1634 DIRECTORY OF RReelliiggiioouuss PPrrooppeerrttiieess IN THE CCOOLLOORRAADDOO SSTTAATTEE RREEGGIISSTTEERR OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES Second Edition January 2005 Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Colorado Historical Society New Address Effective April 2010 1560 Broadway, Suite 400 Denver, CO 80202 DIRECTORY OF RReelliiggiioouuss PPrrooppeerrttiieess IN THE COLORADO STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES Includes Colorado properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the State Register of Historic Properties Prepared by Nicole Makinster ©2005 Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Colorado Historical Society 1300 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80203-2137 www.coloradohistory-oahp.org Front Cover Photograph First Baptist Church Trinidad, Colorado National Register of Historic Places The activity that is the subject of this publication has been financed in part with funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior. The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation receives federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or handicap in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office for Equal Opportunity U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 This activity was also partially funded by the State Historical Fund, a program of the Colo- rado Historical Society. - PLEASE - RESPECT PRIVATE PROPERTY The properties listed in this directory have been identified and recognized as significant cultural resources in Colo- rado. The majority are privately owned and may not be open to the public. Therefore, please respect the owner's privacy. Specific locational information is not included for all of the listed properties. In some cases, private owners have re- quested that such information not be published. Participating in the protection and preservation of Colo- rado's cultural resources presents an opportunity for all of us. If you have any questions, comments, or additional in- formation regarding the properties in this directory, please contact our office at 303-866-3392. HISTORIC DESIGNATION TYPES The Colorado State Register of Historic Properties includes all properties designated under the Colorado State Register nomination process and all properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As an aid to determining the type of resources listed, the entries in this booklet are classified by resource type and historic designation. State Register Listing for a building, structure, site, object, or district designated through the Colorado State Register nomination process. A district contains a group of related sites, buildings, structures, or objects. The elements within a district are united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development. The first State Register listings occurred in 1991, though all previously listed National Register properties were automatically added to the State Register. National Register Listing for a building, structure, site, object or district designated through the National Register of Historic Properties nomination process. A district contains a group of related sites, buildings, structures, or objects. The elements within a district are united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development. The first National Register listings occurred in 1966. DIRECTORY PROPERTY LISTING FORMAT Format: Example: City Delta HISTORIC NAME / NAMES FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Address or location OF DELTA Designation Type, Date Listed, Site Number 199 E. 5th St. Significance statement National Register 2/20/1991, 5DT.896 The 1910 Tudor Revival style church, of tan brick manufactured by Delta Brick and Tile Company, was designed by Samuel A. Bullard of Bullard and Bullard, an Illinois architectural firm. The numerous stained glass windows were supplied by Midland Glass Company of Omaha, Nebraska. The Akron Plan interior includes a three sided mezzanine/balcony, corner chancel, curved pews, and a sloping floor meant to permit better viewing from the rear of the sanctuary. The one-story parsonage, a 1926 Delta brick bungalow, is also located on the property. Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are from the collection of the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society. Colorado State Register of Historic Properties 1 2 Directory of Religious Properties Religious Properties in the documented ethnohistorically and the site State Register can be clearly defined. A religious property can be eligible for association with a person important in Churches and other religious properties religious history, if that significance has have long been a staple of most towns. scholarly, secular recognition or is important Often times one of the first public buildings to in other historic contexts. be built was a church. Many people are A religious property that is significant under the mistaken impression that religious architecturally is evaluated as are other properties are ineligible for the Colorado properties, within an established architectural State Register of Historic Properties or the context and if necessary compared to other National Register of Historic Places. properties of its type, period, or method of Religious properties cannot be listed solely construction. for their association with a particular religion, A religious property is eligible if it can yield but neither does that make them ineligible. important information about religious To avoid the appearance of judgement by practices of a cultural group or other historic government about the validity of any religion themes. or belief, a religious property requires Finally, all eligible religious properties justification on architectural, artistic, or must physically represent the period of time historic grounds. A religious property can be for which they are significant. eligible for the registers because of certain All the properties in this directory met one historic events that may have taken place on or more of these criteria and were officially the property. It can be eligible due to historic listed in the State Register, and in some events for three reasons; 1) it is significant cases, in National Register of Historic under a theme in the history of religion Places. having secular scholarly recognition; or 2) it is significant under another historical theme, such as exploration, settlement, social philanthropy, or education; or 3) it is significantly associated with traditional cultural values. Religious properties can be eligible due to their religious history, for example if it is directly associated with either a specific event or a broad pattern in the history of religion. The site of a convention where a significant denominational split occurred meets this requirement. Another type of religious property that is eligible under this criterion is a religious institution that had significant impact on the history of a local area. A religious property can also be eligible if is directly associated with a specific event or a broad pattern of events that are significant in another historic context. It would also qualify if it were significant in illustrating the importance of a particular religious group in Denver architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, designer of the the social, cultural, economic or political city’s Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, used a history of the area. drawing of the construction as part of his firm’s A property or natural feature that is advertising. important to a traditional culture’s religion is Source: Colorado Historical Society eligible if its importance has been Colorado State Register of Historic Properties 3 4 Directory of Religious Properties Adams County The building, which consists of a 1926 parish hall and a 1930 sanctuary addition, is Brighton an example of the Mission Revival style as evidenced by its smooth stucco walls, curvi- PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH linear parapets, and round-arched window 147 S. 1st Ave. openings. It is one of the few religious prop- State Register 6/9/1999, 5AM.65 erties designed by the prolific Denver archi- This red brick building is a good local tectural firm of William E. and Arthur A. example of the Gothic Revival style. Con- Fisher. structed in 1886, a bell tower was added in 1890. Acknowledged to be Brighton’s first BACA COUNTY permanent religious building, and built by the same individuals who platted the town it Stonington served several congregations before being purchased by the Adams County Historical STONINGTON FIRST METHODIST Society in 1975. It was restored as a Bicen- EPISCOPAL CHURCH tennial project, and the City of Brighton as- 48854 County Rd. X sumed ownership in 1976. The building re- National Register 3/14/1996, 5BA.555 mains available for community use. The 1917 church is architecturally signifi- cant as a good, intact example of the Late ALAMOSA COUNTY Gothic Revival style as executed by a local craftsman. It is the only identified example of Alamosa this style in the county. It served as the local community meeting place prior to the