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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-00'18 5tY United States Department of the lnterior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Regis This fonn is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Bulletin, How lo Complete the National Regisler oJ Hisloric Places Regislration Form. If any item does not appl documented, enter "N/4" for "not applicable." For functions, architechrral classifrcation, naterials, and areas of categories and subcategories from the instnrctions. Nat. Register of Historic Places 1. Name of Property Service Historic name: Other names/site number: North End Historic District I sEP.333 Name of related multiple property listing: N/A rrN/Arr (Enter if properly is not part of a multiple property listing) 2. Location Street & number: Bounded b]¡ Lilac Street. Uintah Street. Monument Valle)¡ Park. and the alle)¡ between Nevada Avenue and Weber Street City or town: Colorado State: CO El Paso Not For Publication: Vicinity: 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certifi that this X nomination _ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the properfy _X_ meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance : _national _statewide X local Applicable National Register Criteria: _A _B XC _D History Colorado/Office of Archaeolog)¡ and Historic Preservation State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government t_ United States Department of the lnterior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No, 1024-0018 Old North End Historic District El Paso County, CO ame State In my opinion, the property _ meets _ does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Date Title: State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government tification y is: ster _ determined eligible for the National Register _ determined not eligible for the National Register _ removed from the National Register _ other (explain: q, I Signature of the Keeper of Action 5. Classification Ownership of Properfy (Check as many boxes as Private: Public - Local Public - State Public - Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District X Site Sections 1-6 page2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Old North End Historic District El Paso County, CO Name of Property County and State Structure Object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing ____264_________ ______76______ buildings _____________ _____________ sites _____________ _____________ structures _____________ _____________ objects ___264__________ ______76________ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ___639______ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling COMMERCE/TRADE/business COMMERCE/TRADE/specialty store SOCIAL/meeting hall EDUCATION/college RELIGION/religious facility RELIGION/church school RELIGION/church-related residence HEALTH CARE/hospital Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling COMMERCE/TRADE/business COMMERCE/TRADE/specialty store SOCIAL/meeting hall EDUCATION/college RELIGION/religious facility Sections 1-6 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Old North End Historic District El Paso County, CO Name of Property County and State RELIGION/church school HEALTH CARE/hospital HEALTH CARE/medical business/office _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE VICTORIAN/Italianate LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne LATE VICTORIAN/Stick/Eastlake LATE VICTORIAN/Shingle Style LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Colonial Revival LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Classical Revival LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Tudor Revival LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/Italian Renaissance LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS/French Renaissance LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Prairie School LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Bungalow/Craftsman MODERN MOVEMENT/International Style MODERN MOVEMENT/Minimal Traditional MODERN MOVEMENT/Ranch Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: Foundation: STONE, CONCRETE Walls: WOOD, STUCCO, BRICK, ASBESTOS, SYNTHETICS, METAL Roof: ASPHALT, WOOD, TERRA COTTA, METAL Other: STONE, BRICK, WOOD, METAL Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity. Sections 1-6 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Old North End Historic District El Paso County, CO Name of Property County and State ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph The Old North End Historic District is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, approximately one mile north of the downtown core. It is a primarily residential district characterized by distinctive homes constructed from the late nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century, but also includes a small number of commercial and institutional properties dating from the same period. The district retains a high degree of integrity in both its architecture and setting, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the North End Historic District on December 17, 1982 (5EP.333, 82001017). This nomination changes the name of the district to its commonly used name, provides additional documentation of the Old North End’s history and significance, modifies the areas of significance, expands the period of significance, increases the district boundary to include additional contributing properties, and excludes a small number of properties that have lost historic integrity. The amended district is bounded on the north by the Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, on the south by Uintah Street, on the east by the alley between Nevada Avenue and Weber Street, and on the west by Monument Valley Park. The amended district shares the historically defined boundary of the Old North End neighborhood on the north, south, and west. The eastern boundary excludes the easternmost blocks of the neighborhood. Approximately six blocks of this area, in the southeast corner of the neighborhood, have been previously listed in the North Weber Street-Wahsatch Avenue Historic Residential District (5EP.348, 85000205, National Register listed February 8, 1985). The remainder of the eastern boundary of the Old North End Historic District borders a portion of the neighborhood that contains a high number of properties that are non-contributing due to loss of integrity or construction dates outside of the period of significance. With this amendment, the district will be approximately 392 acres in size and will consist of 1001 buildings, exclusive of outbuildings, including 903 contributing buildings and 98 non-contributing buildings. ______________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description Setting To the north of the Old North End Historic District boundary is the neighborhood of Roswell. Formerly known as the town of Roswell, the community was a nineteenth century railroad junction settlement that was incorporated as a part of Colorado Springs through a series of annexations ending in 1967. The southern boundary of the historic district borders the campus of Colorado College, a private liberal arts college founded in 1874. The eastern boundary borders the North Weber Street-Wahsatch Avenue Historic Residential District on its southern end and a predominantly non-contributing mixed residential/commercial area on its northern end. The western boundary of the district follows the contours of Monument Valley Park. The heavily wooded city park opened in 1907, and is also listed in the National Register (5EP.613, 06001287, January 25, 2007). The Old North End neighborhood is generally laid out in a grid pattern of broad north/south avenues and narrower east/west streets, creating rectangular blocks bisected by north/south Section 8 page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Old North