Colona
COLONA SCHOOL
County Rd. No. 1
State Register 12/13/2000, 5OR.1173
Surrounded by agricultural fields, the two-story Colona School building
can easily be seen from a distance, thereby serving as a local visual
landmark. The building served the Colona area south of Montrose
as its only high school from 1916 until 1928, and it was the community's
only grade school from 1916 until 1948. Since 1963, the building
has been owned by the Colona Grange. The organization, which serves
the social, political, and economic interests of its members, began
meeting in the building in 1916. Like most rural schools, the building
also hosted a wide variety of civic and social functions, and it
continues to serve as the only active meeting place in the surrounding
area.
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Ouray
BEAUMONT HOTEL
3rd St. & 5th Ave.
National Register 10/30/1973, 5OR.62
Opened in 1887, the three-story brick and wood resort hotel was
designed by architect O. Bulow. The interior was modeled after Denver's
Brown Palace Hotel and featured a rotunda encircled by balconies,
cathedral glass skylights, rosewood paneling, and an oak staircase.
In its heyday, the Beaumont attracted guests such as Sarah Bernhardt
and Theodore Roosevelt. By the early 20th century, it suffered from
financial setbacks, but tourism picked up again after World War
II. Later, the hotel fell into disrepair and stood empty for many
years. Plans for rehabilitation were initiated in 1998.
FORT PEABODY
Uncompahgre National Forest, Ouray vicinity
National Register 3/30/2005, 5OR.1377 / 5SM.3805
Straddling the Ouray & San Miguel County lines near Telluride at an elevation
of over 13,000 feet, Fort Peabody is associated with Colorado’s hard-rock labor
strikes of 1903-04. A local Colorado National Guard unit constructed this redoubt
in early 1904. Consisting of a small guardhouse, a flag mount, and what some
characterized as a sniper’s nest, troops occupied the defensive fortification until
martial law was revoked in June of that year. Built for a single purpose–to prevent
members of the Western Federation of Miners, union sympathizers, and previously
deported men from entering San Miguel County by way of Imogene Pass–the site
illustrates how quickly and often illegally mine owner management gained control
of local government and the Colorado National Guard to run roughshod over the legal,
political, and economic rights of union members. The fort was named for then Governor
James H. Peabody, who used the national guard to realize the anti-union objectives of
the mine owners. The site tells the story of conquest, class, and the role of state
government. It epitomizes the conflict between mine owners and the Western Federation
of Miners, the questionable use of the national guard, and the discrimination faced by
union members.
OURAY CITY HALL AND WALSH LIBRARY
6th Ave. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
National Register 04/16/1975, 5OR.61
Completed around 1901, the two-story building was commissioned by
Tom Walsh, who owned and operated the local Camp Bird mine. It featured
a combination of Roman, Greek, and American Victorian architectural
elements. In 1950, the building suffered major fire damage.
OURAY HISTORIC DISTRICT
US Hwy. 550
National Register 10/06/1983, 5OR.585
Located in the San Juan mountains, the district encompasses almost
the entire historic townsite and reflects Ouray's importance as
a supply center for the nearby mining regions from 1886 to 1915.
The buildings within the district represent a variety of styles,
with brick Italianate structures predominating in the commercial
area. Primarily frame residential structures are found on the hillsides
overlooking the town.
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Ridgway
BANK BUILDING
523 W. Clinton
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.772
Constructed in 1911, the two-story brick and stone, Richardsonian
Romanesque style building is associated with Amos E. Walther, who
played an important role in the development of the town of Ridgway.
In addition to the Bank of Ridgway, which operated until 1931, the
first floor of the building housed a variety of businesses over
the years, including the post office and a pharmacy. Office tenants
occupied the second floor.
HARTWELL PARK
Bounded by Sherman, Lena, Clinton St, & D&RG right-of-way
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.999
D.C. Hartwell purchased the land for a new town from local ranchers
and started selling lots in 1890. He and other members of the Ridgway
Townsite Company graded, seeded, and fenced the parcel of land designated
as a community park. In 1892, they solicited help in planting 100
trees in recognition of Arbor Day. Many of these trees remain on
the site. Over the years, ownership of the park changed hands several
times. In 1898, the Ridgway Town Board took over its administration,
and the town now owns and maintains the park.
