Elbert
DENVER & NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD SEGMENT
Along Elbert Rd., south of Elbert
State Register 12/13/1995, 5EL.299.1/5EP.868.1
The Denver and New Orleans Railroad operated over this now abandoned
grade between 1881 and 1936. The Denver and New Orleans was the
first standard gauge railroad to operate between Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo.
J BAR DOUBLE C RANCH
21441 County Rd. 35-41, Elbert vicinity
State Register 9/8/2004, 5EL.656
The 388-acre J Bar Double C Ranch is significant for its development
and use between 1952 and 1967 as a western summer camp for children
of Jewish heritage. Beginning on the East Coast after World War
I, children’s summer camps geared to the Jewish community
spread westward after the World War II. The J Bar Double C Ranch
camp was the Denver Jewish community's response to the need for
such a facility in the area and is one of only two Jewish summer
camps in Colorado.
SACRED HEART CHURCH
7211 County Rd. 98
State Register 3/8/1995, 5EL.294
Originally built on the banks of Boxelder Creek, a devastating
flood in 1935 nearly swept the building away and resulted in its
move to higher ground east of town. The church is a striking local
expression of the Gothic Revival style.
ST. MARK UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
225 Main St.
National Register 9/18/1980, 5EL.138
St. Mark United Presbyterian Church, a one-and-one-half-story clapboard
structure on a wooden foundation, has a high gabled roof and brick
chimney. It was built in 1889 by prospective members under the direction
of a local carpenter, Taylor Green. A tower, topped with a spire
and four-sided cupola, houses the narthex in its base. The first
Protestant church to be organized and constructed in Elbert County,
the building represents the architecture common in the eastern plains
churches of that era. It provided shelter for worship and social
gatherings as well as serving as a relief station during area floods
of 1935.
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Elizabeth
HUBER BUILDING (Carlson Building)
239 Main St.
State Register 3/8/1995, 5EL.295
The 1890 building is typical of late 19th century storefronts.
It contained a variety of retail and wholesale enterprises and contributed
to the commercial history of Elizabeth.
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Fondis
FONDIS STORE
Intersection of Elbert County Rds. 69 and 98
State Register 3/13/2002, 5EL.621
Opened in 1902, seven years after the community’s founding,
the store served until 1949 as the community’s center of commerce
and information. In addition to operating as a general store, the
building variously shared space with a doctor’s office and
pharmacy; welcomed the daily stage coach from Elbert; hosted meetings,
parties, dances and celebrations; and on election day, served as
the local polling place. The one-story brick building marked the
center of the community and soon became its visual landmark.
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