Wilson A. Hart House

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Wilson A. Hart House
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Location802 Raton Ave., La Junta, Colorado
Coordinates 37°58′51″N103°32′31″W / 37.98083°N 103.54194°W / 37.98083; -103.54194 (Wilson A. Hart House) Coordinates: 37°58′51″N103°32′31″W / 37.98083°N 103.54194°W / 37.98083; -103.54194 (Wilson A. Hart House)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1898
Built byC. D. Amos
ArchitectGeorge Burnett
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 79000617 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1979

The Wilson A. Hart House, at 802 Raton Ave. in La Junta, Colorado, was built in 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

It is a two-story house built with "stone, brick, and wood ... used in an interesting combination", built in eclectic Late Victorian styles. [2]

It was designed and built in 1898 for Wilson A. Hart, a banker in La Junta, who "presented it as a wedding gift to his wife Mary J. Hart", who lived in the house until her death in 1942. [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 E. Frances Keck (February 1, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wilson A. Hart House / Robert E. Wilson House". National Park Service . Retrieved April 8, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1977-78