Monte Vista Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 37°34′50″N 106°08′51″W / 37.58056°N 106.14750°W / 37.58056; -106.14750 (Monte Vista Downtown Historic District)
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Monte Vista Downtown Historic District
Monte Vista Downtown Historic District is located in Colorado
Monte Vista Downtown Historic District
LocationJct. of First Ave. and Washington St., Monte Vista, Colorado
Coordinates37°34′50″N 106°08′51″W / 37.58056°N 106.14750°W / 37.58056; -106.14750 (Monte Vista Downtown Historic District)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1889
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.91001612[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1991

The Monte Vista Downtown Historic District, in Monte Vista, Colorado, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It included nine contributing buildings and some non-contributing ones.[1]

The district is in the area of the junction of 1st Ave. and Washington St. It includes:

  • 810 First Avenue (1892), a legal office building
  • 806 First Avenue (1892), built of rhyolite stone
  • State Bank building, 800 First Avenue (1890)
  • Hunter Mercantile Company, 747 First Avenue (1906)
  • Monte Vista Armory, 15 Washington Street (1921–22)
  • Monte Vista Bank and Trust, 803 First Avenue (1918–19)
  • 809 First Avenue (1902)
  • 813/815 First Avenue (1903)
  • 819 First Avenue (1905), Correll-Dunker Candy Kitchen [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Peggy Barr; Peg Schall (February 15, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Monte Vista Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 25, 2018. With accompanying 35 photos