National Register of Historic Places listings in La Plata County, Colorado

Location of La Plata County in Colorado

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in La Plata County, Colorado.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. ^[1]

There are 15 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. One site was previously listed but has been delisted.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 26, 2023. ^[2]

Contents: Counties in Colorado

Adams - Alamosa - Arapahoe - Archuleta - Baca - Bent - Boulder - Broomfield - Chaffee - Cheyenne - Clear Creek - Conejos - Costilla - Crowley - Custer - Delta - Denver - Dolores - Douglas - Eagle - El Paso - Elbert - Fremont - Garfield - Gilpin - Grand - Gunnison - Hinsdale - Huerfano - Jackson - Jefferson - Kiowa - Kit Carson - La Plata - Lake - Larimer - Las Animas - Lincoln - Logan - Mesa - Mineral - Moffat - Montezuma - Montrose - Morgan - Otero - Ouray - Park - Phillips - Pitkin - Prowers - Pueblo - Rio Blanco - Rio Grande - Routt - Saguache - San Juan - San Miguel - Sedgwick - Summit - Teller - Washington - Weld - Yuma

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Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register [4]	Image	Date listed [5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Animas Canon Toll Road		March 27, 2017 (#100000787)	Between Durango and Silverton in the San Juan NF. 37°32′10″N107°48′29″W / 37.536154°N 107.807954°W / 37.536154; -107.807954 (Animas Canon Toll Road)	Durango
2	Animas City School	Animas City School	April 23, 2019 (#100003687)	3065 W. 2nd Ave. 37°17′57″N107°52′23″W / 37.2991°N 107.8730°W / 37.2991; -107.8730 (Animas City School)	Durango
3	Colorado Ute Power Plant	Colorado Ute Power Plant	September 29, 1983 (#83001323)	14th St. and the Animas River 37°16′44″N107°52′47″W / 37.278889°N 107.879722°W / 37.278889; -107.879722 (Colorado Ute Power Plant)	Durango
4	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 More images	October 24, 2008 (#08001008)	479 Main Ave. 37°16′05″N107°52′57″W / 37.268056°N 107.882500°W / 37.268056; -107.882500 (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315)	Durango
5	Durango High School	Durango High School More images	October 20, 2001 (#01001119)	201 E. 12th St. 37°16′36″N107°52′39″W / 37.276667°N 107.8775°W / 37.276667; -107.8775 (Durango High School)	Durango
6	Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site		February 11, 1985 (#85000260)	Address Restricted	Durango
7	Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad	Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000247)	Right-of-way between Durango and Silverton 37°17′51″N107°42′39″W / 37.2975°N 107.710833°W / 37.2975; -107.710833 (Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad)	Durango
8	East Third Avenue Historic Residential District	East Third Avenue Historic Residential District	October 11, 1984 (#84000024)	E. 3rd. Ave. between 5th and 15th Sts. 37°16′26″N107°52′37″W / 37.273889°N 107.876944°W / 37.273889; -107.876944 (East Third Avenue Historic Residential District)	Durango
9	Main Avenue Historic District	Main Avenue Historic District More images	August 7, 1980 (#80000907)	Main Ave. 37°16′23″N107°52′48″W / 37.273056°N 107.88°W / 37.273056; -107.88 (Main Avenue Historic District)	Durango
10	Newman Block	Newman Block	October 15, 1979 (#79000613)	801-813 Main Ave. 37°16′21″N107°52′50″W / 37.2725°N 107.880556°W / 37.2725; -107.880556 (Newman Block)	Durango
11	Ochsner Hospital	Ochsner Hospital	May 4, 1995 (#95000534)	805 5th Ave. 37°16′16″N107°52′30″W / 37.271111°N 107.875°W / 37.271111; -107.875 (Ochsner Hospital)	Durango
12	Rochester Hotel	Rochester Hotel	February 29, 1996 (#96000200)	726 E. 2nd Ave. 37°16′17″N107°52′44″W / 37.271389°N 107.878889°W / 37.271389; -107.878889 (Rochester Hotel)	Durango
13	Smiley Junior High School	Smiley Junior High School	November 27, 2002 (#02001462)	1309 E. 3rd Ave. 37°16′39″N107°52′34″W / 37.2775°N 107.876111°W / 37.2775; -107.876111 (Smiley Junior High School)	Durango
14	Spring Creek Archeological District		May 21, 1983 (#83001322)	Address Restricted	Bayfield
15	Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District	Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District	May 2, 1972 (#72000273)	Address Restricted	Durango

Former listing

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	La Plata County Fairgrounds	La Plata County Fairgrounds	August 12, 1991 (#91001031)	July 23, 2001	2500 Main Ave. 37°17′33″N107°52′22″W / 37.2925°N 107.872778°W / 37.2925; -107.872778 (La Plata County Fairgrounds)	Durango	Parts relocated or demolished in 1999 and 2000. [6]

See also

• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal
• National Register of Historic Places portal

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado
• List of National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 26, 2023.
3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. "Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation | Properties removed from the National and State Registers". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

External links

• State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
• La Plata County, Colorado

37°17′11″N107°50′37″W / 37.2864°N 107.8436°W / 37.2864; -107.8436 (La Plata County, Colorado)