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Las AnimasBENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE & JAIL This architecturally significant building was constructed between 1886 and 1889. The imposing two-story red brick structure is trimmed extensively in stone. The second level includes corner towers with open arches. Directly linked to the judicial and social history of the adjacent courthouse, the 1902 jail served as the county's processing and holding facility for 98 years. BOGGSVILLE Founded in 1866, Boggsville is one of Colorado's earliest extant agricultural and trade centers. The 1866 Boggs House and the recently restored 1867 Prowers House are among the earliest documented examples of Territorial architecture in the state. FORT LYON
Finally, Fort Lyon is architecturally significant for its set of standardized VA hospital buildings. Constructed during the period 1929 through 1945, these building types are best expressed in the group of multi-story Georgian Rival style, brick buildings adjacent to the parade ground. GRAHAM HOUSE Built in 1900, the house is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne style as applied to a moderate sized, one-and-one-half story frame dwelling. I.O.O.F. HALL, LODGE NO. 11 The 1889 stone building is a good example of late 19th century commercial architecture and represents the return of prosperity to this agricultural community following the depression of the early 1890s. The building served a fraternal organization of men and women, providing them with mutual support and social activities while fostering participation in community charities. KING SOLOMON'S LODGE MASONIC TEMPLE Constructed between 1909-1918, the building's brick and concrete block masonry exterior, simple Neo-Classical design incorporating Masonic symbols, and typical interior arrangement and finish reflect standard Masonic-related construction adapted to a small town setting in the early 20th century. LAS ANIMAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH The 1920 building is an example of the "Akron Plan" of church design popular for a short period of time in the early 1900s. LAS ANIMAS POST OFFICE 
The post office building is associated with President Roosevelt’s New Deal legislative agenda and the efforts of the federal government to bring America out of the Great Depression. Rather than being a project of a New Deal construction agency, the post office represents a direct relief project of the Treasury Department. The construction of new post offices allowed the federal government to assist communities through the purchase of materials and the creation of construction jobs. The project also provided Las Animas with its first purpose-built post office. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Louis A. Simon designed the simple, traditional, and restrained building with its high quality materials throughout. It has been the only post office in Las Animas since it opened in 1938. The property is associated with the New Deal Resources on Colorado’s Eastern Plains Multiple Property Submission. (2006 photograph) LAS ANIMAS SANTA FE RAILROAD DEPOT The 1908 depot is associated with both passenger and freight railroad transportation in the Las Animas area. It is a good intact example of the Santa Fe Railroad's Brick Standard Plan depot design. ProwersPROWERS BRIDGE Originally a pile bridge, constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1900, trusses added by the Pueblo Bridge Company include: a 1902 Pratt through truss, a 1906 Pratt through truss on the south portal, three 1909 long-span Camelback through truss on the north portal, and a 1921 Pratt pony after flooding destroyed the north approach. Enduring numerous floods, it is the oldest bridge over the lower Arkansas River and is Colorado's longest trussed crossing with the most successive spans. The property is associated with the Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
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National Register 1/2/1976, Additional Documentation 3/22/2001, 5BN.99
Fort Lyon is important for its role as an army post, a navy hospital,
and a veterans’ hospital. Beginning in 1867, the fort served
as part of the army’s Department of the Missouri, a regional
network of forts and military facilities in the Missouri River drainage.
The navy took control of the fort in 1906, adapting and greatly
expanding the army post to serve a medical facility. The hospital
provided tubercular care to sailors and marines until 1922, with
all funding for operations and construction obtained through appropriations
from the Department of the Navy. The navy pursued a policy of self-sufficiency
for the institution, which is reflected by the development of the
associated agricultural fields, irrigation system and support structures.
In 1922 the Veterans’ Bureau, later the Veterans’ Administration,
assumed control of the facility, expanded the hospital complex,
and opened its services to all active and retired personnel and
their families in all branches of the military service. 
Fort Lyon is important in Colorado ethnic heritage. First, the property
is important for its association with Native Americans during the
earliest period of the fort’s operation beginning in 1868.
Second, the property is significant for its association with African
Americans, specifically the all-black Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th
Cavalry stationed at Fort Lyon in the late 1860s and 1870s. Third,
the property is significant for its association with those of European
origins, specifically as the fort was used to treat World War I
German naval prisoners suffering from tuberculosis.