National Register of Historic Places listings in Las Animas County, Colorado

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Las Animas 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 38 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, one of which is also a National Historic Landmark. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 5, 2024.^[2]

Properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado by county

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	7-D School	7-D School	December 22, 2009 (#09001120)	County Road 171 north of County Road 50.6 37°21′29″N 103°35′35″W / 37.358067°N 103.593011°W / 37.358067; -103.593011 (7-D School)	Branson
2	Aultman House	Aultman House More images	July 11, 2007 (#07000673)	37°10′31″N 104°30′59″W / 37.175278°N 104.516389°W / 37.175278; -104.516389 (Aultman House)	Trinidad
3	Baca House and Outbuilding	Baca House and Outbuilding More images	February 26, 1970 (#70000165)	300 block of Main St. 37°10′09″N 104°30′09″W / 37.169167°N 104.5025°W / 37.169167; -104.5025 (Baca House and Outbuilding)	Trinidad	Now part of the Trinidad History Museum
4	Frank G. Bloom House	Frank G. Bloom House	February 26, 1970 (#70000166)	300 block of Main St. 37°10′10″N 104°30′07″W / 37.169444°N 104.501944°W / 37.169444; -104.501944 (Frank G. Bloom House)	Trinidad	Now part of the Trinidad History Museum
5	Bridge over Burro Canon	Bridge over Burro Canon More images	February 4, 1985 (#85000216)	State Highway 12 37°07′26″N 104°44′26″W / 37.123889°N 104.740556°W / 37.123889; -104.740556 (Bridge over Burro Canon)	Madrid
6	Carnegie Public Library	Carnegie Public Library	April 14, 1995 (#95000438)	202 N. Animas St. 37°10′05″N 104°30′28″W / 37.168056°N 104.507778°W / 37.168056; -104.507778 (Carnegie Public Library)	Trinidad
7	Cokedale Historic District	Cokedale Historic District	January 18, 1985 (#85000083)	Roughly bounded by Church, Maple, Pine, Elm, and Spruce Sts. 37°08′32″N 104°37′10″W / 37.142222°N 104.619444°W / 37.142222; -104.619444 (Cokedale Historic District)	Cokedale
8	Colorado Millennial Site	Colorado Millennial Site	April 8, 1980 (#80000877)	At the source of Rule Creek, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the junction of Baca, Bent, and Las Animas counties^[6] 37°37′01″N 103°04′43″W / 37.6169467°N 103.0786585°W / 37.6169467; -103.0786585 (Colorado Millennial Site)	Ruxton	Extends into Baca County
9	Corazon de Trinidad	Corazon de Trinidad More images	February 28, 1973 (#73000482)	Roughly bounded by the Purgatoire River on the north and west, Walnut St. on the east, and 3rd, W. 1st and Animas Sts. on the south 37°10′07″N 104°30′20″W / 37.168611°N 104.505556°W / 37.168611; -104.505556 (Corazon de Trinidad)	Trinidad
10	Earl School	Earl School More images	October 23, 2013 (#13000844)	Address Restricted	Earl	Part of the Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
11	East Street School	East Street School More images	December 19, 2007 (#07001277)	206 East St. 37°10′15″N 104°29′43″W / 37.170833°N 104.495278°W / 37.170833; -104.495278 (East Street School)	Trinidad
12	Charles Emerick House	Charles Emerick House More images	March 18, 2014 (#14000059)	1211 Nevada Ave. 37°10′47″N 104°30′38″W / 37.179612°N 104.510464°W / 37.179612; -104.510464 (Charles Emerick House)	Trinidad
13	First Baptist Church	First Baptist Church	January 28, 2000 (#00000005)	809 San Pedro St. 37°10′31″N 104°30′27″W / 37.175278°N 104.5075°W / 37.175278; -104.5075 (First Baptist Church)	Trinidad
14	First Christian Church	First Christian Church	November 7, 1995 (#95001246)	200 S. Walnut St. 37°10′08″N 104°30′02″W / 37.168889°N 104.500556°W / 37.168889; -104.500556 (First Christian Church)	Trinidad
15	First Methodist Episcopal Church	First Methodist Episcopal Church	August 7, 2005 (#05000783)	216 Broom St. 37°10′25″N 104°30′38″W / 37.173611°N 104.510556°W / 37.173611; -104.510556 (First Methodist Episcopal Church)	Trinidad
16	Foster House Stage Station and Hotel Site	Foster House Stage Station and Hotel Site	March 31, 2015 (#15000110)	Address Restricted	Aguilar
17	Jaffa Opera House	Jaffa Opera House More images	February 7, 1972 (#72000275)	100-116 W. Main St. 37°10′05″N 104°30′19″W / 37.168056°N 104.505278°W / 37.168056; -104.505278 (Jaffa Opera House)	Trinidad
18	Kim Schools	Kim Schools	April 24, 2007 (#07000342)	425 State St. 37°14′49″N 103°21′10″W / 37.246944°N 103.352778°W / 37.246944; -103.352778 (Kim Schools)	Kim
