Blue Jay Inn
National Register of Historic Places

Blue Jay Inn

Buffalo Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado
Listed
September 30, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
74000580

About this property

The Blue Jay Inn, located in Buffalo Creek, Colorado is a late 1880s building that has served as a boarding house, a girls retreat, and as an inn and a restaurant. On October 1, 1974, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Buffalo Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado
39.38798, -105.27366

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 74000580. It was listed on September 30, 1974.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Green Mercantile Store
Industrial
0.4 mi
Green Mountain Ranch
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6.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Blue Jay Inn listed on the National Register?

Blue Jay Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Blue Jay Inn?

Blue Jay Inn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Blue Jay Inn?

The period of significance for Blue Jay Inn is recorded as the civil_war era.

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