Little Church in the Pines

Coordinates: 40°03′12″N 105°22′33″W / 40.05333°N 105.37583°W / 40.05333; -105.37583
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Little Church in the Pines
Boulder County Historic Landmark
Little Church in the Pines is located in Colorado
Little Church in the Pines
Little Church in the Pines is located in the United States
Little Church in the Pines
Location414 Gold Run Rd.
Salina, Colorado, United States
Coordinates40°03′12″N 105°22′33″W / 40.05333°N 105.37583°W / 40.05333; -105.37583
Builtc. 1902 - 1908
Architectural stylevernacular wood frame
NRHP reference No.89000983 [1]
CSRHP No.5BL.255
BCHL No.HP-02-02[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1989
Designated CSRHPAugust 3, 1989
Designated BCHLMarch 14, 2002

The Little Church in the Pines is a c. 1902-1908 building in the former mining town of Salina in Boulder County, Colorado.[3] The church held regular Sunday School classes for children, and services whenever a traveling minister came to town.[4] As the mining boom came to an end and the town's population shrunk, the building fell into disuse, and briefly served as a mine office before being abandoned.[5] In 1948 it was purchased by a neighborhood group and has been used ever since for nondenominational worship and community events.[5] The Little Church in the Pines was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

During the 2013 Colorado floods, the ground washed out from underneath half of the building, including the bell tower, and emergency supports had to be installed to stabilize the structure until a new foundation could be built and the area refilled.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Designated Historic Sites". Boulder County. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Boulder County Listings". History Colorado. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "Little Church in the Pines Registration Form". National Register of Historic Places. June 28, 1989. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Silvia Pettem (October 25, 2013). "Community Spirit Saves Salina's Little Church in the Pines". The Daily Camera. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Flood Damage September 2013". The Little Church in the Pines. Retrieved July 18, 2014.