Colorow Point Park
National Register of Historic Places

Colorow Point Park

Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
Listed
November 15, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90001712

About this property

Colorow Point Park is a park located on Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1990. It is named for Colorow, a Ute chief, who used to camp on Lookout Mountain during the summers and held tribal councils at Inspiration Tree at the slope of Dinosaur Ridge.

Location

900 Colorow Rd.
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
39.73187, -105.24910

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 90001712. It was listed on November 15, 1990.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURECONSERVATIONENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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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

Rockland Community Church and Cemetery
Industrial
2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Colorow Point Park listed on the National Register?

Colorow Point Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Colorow Point Park?

Colorow Point Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Colorow Point Park?

The period of significance for Colorow Point Park is recorded as the listed era.

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