19	Frank Latuda House	Frank Latuda House More images	January 27, 2010 (#09001275)	431 W. Colorado Ave. 37°10′31″N 104°30′47″W / 37.175164°N 104.512917°W / 37.175164; -104.512917 (Frank Latuda House)	Trinidad
20	Ludlow Tent Colony Site	Ludlow Tent Colony Site More images	June 19, 1985 (#85001328)	Del Aqua Canyon Rd. 37°20′22″N 104°35′00″W / 37.339443°N 104.583336°W / 37.339443; -104.583336 (Ludlow Tent Colony Site)	Ludlow	Site of the nineteenth-century Ludlow massacre of rioting miners, recently yielding archeological findings. Declared a National Historical Landmark in 2009.
21	McCormick House	McCormick House	November 4, 2009 (#09000869)	1919 Pinon St. 37°10′56″N 104°31′14″W / 37.18222°N 104.52051°W / 37.18222; -104.52051 (McCormick House)	Trinidad	Large Queen Anne house completed in 1891.
22	Monument Lake Park Building and Hatchery Complex	Monument Lake Park Building and Hatchery Complex More images	November 24, 2014 (#14000950)	4789 CO 12 37°12′38″N 105°02′51″W / 37.2105°N 105.0474°W / 37.2105; -105.0474 (Monument Lake Park Building and Hatchery Complex)	Weston
23	Nichols House	Nichols House	August 30, 2005 (#05000930)	212 E. 2nd St. 37°10′02″N 104°30′07″W / 37.167222°N 104.501944°W / 37.167222; -104.501944 (Nichols House)	Trinidad
24	Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery	Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery	November 15, 2019 (#100004628)	CO Hwy. 12 37°07′45″N 104°47′59″W / 37.129112°N 104.799595°W / 37.129112; -104.799595 (Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery)	Medina Plaza	The church dates from 1866 or 1867 and may be known more commonly as Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.
25	Pleasant Valley School	Pleasant Valley School	August 13, 2008 (#08000764)	County Road 143 just south of U.S. Route 160 37°09′42″N 103°51′02″W / 37.161531°N 103.850694°W / 37.161531; -103.850694 (Pleasant Valley School)	Branson
26	Raton Pass	Raton Pass More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000474)	U.S. Routes 85/87 along the Colorado/New Mexico border 36°59′19″N 104°29′11″W / 36.988611°N 104.486389°W / 36.988611; -104.486389 (Raton Pass)	Trinidad
27	Rourke Ranch Historic District	Rourke Ranch Historic District	September 21, 2000 (#00001047)	Comanche National Grassland 37°35′27″N 103°38′35″W / 37.590833°N 103.643056°W / 37.590833; -103.643056 (Rourke Ranch Historic District)	La Junta
28	Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segment-Delhi Vicinity I	Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segment-Delhi Vicinity I	June 8, 2015 (#15000313)	Address Restricted	Delhi
29	Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segment-Delhi Vicinity II	Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segment-Delhi Vicinity II	June 8, 2015 (#15000314)	Address Restricted	Delhi
30	Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segment-Delhi Vicinity III	Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail Segment-Delhi Vicinity III	June 8, 2015 (#15000315)	Address Restricted	Delhi
31	Starkville Central School	Starkville Central School	September 13, 2018 (#100002911)	8801 Cty. Rd. 69.0 37°07′03″N 104°31′24″W / 37.1176°N 104.5232°W / 37.1176; -104.5232 (Starkville Central School)	Starkville
32	Temple Aaron	Temple Aaron More images	December 11, 2023 (#100009802)	407 South Maple Street 37°09′59″N 104°30′10″W / 37.1664°N 104.5029°W / 37.1664; -104.5029 (Temple Aaron)	Trinidad
32	Torres Cave Archeological Site	Torres Cave Archeological Site	April 29, 1980 (#80000911)	Address Restricted	Villegreen
33	Trinchera Cave Archeological District	Trinchera Cave Archeological District	October 22, 2001 (#01001120)	Along Trinchera Creek, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north of Trinchera^[7] 37°09′58″N 104°00′53″W / 37.166111°N 104.014722°W / 37.166111; -104.014722 (Trinchera Cave Archeological District)	Trinchera
34	US Post Office-Trinidad Main	US Post Office-Trinidad Main More images	January 22, 1986 (#86000188)	301 E. Main St. 37°10′11″N 104°30′09″W / 37.169722°N 104.5025°W / 37.169722; -104.5025 (US Post Office-Trinidad Main)	Trinidad
35	Margarito Varras Homestead	Upload image	August 1, 2014 (#14000455)	Address restricted	Kim
36	White School	White School	August 1, 2008 (#08000740)	Junction of County Roads 30 and 191 37°12′22″N 103°24′31″W / 37.206111°N 103.408611°W / 37.206111; -103.408611 (White School)	Kim
37	Zion's German Lutheran Church	Zion's German Lutheran Church	October 25, 2006 (#06000950)	510 Pine St. 37°10′24″N 104°30′49″W / 37.173333°N 104.513611°W / 37.173333; -104.513611 (Zion's German Lutheran Church)	Trinidad

