New Listings in the State Register

The Board of Directors of the Colorado Historical Society recently approved the listing of the following properties in the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.

PUEBLO COUNTY First Presbyterian Church 220 West 10th Street, Pueblo The First Presbyterian Church is an interesting local expression of the Gothic Revival style. Constructed in 1889, noted architect Fred A. Hale designed the unusual building combining two popular Late Victorian styles–Gothic Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque. The steeply pitched roof, prominent spire, and pointed-arched openings create a vertical emphasis and are all defining characteristics of Gothic architecture. At the same time, the building’s straight forward treatment of stone, the select distribution of openings, and the broad roof plane is reminiscent of Richardsonian Romanesque. A Gothic Revival inspired educational wing of red brick expanded the church eastward in 1926. The north side of the addition continued the Manitou sandstone of the original building. (Photograph 2007)

SUMMIT COUNTY Staley-Rouse House 518 Main St., Frisco The 1909 Staley-Rouse House is a rare example of vertical and horizontal structural log construction in a domestic design. The juxtaposition of the vertical logs of the first story with the horizontal logs of the upper story is exceptionally uncommon. The use of difficult keyed half-notching on the joints of the horizontal logs may reflect Nordic (possibly Finnish) influences in the house’s design and construction. The building displays a high level of workmanship. Despite alterations in the 1980s, the house is an example of the town’s early architecture and is one of the best preserved buildings in Frisco in its original location. (Photograph 2006)