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Location of Colorado County in Texas

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

This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado County, Texas. There are two districts and five individual properties listed on the National Register in the county which includes two former properties. Three individually listed properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks including one that is also a State Antiquities Landmark. One district contains additional Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[1]

Current listings

The locations of National Register properties and districts may be seen in a mapping service provided.[2]

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Colorado County Courthouse
Colorado County Courthouse
Colorado County Courthouse
July 12, 1976
(#76002015)
Bounded by Milam, Spring, Travis and Walnut Sts.
29°42′21″N 96°32′23″W / 29.705833°N 96.539722°W / 29.705833; -96.539722 (Colorado County Courthouse)
Columbus State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; part of Colorado County Courthouse Historic District; Neoclassical building erected in 1890-1891 in the form of a Greek cross
2 Colorado County Courthouse Historic District
Colorado County Courthouse Historic District
Colorado County Courthouse Historic District
June 23, 1978
(#78002907)
Roughly bounded by Preston, Walnut, Milam, Front, Washington, and Live Oak Sts.
29°42′22″N 96°32′26″W / 29.706111°N 96.540556°W / 29.706111; -96.540556 (Colorado County Courthouse Historic District)
Columbus Includes State Antiquities Landmark, several Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
3 Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District
Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District
Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District
June 5, 2007
(#07000494)
100-416 E. Main St., 101-108 W. Main St., 101-124 Commerce St., 101-201 N. McCarty Ave., and 100-203 E. Post Office St.
29°35′21″N 96°20′02″W / 29.589167°N 96.333889°W / 29.589167; -96.333889 (Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District)
Eagle Lake
4 Harrison-Hastedt House
Harrison-Hastedt House
Harrison-Hastedt House
March 22, 2004
(#04000231)
236 Preston St.
29°42′32″N 96°32′16″W / 29.708889°N 96.537778°W / 29.708889; -96.537778 (Harrison-Hastedt House)
Columbus Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
5 Old Spanish Trail from US 90 to I-10
Old Spanish Trail from US 90 to I-10
Old Spanish Trail from US 90 to I-10
April 16, 2013
(#13000176)
County Road 268 between U.S. Route 90 and a northern access road for I-10
29°42′23″N 96°31′27″W / 29.7065°N 96.5243°W / 29.7065; -96.5243 (Old Spanish Trail from US 90 to I-10)
Columbus
6 Stafford Bank and Opera House
Stafford Bank and Opera House
Stafford Bank and Opera House
May 8, 1973
(#73002276)
Milan and Spring Sts.
29°42′19″N 96°32′25″W / 29.705278°N 96.540278°W / 29.705278; -96.540278 (Stafford Bank and Opera House)
Columbus Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; part of Colorado County Courthouse Historic District; Second Empire style building completed in 1886.
7 State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River
State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River
State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River
October 10, 1996
(#96001111)
U.S. Route 90, 0.6 miles east of its junction with Loop 329
29°42′23″N 96°32′11″W / 29.706389°N 96.536389°W / 29.706389; -96.536389 (State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River)
Columbus Three-span Parker through truss bridge built in 1932.


Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 John Stafford House May 3, 1976
(#76002016)
August 30, 1994 South of Columbus on U.S. Route 71
Columbus Destroyed by fire in July, 1994.
2 Zimmerscheidt-Leyendecker House
Zimmerscheidt-Leyendecker House
Zimmerscheidt-Leyendecker House
March 30, 1979
(#79002926)
March 19, 1982 South of Columbus on U.S. Route 71
Columbus Destroyed by arsonist on May 20, 1980.

See also

References

  1. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

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