National Register of Historic Places listings in Montrose County, Colorado

Location of Montrose County in Colorado

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montrose 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 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 22, 2024. ^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register [4]	Image	Date listed [5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge	Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge	April 6, 2004 (#04000260)	107 South Cascade Avenue 38°28′43″N107°52′31″W / 38.4786°N 107.8753°W / 38.4786; -107.8753 (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge)	Montrose
2	D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle	D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle More images	June 18, 1976 (#76000172)	Northeast of Cimarron 38°27′02″N107°36′08″W / 38.4506°N 107.60222°W / 38.4506; -107.60222 (D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle)	Cimarron
3	Denver and Rio Grande Depot	Denver and Rio Grande Depot More images	June 3, 1982 (#82002308)	20 North Rio Grande Avenue 38°28′41″N107°52′45″W / 38.4781°N 107.8792°W / 38.4781; -107.8792 (Denver and Rio Grande Depot)	Montrose
4	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Box Outfit Car No. 04414	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Box Outfit Car No. 04414 More images	July 23, 2009 (#09000568)	82800Q 83rd Road, Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE) 38°26′31″N107°33′19″W / 38.4419°N 107.5552°W / 38.4419; -107.5552 (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Box Outfit Car No. 04414)	Cimarron
5	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boxcar No. 3132	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boxcar No. 3132 More images	September 2, 2009 (#09000669)	Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north by northeast of U.S. Highway 50 at Cimarron, near Morrow Point Dam Road, Curecanti National Recreation Area 38°26′36″N107°33′19″W / 38.4433°N 107.5553°W / 38.4433; -107.5553 (Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boxcar No. 3132)	Cimarron
6	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 0577	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 0577 More images	April 21, 2009 (#09000222)	Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north by northeast of U.S. Highway 50 at Cimarron, adjacent to Morrow Point Dam Road, Curecanti National Recreation Area 38°26′36″N107°33′19″W / 38.4433°N 107.5553°W / 38.4433; -107.5553 (Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 0577)	Cimarron
7	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 278 and Tender	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 278 and Tender	April 21, 2009 (#09000223)	38°26′36″N107°33′19″W / 38.4433°N 107.5553°W / 38.4433; -107.5553 (Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 278 and Tender)	Montrose	Was at: "Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north by northeast of U.S. Highway 50 at Cimarron, adjacent to Morrow Point Dam Road, Curecanti National Recreation Area"; now at Montrose museum?
8	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5620	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5620 More images	January 27, 2010 (#09001276)	82800Q 83rd Rd. at the Cimarron Visitor Center in the Curecanti National Recreation Area 38°26′36″N107°33′19″W / 38.4433°N 107.5553°W / 38.4433; -107.5553 (Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5620)	Cimarron
9	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5679D	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5679D More images	January 27, 2010 (#09001277)	82800Q 83rd Rd. at the Cimarron Visitor Center in the Curecanti National Recreation Area 38°26′36″N107°33′19″W / 38.4433°N 107.5553°W / 38.4433; -107.5553 (Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock Car No. 5679D)	Cimarron
10	Dolores River Bridge	Dolores River Bridge	October 15, 2002 (#02001150)	State Highway 90 at milepost 15.22 38°18′38″N108°53′09″W / 38.31067°N 108.88577°W / 38.31067; -108.88577 (Dolores River Bridge)	Bedrock	Pennsylvania through truss Dismantled in 2014 [6]
11	Fetz-Keller Ranch Headquarters		July 23, 2019 (#100004211)	61789, 61801 CO 90 38°27′01″N107°56′03″W / 38.4504°N 107.9342°W / 38.4504; -107.9342 (Fetz-Keller Ranch Headquarters)	Montrose	Boundary increase approved December 3, 2021
12	Gunnison Tunnel	Gunnison Tunnel More images	July 22, 1979 (#79000616)	East of Montrose 38°29′55″N107°40′38″W / 38.4986°N 107.6772°W / 38.4986; -107.6772 (Gunnison Tunnel)	Montrose	Irrigation water tunnel, which, at time of completion in 1909, was longest such tunnel in the world
13	Hanging Flume	Hanging Flume	May 15, 1980 (#80000917)	5.7 miles (9.2 km) northwest of Uravan on State Highway 141 38°24′06″N108°47′56″W / 38.4017°N 108.7989°W / 38.4017; -108.7989 (Hanging Flume)	Uravan
