New Listings in the National Register
The Keeper of the National Register, National Park Service, recently
approved the listing of the following properties in the National
Register of Historic Places.
PROWERS COUNTY
Willow Creek Park
Memorial Drive, Parkview Ave. and Willow Valley Rd., Lamar
The park is associated with several Great Depression era federal relief
programs. Constructed between 1933 and 1938 under the Civil Works Administration
(CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress
Administration (WPA), creation of the park provided a source of employment in Lamar
during much of the Depression. Willow Creek Park was Colorado’s first CWA project
and the first planned park in Lamar, providing a location for active and passive
recreation activities. A prominent feature of the city, the park’s buildings and
stone features are good examples of the Rustic style as interpreted by New Deal
agencies. Characteristics include the use of native stone; traditional construction
methods; evident hand craftsmanship; and simple functional design. The property is
associated with the
New Deal Resources in Eastern Colorado Multiple Property Submission. (Photograph 2006)
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ROUTT COUNTY
Christian Science Society Building
641 Oak St., Steamboat Springs
The 1934 log building is a good local example of Rustic style architecture.
It embodies many of the defining characteristics of the design philosophy,
including the use of native materials in its log construction and stone
foundation, the multi-light windows, simple ornamentation, and log wall
interior. The building is in harmony with its mountain setting, an important
quality of naturalistic design encompassed in the Rustic style. (Photograph 2006)
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