Former listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Avery Bridges	Upload image	1985 (#85001403)	September 16, 2002	County Road over Leitensdorfer Arroyo and Apishapa River	Aguilar and Hoehne	A set of two identical bridges. Both were demolished in 1991.^[8]
2	Commercial Street Bridge	Commercial Street Bridge	February 4, 1985 (#85000217)	July 22, 1994	Commercial Street 37°10′24″N 104°30′49″W / 37.173333°N 104.513611°W / 37.173333; -104.513611 (Commercial Street Bridge)	Trinidad	Replaced in January, 1990.^[8]
3	Elson Bridge	Elson Bridge More images	February 4, 1985 (#85000215)	September 16, 2002	County Road 36	El Moro	The bridge was disassembled and moved to Pueblo in 1994 or 1995. It is now a pedestrian bridge called Fay's Crossing. It goes over Santa Fe Avenue and carries the Runyon Commuter Trail. The bridge remains on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.^[9]

References

^ 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.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ 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.
^ Location derived from its GNIS feature record; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
^ Location derived from its placement on USGS topographical maps; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
^ ^a ^b "Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation | Properties removed from the National and State Registers". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^ "Elson Bridge (Original Location)". History Colorado. Retrieved 2021-04-30.

External links

State of Colorado
- History Colorado
Las Animas County, Colorado

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types
Lists by state	List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Lists by associated state	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau
Other areas	District of Columbia American Legation, Morocco
Related	National Historic Preservation Act Historic Preservation Fund List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places portal Category

National Register of Historic Places in Colorado

By county:

v t e Municipalities and communities of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Trinidad
City	Trinidad	Map of Colorado highlighting Las Animas County
Towns	Aguilar Branson Cokedale Kim Starkville
CDPs	El Moro Hoehne Jansen Lynn Segundo Stonewall Gap Valdez Weston
Unincorporated communities	Barela Boncarbo Delhi Earl Gulnare Model Rugby Thatcher Torres Trinchera Tyrone Villegreen
Ghost towns	Abeyta Berwind Beshoar Bowen Brodhead Delagua Ludlow Madrid Morley Primero Sopris Tercio
Colorado portal United States portal

