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MOFFAT COUNTY |
Brown’s ParkOLD LADORE SCHOOL The circa 1911 wood frame rural schoolhouse remained in use as a school until 1947. After its closure, it continued to function as a community center. Listed under Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission. WHITE-INDIAN CONTACT SITE The site is believed to be a contact point with Native Americans and possibly the location of Fort Davy Crockett, a fur trading post dating from the mid 1830s. The isolated valley known as Brown’s Hole was a favorite rendezvous and wintering ground for trappers. For several years after the fort was abandoned in 1840, fur traders continued to rendezvous at the location. CraigFIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING The two-story brick building was constructed in 1917 during the period of local economic optimism that followed the coming of the railroad in 1913. It remains Craig’s most important example of early 20th century commercial architecture. MARCIA/PULLMAN CAR-DAVID H. MOFFAT The customized car was built by the Pullman Company in 1906 and named in honor of David Moffat’s daughter, Marcia. The interior woodwork is solid mahogany imported from Africa and there are sleeping quarters for up to twelve people. As Moffat’s personal car during the building years of a number of Colorado railroads, it is a symbol of his influence and commitment to expediting rail transportation across Colorado. The car was presented to the town of Craig by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1953. STATE ARMORY This 1922 two-story light brick building was designed by John J. Huddart. The National Guard moved to a new facility in 1974, and the building was deeded to Moffat County in 1977 with the stipulation that it continue to be used for community purposes. Since 1990, it has housed the Museum of Northwest Colorado. THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF CRAIG (The Center of Craig) The original portion of the church dates from 1902. It was constructed with 12x6 inch sawn logs that were covered with lap siding. The gabled roof is steeply pitched, and the south slope includes a large hipped roof dormer. The southwest corner entry is topped with an octagonal bell tower. Two large additions extend to the east, and a smaller addition is on the north. The building now serves as a community and art center. VANATTA APARTMENTS The 1924 apartments are associated with the pattern of community planning and development which occurred when the Craig area experienced a spurt of economic and population growth resulting from the local discovery of oil. They were the first modern apartments to be built in town as a response to the need for affordable housing. DinosaurCASTLE PARK ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISTRICT Restricted information RIAL CHEW RANCH COMPLEX The complex is representative of a family operated ranch as it developed over more than fifty years and two generations. The family operated the ranch from 1902 through the early 1970s when it was purchased by the National Park Service. Among the surviving buildings and structures are an early dugout dwelling believed to date from the 1880s and the most recent dwelling, an intact log ranch house constructed in 1940. Listed under Dinosaur National Monument Multiple Resource Area. DENIS JULIEN INSCRIPTION The initials "DJ" and the year 1838 are inscribed on a canyon wall. Denis Julien had a long career as a trapper and mountain man and left similar inscriptions in Utah, some of which are now hidden by reservoirs. His last inscription is believed to date to 1841. Listed under Dinosaur National Monument Multiple Resource Area. MANTLE’S CAVE The alcove in which the site is located is important because it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a particular Fremont culture site type, thus contributing to the understanding of the Fremont culture. UPPER WADE AND CURTIS CABIN Moved to the site in 1933, the cabin is associated with the development of tourism in the area. The two-room log cabin rests on a concrete slab and has a front gabled roof with exposed purlins. Listed under Dinosaur National Monument Multiple Resource Area. GreystoneBROMIDE CHARCOAL KILNS Dating from 1898, the four stone charcoal kilns are important as the only remaining intact structures associated with the Bromide Mining and Milling Company’s smelter facility. The period of intensive operations at the facility extended through the end of World War I. The kilns are in excellent condition and clearly reflect the beehive shape associated with structures constructed to process wood into charcoal. They have been ranked by a researcher of Colorado’s coke ovens and charcoal kilns as the best surviving examples of their type in the state. MaybellTWO-BAR RANCH The property was once the headquarters for one of the largest cattle empires in Colorado and Wyoming. Thomas White was the first to file on the land where the primarily log buildings and structures are located. In 1910, subsequent owners sold to the Haley Livestock and Trading Co. At that time, the company held over 10,000 livestock in Moffat County alone. |