HERRAN HOUSE
146 N. Cora St.
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.111
The Herran House was constructed during 1890-91 by Thomas Herran,
a local farmer and painter. Completed within a week of the legal
incorporation of the town of Ridgway, the two-story brick building
originally functioned as a hotel and boarding house. It changed
hands over the years, and in 1941 it was bought by Marvin Huntington
Sherbino, who ran the hotel until its closure in 1973.
HOLMES-DUCKETT HOUSE
810 Clinton
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.998
Designed and constructed in 1905 by noted local builder John Edgar,
the 1½-story wood frame house incorporates Dutch Colonial
elements with Victorian and Queen Anne detailing. It was originally
built for J.G. and Nellie Miller, who arrived in Ridgway with the
Denver Rio Grande Railroad. In 1911, the Millers sold the house
to another D&RG employee, Harold Holmes. Holmes and his wife
lived in the house until 1930. They sold it to Hazel and Fred Duckett,
owners of the Pioneer Grocery, who lived there for 42 years. Mrs.
Duckett raised canaries, and it was during the Duckett's ownership
that it became known as "the canary house."
JACKSON, GEORGE, HOUSE
129 Citadel Dr.
National Register 01/11/1996, 5OR.113
This 1887 house is a good local example of the combination of the
popular late 19th century Queen Anne and Italianate styles. The
house is associated with community planning and development activities
in the Ridgway/Ouray area. It also served as the Ouray County Poor
Farm for twenty-three years.
PHILLIPS HOUSE
282 S. Mary
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.791
Built in 1910, the 1½-story wood frame residence features
many stylistic characteristics associated with vernacular classic
cottages. It features a full width porch and a hipped roof with
multiple dormers. From 1910 to 1981, descendants of William Bruce
Phillips, an early homesteader in the Uncompaghre Valley, inhabited
the house. It has undergone some minor alterations since its construction.
RASMUSSEN HOUSE
191 S. Charlotte
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.792
Constructed in 1910, the dwelling's two-story square plan and hipped
roof is typical of the Foursquare building type. Clad with its original
tin siding, the house also features interior and exterior spindle
work characteristic of the builder Andrew Rasmussen. Rasmussen was
a respected metalworker and craftsman who invented equipment that
enabled the Rio Grande Southern Railroad to function in the climate
and altitude of the region. The house remained in the family until
the 1970s.
SHERBINO BUILDING/THEATER
604 N. Clinton
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.1368
Significant for its role in the social and cultural heritage of
the town of Ridgway, the simple one-story brick building was designed
by Gus Kullerstrand and built in 1915 by Louis Sherbino. Over the
years, it functioned as a movie theater, a dance hall, a skating
rink, and a community center. For a time it housed the Ridgway Post
Office. In 1968, a boardwalk shielded with a fiberglass shingled
roof was added in order to accommodate the filming of the movie
"True Grit." Although the theater stage is now gone, most
of the interior remains intact.
STANWOOD-CARMICHAEL HOUSE
709 W. Clinton
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.776
Considered to be a good local example of the Queen Anne style, the
one-story brick house, with a corner porch, was designed by Gus
Kullerstrand of Ouray. Built in 1914, it features triple gabled
roof dormers on the east side of its complex roof. Over the years,
several prominent Ridgway citizens inhabited the house.
WALTHER HOUSE
755 Clinton
State Register 08/14/1991, 5OR.781
Completed in1900, the 1½-story residence is a vernacular
wood frame building with Neoclassical style elements that are considered
unusual for Ouray County. Classical columns accent the front porch.
A large shed roof dormer, with five one-over-one windows, is located
on the front slope of the steeply pitched side gabled roof. Designed
by Ouray architect Gus Kullerstrand, the house was built for the
Amos Walther family. Walther was a prominent Ridgway businessman,
banker, rancher, and politician.
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