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Location of Fremont County in Colorado

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fremont 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 23 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Samuel H. Atwater House
Samuel H. Atwater House
Samuel H. Atwater House
March 7, 1996
(#96000241)
821 Macon Ave.
38°26′38″N 105°14′13″W / 38.44386°N 105.23683°W / 38.44386; -105.23683 (Samuel H. Atwater House)
Cañon City Queen Anne house built in 1908
2 Bridge No. 10/Adelaide Bridge
Bridge No. 10/Adelaide Bridge
Bridge No. 10/Adelaide Bridge
February 4, 1985
(#85000208)
Fremont County Road
38°34′17″N 105°05′10″W / 38.571389°N 105.086111°W / 38.571389; -105.086111 (Bridge No. 10/Adelaide Bridge)
Florence
3 Cañon City Downtown Historic District
Cañon City Downtown Historic District
Cañon City Downtown Historic District
October 20, 1983
(#83003517)
Roughly Main St. from 3rd to 9th Sts. and Macon Ave.; also 602 Macon Ave.
38°26′29″N 105°14′17″W / 38.441389°N 105.238056°W / 38.441389; -105.238056 (Cañon City Downtown Historic District)
Cañon City 602 Macon Ave. represents a boundary increase of February 6, 1986
4 Cañon City Municipal Building
Cañon City Municipal Building
Cañon City Municipal Building
August 18, 1983
(#83001318)
612 Royal Gorge Boulevard
38°26′57″N 105°14′16″W / 38.449167°N 105.237778°W / 38.449167; -105.237778 (Cañon City Municipal Building)
Cañon City
5 Cañon City State Armory
Cañon City State Armory
Cañon City State Armory
August 20, 1999
(#99001011)
110 Main St.
38°26′17″N 105°14′42″W / 38.438056°N 105.245°W / 38.438056; -105.245 (Cañon City State Armory)
Cañon City
6 Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church
August 19, 1994
(#94001011)
802 Harrison Ave.
38°26′41″N 105°14′16″W / 38.444722°N 105.237778°W / 38.444722; -105.237778 (Christ Episcopal Church)
Cañon City
7 Colorado Women's Prison
Colorado Women's Prison
Colorado Women's Prison
March 5, 1999
(#99000265)
201 N. 1st St.
38°26′21″N 105°14′48″W / 38.439167°N 105.246667°W / 38.439167; -105.246667 (Colorado Women's Prison)
Cañon City
8 Deputy Warden's House
Deputy Warden's House
Deputy Warden's House
May 2, 2001
(#01000443)
105 Main
38°26′18″N 105°14′45″W / 38.438333°N 105.245833°W / 38.438333; -105.245833 (Deputy Warden's House)
Cañon City
9 Downtown Florence Historic District
Downtown Florence Historic District
Downtown Florence Historic District
July 14, 2017
(#100001309)
Roughly bounded by Main St., Santa Fe & Petroleum Aves. between W. 2nd & Railroad Sts.
38°23′24″N 105°07′04″W / 38.390018°N 105.117816°W / 38.390018; -105.117816 (Downtown Florence Historic District)
Florence
10 First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
September 1, 1983
(#83001319)
Macon and 7th Sts.
38°26′35″N 105°14′18″W / 38.443056°N 105.238333°W / 38.443056; -105.238333 (First Presbyterian Church)
Cañon City
11 Florence High School
Florence High School
Florence High School
September 1, 2022
(#100008040)
215 Maple Ave.
38°23′32″N 105°07′14″W / 38.3921°N 105.1206°W / 38.3921; -105.1206 (Florence High School)
Florence
12 Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
September 4, 2013
(#13000661)
1251 S. 1st St.
38°25′40″N 105°14′49″W / 38.427639°N 105.246835°W / 38.427639; -105.246835 (Greenwood Cemetery)
Cañon City
13 Holy Cross Abbey
Holy Cross Abbey
Holy Cross Abbey
August 18, 1983
(#83001320)
U.S. Highway 50
38°26′56″N 105°12′01″W / 38.448889°N 105.200278°W / 38.448889; -105.200278 (Holy Cross Abbey)
Cañon City
14 Main Street Bridge
Main Street Bridge
Main Street Bridge
October 15, 2002
(#02001145)
State Highway 115 at milepost 8.90
38°23′21″N 105°06′48″W / 38.389167°N 105.113333°W / 38.389167; -105.113333 (Main Street Bridge)
Florence
15 McClure House
McClure House
McClure House
September 14, 1979
(#79000609)
323-331 Main St.
38°26′24″N 105°14′30″W / 38.44°N 105.241667°W / 38.44; -105.241667 (McClure House)
Cañon City
16 Mount Saint Scholastica Academy, East Building
Mount Saint Scholastica Academy, East Building
Mount Saint Scholastica Academy, East Building
January 15, 1998
(#97001646)
615 Pike Ave.
38°26′50″N 105°14′30″W / 38.447222°N 105.241667°W / 38.447222; -105.241667 (Mount Saint Scholastica Academy, East Building)
Cañon City
17 Oil Spring February 16, 1996
(#96000043)
Address Restricted
Cañon City
18 Robison Mansion
Robison Mansion
Robison Mansion
October 11, 1984
(#84000022)
12 Riverside Dr.
38°26′02″N 105°14′39″W / 38.433889°N 105.244167°W / 38.433889; -105.244167 (Robison Mansion)
Cañon City
19 Rouch Gulch Bridge
Rouch Gulch Bridge
Rouch Gulch Bridge
November 27, 2002
(#02001410)
U.S. Highway 50 at milepost 230.12
38°28′20″N 105°52′38″W / 38.472222°N 105.877222°W / 38.472222; -105.877222 (Rouch Gulch Bridge)
Swissvale
20 Royal Gorge Bridge and Incline Railway
Royal Gorge Bridge and Incline Railway
Royal Gorge Bridge and Incline Railway
September 2, 1983
(#83001303)
Northwest of Cañon City
38°27′53″N 105°19′32″W / 38.464722°N 105.325556°W / 38.464722; -105.325556 (Royal Gorge Bridge and Incline Railway)
Cañon City
21 South Canon High School
South Canon High School
South Canon High School
October 24, 2005
(#00001648)
1020 Park Ave.
38°26′07″N 105°13′43″W / 38.435278°N 105.228611°W / 38.435278; -105.228611 (South Canon High School)
Cañon City Now used as apartments.
22 U.S. Post Office and Federal Building–Cañon City Main
U.S. Post Office and Federal Building–Cañon City Main
U.S. Post Office and Federal Building–Cañon City Main
January 22, 1986
(#86000167)
5th St. and Macon Ave.
38°26′29″N 105°14′27″W / 38.441389°N 105.240833°W / 38.441389; -105.240833 (U.S. Post Office and Federal Building–Cañon City Main)
Cañon City
23 US Post Office–Florence Main
US Post Office–Florence Main
US Post Office–Florence Main
January 22, 1986
(#86000174)
121 N. Pikes Peak St.
38°23′27″N 105°07′03″W / 38.390833°N 105.1175°W / 38.390833; -105.1175 (US Post Office–Florence Main)
Florence

Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Fourth Street Bridge
Fourth Street Bridge
Fourth Street Bridge
February 4, 1985
(#85000207)
January 14, 2010 4th St.
38°26′22″N 105°13′52″W / 38.4394°N 105.2311°W / 38.4394; -105.2311 (Fourth Street Bridge)
Cañon City Now a pedestrian bridge adjacent to 4th Street. Removed from the Register due to relocation[6]..
2 Howard Bridge February 4, 1985
(#85000209)
September 16, 2002 Off U.S. Highway 50
Howard Replaced in 1996[6]
3 Portland Bridge
Portland Bridge
Portland Bridge
February 4, 1985
(#85000210)
November 13, 2017 State Highway 120
38°23′19″N 105°00′56″W / 38.388611°N 105.015556°W / 38.388611; -105.015556 (Portland Bridge)
Portland Replaced in 2014.
4 Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct
Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct
Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct
October 15, 2002
(#02001148)
November 13, 2017 State Highway 120 at milepost 0.17
38°23′10″N 105°04′18″W / 38.386111°N 105.071667°W / 38.386111; -105.071667 (Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct)
Florence

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  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. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.

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38°28′24″N 105°26′22″W / 38.4732°N 105.4394°W / 38.4732; -105.4394 (Fremont County, Colorado)