Baca House and Outbuilding
National Register of Historic Places

Baca House and Outbuilding

Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado
Listed
February 25, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
70000165

About this property

The Baca House and Outbuilding, in Trinidad, Colorado, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The Baca House is part of the Trinidad History Museum, which "features the historic Bloom Mansion and Baca House, two residences built in the late 19th century, as well as heritage gardens and the Santa Fe Trail Museum, all on one block in Trinidad's acclaimed historic district." It is a two-story adobe house having 10 rooms, which was home of rancher and businessman Felipe Baca. An adobe outbuilding includes 12 rooms, arranged in a 160 feet (49 m) long building, which housed ranch hands and visitors. The house was originally built for "Santa Fe Trail entrepreneur" John Hough. Felipe and Dolores Baca purchased it for 22,000 pounds of wool. It was built in 1869 or 1870. The property is on the 300 block of Main St. in Trinidad. The Bloom Mansion is adjacent. In 1970 it was expected the house, after renovations were completed, would be opened as a museum.

Location

300 block of Main St.
Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado
37.16909, -104.50291

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Sources

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When was Baca House and Outbuilding listed on the National Register?

Baca House and Outbuilding was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Baca House and Outbuilding?

Baca House and Outbuilding is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Baca House and Outbuilding is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1869.

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