Art Building (Rocky Ford, Colorado)

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Art Building
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LocationArkansas Valley Fairgrounds, near jct. of Main St. and US 50, Rocky Ford, Colorado
Coordinates 38°03′31″N103°43′07″W / 38.05861°N 103.71861°W / 38.05861; -103.71861 (Art Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural styleoctagon mode
NRHP reference No. 96001027 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1996

The Art Building of the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds in Rocky Ford, Colorado was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

It is a one-story octagonal wood-frame building. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Jo Nixon (February 21, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Art Building / Arts & Flower Building;5OT457". National Park Service . Retrieved September 26, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1996

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