14	Henry Huff Cabin		August 6, 2019 (#100004228)	Address Restricted	Naturita vicinity
15	Knights of Pythias (KP) Building		March 18, 2024 (#100010081)	33 South Cascade Avenue 38°28′44″N107°52′33″W / 38.4789°N 107.8759°W / 38.4789; -107.8759 (Knights of Pythias (KP) Building)	Montrose
16	J. V. Lathrop House	J. V. Lathrop House	July 8, 1988 (#88001016)	718 Main Street 38°28′55″N107°52′19″W / 38.4819°N 107.8719°W / 38.4819; -107.8719 (J. V. Lathrop House)	Montrose
17	Methodist Episcopal Church of Montrose	Methodist Episcopal Church of Montrose More images	November 30, 1999 (#99001407)	19 South Park Avenue 38°28′50″N107°52′24″W / 38.4806°N 107.8733°W / 38.4806; -107.8733 (Methodist Episcopal Church of Montrose)	Montrose
18	Montrose City Hall	Montrose City Hall More images	June 3, 1982 (#82002309)	433 South 1st Street 38°28′45″N107°52′29″W / 38.4792°N 107.8747°W / 38.4792; -107.8747 (Montrose City Hall)	Montrose
19	Montrose County Courthouse	Montrose County Courthouse More images	February 18, 1994 (#94000040)	320 South 1st Street 38°28′41″N107°52′31″W / 38.4781°N 107.8753°W / 38.4781; -107.8753 (Montrose County Courthouse)	Montrose
20	Montrose Fruit & Produce Association Building	Montrose Fruit & Produce Association Building	July 27, 2020 (#100005380)	39 West Main St. 38°28′37″N107°52′49″W / 38.4769°N 107.8804°W / 38.4769; -107.8804 (Montrose Fruit & Produce Association Building)	Montrose
21	Montrose Masonic Temple, Lodge No. 63	Montrose Masonic Temple, Lodge No. 63 More images	April 6, 2004 (#04000259)	509–513 East Main Street 38°28′51″N107°52′29″W / 38.4808°N 107.8747°W / 38.4808; -107.8747 (Montrose Masonic Temple, Lodge No. 63)	Montrose
22	North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park More images	September 6, 2005 (#05001181)	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park 38°34′23″N107°41′28″W / 38.573056°N 107.691111°W / 38.573056; -107.691111 (North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park)	Crawford
23	Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car	Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car More images	May 10, 2010 (#10000237)	82800Q 83rd Rd, Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Area 38°26′36″N107°33′19″W / 38.443333°N 107.555278°W / 38.443333; -107.555278 (Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car)	Cimarron
24	Shavano Valley Rock Art Site		October 12, 2001 (#01001106)	Address Restricted Boundary increase (listed March 27, 2012, refnum 12000147): Montrose vicinity	Montrose	Site of aboriginal art panels. [7]
25	Sherman and Ross Block Building	Sherman and Ross Block Building More images	April 11, 2003 (#03000196)	232–236 Main Street 38°28′42″N107°52′38″W / 38.478333°N 107.877222°W / 38.478333; -107.877222 (Sherman and Ross Block Building)	Montrose
26	Silesca Ranger Station	Silesca Ranger Station	January 12, 2005 (#04001464)	Grand Mesa in the Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests 38°19′56″N108°07′29″W / 38.332222°N 108.124722°W / 38.332222; -108.124722 (Silesca Ranger Station)	Grand Mesa
27	Thomas B. Townsend House	Thomas B. Townsend House More images	September 17, 1980 (#80000916)	222 South 5th Street 38°28′28″N107°52′23″W / 38.474444°N 107.873056°W / 38.474444; -107.873056 (Thomas B. Townsend House)	Montrose
28	US Bureau of Reclamation Project Office Building	US Bureau of Reclamation Project Office Building More images	November 27, 1991 (#91001685)	601 North Park Avenue 38°29′08″N107°52′43″W / 38.485556°N 107.878611°W / 38.485556; -107.878611 (US Bureau of Reclamation Project Office Building)	Montrose
29	US Post Office-Montrose Main	US Post Office-Montrose Main More images	January 22, 1986 (#86000183)	321 South 1st Street 38°28′44″N107°52′36″W / 38.478889°N 107.876667°W / 38.478889; -107.876667 (US Post Office-Montrose Main)	Montrose
30	Ute Memorial Site	Ute Memorial Site	February 26, 1970 (#70000167)	2 miles (3.2 km) south of Montrose on U.S. Highway 550 38°26′04″N107°52′02″W / 38.434444°N 107.867222°W / 38.434444; -107.867222 (Ute Memorial Site)	Montrose

See also

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• List of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado
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• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
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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 March 22, 2024.
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. "CO 90 Bedrock/Dolores River Bridge - COMPLETED". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
7. "Shavano Valley Rock Art Site". Colorado Encyclopedia.

External links

• State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
• Montrose County, Colorado

38°24′10″N108°16′13″W / 38.4027°N 108.2702°W / 38.4027; -108.2702 (Montrose County, Colorado)