v t e State of Colorado
Denver (capital)
Topics	Bibliography Index Outline Climate change Colleges Coloradans Elections Federal lands Geography Government Historic places History Images Indian reservations Law Lists Military Mountains Municipalities Museums National Forests National Parks Paleontology Prehistoric sites Prehistory Protected areas Railroads Rivers Slavery Statistical areas Symbols Timeline Tourist attractions Towns Trails Transportation Wildernesses
Society	Abortion Crime Culture Demographics Economy Education Gun laws Homelessness LGBT rights Politics Religion Sports
Cities	Alamosa Arvada Aspen Aurora Black Hawk Boulder Brighton Broomfield Brush Burlington Cañon City Castle Pines Centennial Central City Cherry Hills Village Colorado Springs Commerce City Cortez Craig Cripple Creek Dacono Delta Denver Durango Edgewater Englewood Evans Federal Heights Florence Fort Collins Fort Lupton Fort Morgan Fountain Fruita Glendale Glenwood Springs Golden Grand Junction Greeley Greenwood Village Gunnison Holyoke Idaho Springs La Junta Lafayette Lakewood Lamar Las Animas Leadville Littleton Lone Tree Longmont Louisville Loveland Manitou Springs Monte Vista Montrose Northglenn Ouray Pueblo Rifle Rocky Ford Salida Sheridan Steamboat Springs Sterling Thornton Trinidad Victor Walsenburg Westminster Wheat Ridge Woodland Park Wray Yuma
Counties	Adams Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta Baca Bent Boulder Broomfield Chaffee Cheyenne Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer Delta Denver Dolores Douglas Eagle El Paso Elbert Fremont Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huerfano Jackson Jefferson Kiowa Kit Carson La Plata Lake Larimer Las Animas Lincoln Logan Mesa Mineral Moffat Montezuma Montrose Morgan Otero Ouray Park Phillips Pitkin Prowers Pueblo Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel Sedgwick Summit Teller Washington Weld Yuma
Regions	Central Colorado Eastern Plains Colorado Mineral Belt Colorado Piedmont Colorado Plateau Colorado Western Slope Denver Metropolitan Area Four Corners Region Front Range Urban Corridor High Plains North Central Colorado Urban Area Northwestern Colorado San Luis Valley South-Central Colorado South Central Colorado Urban Area Southern Rocky Mountains Southwest Colorado
Colorado portal

Protected areas of Colorado

Federal

4 National Parks	Black Canyon of the Gunnison Great Sand Dunes Mesa Verde Rocky Mountain
9 National Monuments	Browns Canyon (BLM-USFS) Camp Hale-Continental Divide (USFS) Canyons of the Ancients (BLM) Chimney Rock (USFS) Colorado Dinosaur Florissant Fossil Beds Hovenweep Yucca House
3 National Historic Sites	Amache Bent's Old Fort Sand Creek Massacre
2 National Recreation Areas	Arapaho (USFS) Curecanti
1 Wild and Scenic River	Cache la Poudre River
4 National Historic Trails	California Trail Old Spanish Trail Pony Express Trail Santa Fe Trail
1 National Scenic Trail	Continental Divide Trail
11 National Forests	Arapaho Grand Mesa Gunnison Medicine Bow–Routt Pike Rio Grande Roosevelt San Isabel San Juan Uncompahgre White River
2 National Grasslands	Comanche Pawnee
44 National Wildernesses	Black Canyon of the Gunnison Black Ridge Canyons Buffalo Peaks Byers Peak Cache La Poudre Collegiate Peaks Comanche Peak Dominguez Canyon Eagles Nest Flat Tops Fossil Ridge Great Sand Dunes Greenhorn Mountain Gunnison Gorge Hermosa Creek Holy Cross Hunter–Fryingpan Indian Peaks James Peak La Garita Lizard Head Lost Creek Maroon Bells-Snowmass Mesa Verde Mount Evans Mount Massive Mount Sneffels Mount Zirkel Neota Never Summer Platte River Powderhorn Ptarmigan Peak Raggeds Rawah Rocky Mountain National Park Sangre de Cristo Sarvis Creek South San Juan Spanish Peaks Uncompahgre Vasquez Peak Weminuche West Elk
3 National Conservation Areas	Dominguez–Escalante Gunnison Gorge McInnis Canyons
8 National Wildlife Refuges	Alamosa Arapaho Baca Browns Park Monte Vista Rocky Flats Rocky Mountain Arsenal Two Ponds
3 National Heritage Areas	Cache la Poudre River Corridor Sangre de Cristo South Park
28 National Historic Landmarks	Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Bent's Old Fort Central City/Black Hawk Historic District Colorado Chautauqua Cripple Creek Historic District Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Denver Civic Center Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Elitch Gardens Carousel Georgetown–Silver Plume Historic District Granada War Relocation Center Leadville Historic District Lindenmeier site Lowry Pueblo Ludlow Tent Colony Site Mesa Verde Administrative District Minnequa Steel Works Pikes Peak Pike's Stockade Raton Pass Red Rocks Park Shenandoah-Dives Mill Silverton Historic District Telluride Historic District Temple Aaron Trujillo Homesteads United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area Winks Panorama
16 National Natural Landmarks	Big Spring Creek Garden of the Gods Garden Park Fossil Area Hanging Lake Indian Springs Trace Fossil Natural Area Lost Creek Scenic Area Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas Raton Mesa Roxborough Russell Lakes Sand Creek Slumgullion Earthflow Spanish Peaks Sulphur Cave and Spring Summit Lake West Bijou Site
National Register of Historic Places	National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado

