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New Listings in the National Register (continued)

The Keeper of the National Register, National Park Service, recently approved the listing of the following properties in the National Register of Historic Places.

EL PASO COUNTY

Edgeplain / Bass-Arthur House
1106 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado College Campus, Colorado Springs

Current day photograph of the Edgeplain/Bass-Arthur House.

Located on the campus of Colorado College, Edgeplain is associated with Chester Alan Arthur II, who owned the house between 1901 and 1922. The son of President Arthur, Alan and his wife purchased the house, remodeling and expanding it to accommodate their extensive calendar of dinners and parties. Alan became deeply involved in the social life of the Pikes Peak region and Edgeplain became one of the outstanding meeting places of the social leaders from Colorado Springs and Denver.

Historic photograph of the Edgeplain/Bass-Arthur House.

The house is an example of the work of prominent Colorado Springs architects Walter Douglas and Thompson Hetherington. While not the original designers of the 1881 home, the firm was responsible for its substantial expansion and alteration. The walls consist of multi-hued sandstone blocks of varying widths and height laid in random work with tinted mortar. Indicative of the work of master stonemasons, the stone displays a variety of dressings. The combination of colors and finishes is an unusual and distinguishing characteristic.

Ida M. Rice House
1196 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado College Campus, Colorado Springs

Current day photograph of the Ida M. Rice House.

The Rice House is one of the finest examples of Colonial Revival design in Colorado Springs. The style is reflected in the rectangular massing, symmetrical facade, side-gabled roof, vertically aligned windows, and a central front door accentuated with sidelights, columns and an arched pediment. Georgian influences are seen in the decorative moldings of the cornice, the pedimented dormers, and the pilasters and elaborate entablature around the entrance. The 1927 house is brick, while most of the Colonial Revival residences erected in the city during this period were frame.

Historic photograph of the Ida M. Rice House.

The Rice House represents the movement toward historically correct proportions and detailing. The design represents the work of master architect Thomas P. Barber. No other Colonial Revival style residences have been attributed to Barber, and this is his last documented work in Colorado.

Also listed on the National Register: Chance Gulch, Gunnison County

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