Spruce Lodge

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Spruce Lodge
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Location29431 W. US Hwy. 160, South Fork, Colorado
Coordinates 37°40′22″N106°37′24″W / 37.67278°N 106.62333°W / 37.67278; -106.62333 Coordinates: 37°40′22″N106°37′24″W / 37.67278°N 106.62333°W / 37.67278; -106.62333
Arealess than one acre
Built1927
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference # 08001009 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 2008

The Spruce Lodge, at 29431 W. US Hwy. 160 in South Fork, Colorado, is a hotel complex whose main original building was built in 1927. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

South Fork, Colorado Town in Colorado, United States

South Fork is a statutory town in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. It lies at the confluence of the South Fork and Rio Grande rivers. The population was 604 at the 2000 census.

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

The original lodge is a Rustic style 40 by 91 feet (12 m × 28 m) log building with a hipped roof, built upon a concrete basement foundation. It has a two-story porch supported by round wood posts. [2]

Rustic architecture is a style of architecture in the United States, used in rural government and private structures and their landscape interior design. It was influenced by the American craftsman style.

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One other building, the "Cook's Cabin", is deemed contributing; three more buildings are non-contributing. [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. 1 2 3 Jennifer "Dee" Plucinski (September 27, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Spruce Lodge / 5RN.1043". National Park Service . Retrieved October 1, 2019. With accompanying 19 photos