State

43 State Parks	Arkansas Headwaters Barr Lake Boyd Lake Castlewood Canyon Chatfield Cherry Creek Cheyenne Mountain Crawford Eldorado Canyon Eleven Mile Elkhead Fishers Peak Golden Gate Canyon Harvey Gap Highline Lake Jackson Lake James M. Robb - Colorado River John Martin Reservoir Lake Pueblo Lathrop Lone Mesa Lory Mancos Mueller Navajo North Sterling Paonia Pearl Lake Ridgway Rifle Falls Rifle Gap Roxborough Spinney Mountain St. Vrain Stagecoach State Forest Staunton Steamboat Lake Sweetwater Lake Sweitzer Lake Sylvan Lake Trinidad Lake Vega Yampa River
1 State Forest	State Forest
307 State Wildlife Areas	List of Colorado state wildlife areas
96 State Natural Areas	Aiken Canyon Antero-Salt Creek Arikaree River Badger Wash Blacks Gulch Blue Mountain-Little Thompson Fault Bonny Prairie Boulder Mountain Park Brush Creek Fen California Park Castlewood Canyon Chalk Bluffs Coal Creek Tallgrass Prairie Colorado Tallgrass Prairie Comanche Grassland Copeland Willow Carr Corral Bluffs Cross Mountain Canyon Dakota Hogback Deer Gulch Dome Rock Droney Gulch Duck Creek Dudley Bluffs East Lost Park East Sand Dunes Elephant Rocks Escalante Canyon Fairview Fourmile Creek Fruita Paleontological Garden Park Fossil Gateway Palisade Geneva Basin Iron Fens Gothic Gunnison Gravels Haviland Lake High Creek Fen High Mesa Grassland Hoosier Ridge Hurricane Canyon Indian Spring Indian Springs Trace Fossil Irish Canyon Jimmy Creek Ken-Caryl Ranch Kremmling Cretaceous Ammonite Limestone Ridge Lookout Mountain Lower Greasewood Creek McElmo Mexican Cut Mini-Wheeler Miramonte Reservoir Mishak Lakes Mount Callahan & Logan Wash Mine Mount Emmons Iron Bog Mount Goliath Narraguinnep Needle Rock North Park Phacelia Orient Mine Owl Canyon Pagosa Skyrocket Paradise Park Park Creek Hogback Pyramid Rock Rabbit Valley Rajadero Canyon Raven Ridge Redcloud Peak Rough Canyon Roxborough Ryan Gulch Saddle Mountain San Miguel River Sand Creek Shell Duck Creek Shell Rock Slumgullion Earthflow South Beaver Creek South Boulder Creek South Cathedral Bluffs Specimen Mountain Staunton Tamarack Ranch Treasurevault Mountain Trinidad K-T Boundary Two Buttes Unaweep Seep Wacker Ranch West Creek Wheeler Geologic White Rocks Yanks Gulch/Upper Greasewood Creek Natural Area Zapata Falls
26 Scenic and Historic Byways	Alpine Loop Cache la Poudre-North Park Collegiate Peaks Colorado River Headwaters Dinosaur Diamond Flat Tops Trail Frontier Pathways Gold Belt Tour Grand Mesa Guanella Pass Highway of Legends Lariat Loop Los Caminos Antiguos Mount Blue Sky Pawnee Pioneer Trails Peak to Peak San Juan Skyway Santa Fe Trail Silver Thread South Platte River Trail Top of the Rockies Tracks Across Borders Trail of the Ancients Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Unaweep Tabeguache West Elk Loop