)
Central City and Black Hawk
39°48′04″N 105°30′47″W / 39.8010090°N 105.5130620°W / 39.8010090; -105.5130620 (Central City/Black Hawk Historic District)
GilpinFormer gold mining camps in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, once known as the 'Richest Square Mile on Earth
3Colorado Chautauqua
Colorado Chautauqua
February 10, 2006
(#78000830)
Boulder
39°59′54″N 105°16′49″W / 39.9983190°N 105.2802682°W / 39.9983190; -105.2802682 (Colorado Chautauqua)
BoulderThis 1898 Chautauqua is the only one West of the Mississippi, one of only four continuously operating since its inception, and the only one open year round.
4Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Administration Complex
(Minnequa Steel Works)
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Administration Complex
January 13, 2021
(#100006242)
215 and 225 Canal St.
38°14′17″N 104°36′46″W / 38.23804°N 104.61287°W / 38.23804; -104.61287 (Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Administration Complex)
PuebloFirst major steel works west of the Mississippi.
5Cripple Creek Historic District
Cripple Creek Historic District
July 4, 1961
(#66000939)
Cripple Creek
38°44′48″N 105°10′31″W / 38.7467790°N 105.1753060°W / 38.7467790; -105.1753060 (Cripple Creek Historic District)
TellerThe gold mining town of Cripple Creek and the surrounding hills
6Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
October 16, 2012
(#73000462)
Antonito, CO and Chama, NM
37°04′11″N 106°00′43″W / 37.06972°N 106.01202°W / 37.06972; -106.01202 (Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad)
Conejos, CO, Archuleta, CO, and Rio Arriba, NMLongest & most complete representation of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century railroading.
7Denver Civic Center
Denver Civic Center
October 16, 2012
(#12001017)
Denver
39°44′21″N 104°59′20″W / 39.7391667°N 104.9888889°W / 39.7391667; -104.9888889 (Denver Civic Center)
DenverCity Beautiful-era civic center.
8Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
July 4, 1961
(#66000247)
Durango to Silverton
37°16′09″N 107°52′57″W / 37.26912°N 107.88253°W / 37.26912; -107.88253 (Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad)
La Plata and San JuanNarrow gauge mining railroad which has continued to serve as a tourist line between Durango and Silverton
9Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District
Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District
November 13, 1966
(#66000243)
Georgetown and Silver Plume
39°42′22″N 105°41′51″W / 39.7060984°N 105.6975041°W / 39.7060984; -105.6975041 (Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District)
Clear CreekHistoric district which includes the silver mining towns of Georgetown and Silver Plume as well as the 1884 railway engineering marvel which connects them, the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
10Granada Relocation Center
(Amache National Historic Site)
Granada Relocation Center
February 10, 2006
(#94000425)
Granada
38°02′55″N 102°19′42″W / 38.0486203°N 102.3282454°W / 38.0486203; -102.3282454 (Granada Relocation Center)
ProwersWorld War II Japanese American internment center
11Leadville Historic District
Leadville Historic District
July 4, 1961
(#66000248)
Leadville
39°14′50″N 106°17′29″W / 39.2472900°N 106.2913170°W / 39.2472900; -106.2913170 (Leadville Historic District)
LakeHistoric Leadville, Colorado mining district and village area
12Lindenmeier site
Lindenmeier site
January 20, 1961
(#66000249)
Norfolk
40°58′48″N 105°03′44″W / 40.979898°N 105.062256°W / 40.979898; -105.062256 (Lindenmeier site)
LarimerThe only extensive Folsom culture campsite yet found with artifacts dating from approximately 11200 BCE to 3000 BCE.
13Lowry Ruin
Lowry Ruin
July 19, 1964
(#66000253)
Pleasant View
37°35′05″N 108°55′13″W / 37.58469°N 108.92017°W / 37.58469; -108.92017 (Lowry Ruin)
MontezumaAncestral Puebloan archaeological site from 1060 with a very large kiva
14Ludlow Tent Colony Site
Ludlow Tent Colony Site
January 16, 2009
(#85001328)
Ludlow
37°20′21″N 104°35′02″W / 37.3392453°N 104.5837849°W / 37.3392453; -104.5837849 (Ludlow Tent Colony Site)
Las AnimasSite of 1914 miners' strike that culminated in Ludlow Massacre
15Mesa Verde Administrative District
Mesa Verde Administrative District
May 29, 1987
(#87001410)
Mesa Verde National Park
37°11′03″N 108°29′17″W / 37.1841624°N 108.4881439°W / 37.1841624; -108.4881439 (Mesa Verde Administrative District)
MontezumaFirst buildings built by the National Park Service with intent to reflect cultural traditions in the park area, built in 1921
16Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel #6
(Burlington Carousel)
Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel #6
February 27, 1987
(#78000861)
Burlington
39°18′33″N 102°16′14″W / 39.3090670°N 102.2706890°W / 39.3090670; -102.2706890 (Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel #6)
Kit CarsonCarousel built for Elitch Gardens in 1905. In 1928 it moved to Kit Carson County fairgrounds where it remains open today. It is the only antique carousel in America retaining its original paint on both the scenery panels and the animals, and it is the only surviving Philadelphia Toboggan Company menagerie carousel.
17Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
July 4, 1961
(#66000245)
Colorado Springs
38°50′26″N 105°02′42″W / 38.8405839°N 105.0449035°W / 38.8405839; -105.0449035 (Pikes Peak)
El PasoPike's Peak (everything above 14,000 feet (4,300 m) elevation). This mountain was inspiration for "America the Beautiful" as well as the motto "Pike's Peak or Bust"
18Pike's Stockade
Pike's Stockade
July 4, 1961
(#66000244)
Sanford
37°17′37″N 105°48′37″W / 37.2936205°N 105.8102975°W / 37.2936205; -105.8102975 (Pike's Stockade)
ConejosExplorer Zebulon Pike set up a fort here.
19Raton Pass
Raton Pass
December 19, 1960
(#66000474)
Trinidad, CO and Raton, NM
36°59′28″N 104°29′12″W / 36.9911344°N 104.4866544°W / 36.9911344; -104.4866544 (Raton Pass)
Las Animas, CO and Colfax, NMMountain pass between New Mexico and Colorado
20Red Rocks Park and Mount Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps Camp
Red Rocks Park and Mount Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps Camp
August 4, 2015
(#90000725)
Morrison, CO
39°39′56″N 105°12′21″W / 39.6655433°N 105.2058221°W / 39.6655433; -105.2058221 (Red Rocks Park and Mount Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps Camp)
JeffersonDenver Mountain Park and camp where workers stayed while building the park's amphitheater.
21Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building
(Beaver Meadows Visitor Center)
Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building
January 3, 2001
(#01000069)
Estes Park
40°21′59″N 105°33′40″W / 40.3662840°N 105.5610180°W / 40.3662840; -105.5610180 (Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building)
LarimerAlso known as the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, it was designed by Taliesin Associated Architects, their first major work after Frank Lloyd Wright had died. It demonstrated how modern architecture could be successful inside the National Parks and was the last significant project in Mission 66.
22Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill
Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill
February 16, 2000
(#00000262)
Silverton
37°49′44″N 107°37′39″W / 37.8288855°N 107.6275605°W / 37.8288855; -107.6275605 (Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill)
San JuanOnly surviving example of a selective flotation mill in Colorado.
23Silverton Historic District
Silverton Historic District
July 4, 1961
(#66000255)
Silverton
37°48′46″N 107°39′46″W / 37.8128640°N 107.6627670°W / 37.8128640; -107.6627670 (Silverton Historic District)
San JuanFormer silver mining town, home of the Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill and one end of the Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad
24Telluride Historic District
Telluride Historic District
July 4, 1961
(#66000256)
Telluride
37°56′15″N 107°48′45″W / 37.9375170°N 107.8124040°W / 37.9375170; -107.8124040 (Telluride Historic District)
San MiguelFormer gold mining boomtown, it is now an artistic retreat and a ski resort town
25Temple Aaron
Temple Aaron
December 11, 2023
(#100009802)
Trinidad
37°09′59″N 104°30′10″W / 37.16637°N 104.50285°W / 37.16637; -104.50285 (Temple Aaron)
Las AnimasOne of the oldest synagogues in Colorado
26Trujillo Homesteads
Trujillo Homesteads
February 1, 2012
(#03001544)
Mosca
37°44′02″N 105°44′11″W / 37.73382°N 105.73636°W / 37.73382; -105.73636 (Trujillo Homesteads)
AlamosaEarly ranch settlement (1880s) in the San Luis Valley, with a surviving period ranch house; located on a Nature Conservancy property near Great Sand Dunes National Park.
27United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area
United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area
April 1, 2004
(#04000484)
Colorado Springs
39°00′31″N 104°53′25″W / 39.0086350°N 104.8902880°W / 39.0086350; -104.8902880 (United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area)
El PasoBold use of Modern architecture at the United States Air Force Academy, especially with the Cadet Chapel
28Winks Panorama
Winks Panorama
December 13, 2023
(#100009805)
Pinecliffe
39°55′16″N 105°27′25″W / 39.92111°N 105.45694°W / 39.92111; -105.45694 (Winks Panorama)
GilpinHotel that catered to African-American tourists during the early and middle 20th century

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38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W / 38.9972°N 105.5478°W / 38.9972; -105.5478 (State of Colorado)