Corazon de Trinidad
National Register of Historic Places

Corazon de Trinidad

Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado
Listed
February 28, 1973
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73000482

About this property

The Corazon de Trinidad is a historic district in Trinidad, Colorado which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The district is a 132 acres (53 ha) area roughly bounded by the Purgatoire River on the north and west, Walnut St. on the east, and 3rd, W. 1st and Animas Sts. on the south. It includes approximately 50 contributing buildings including some or all of: Columbian Hotel (1880), hotel of about 100 rooms, opened as the "Grand Union Hotel" and renamed in the mid-1890s.

Location

Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado
37.16949, -104.50423

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 73000482. It was listed on February 28, 1973.

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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

Baca House and Outbuilding
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Camp Trinidad (German POW Camp)
1943Modern
0.4 mi
Battle of Fisher's Peak — Kit Carson Campaign (April 1854)
1854Indian Wars
2.8 mi
Battle of Tongue River Canyon — Colorado (1868)
1868Indian Wars
3.8 mi
Colorado Fuel and Iron Strike — Starkville Evictions 1913
1913Frontier
5.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Corazon de Trinidad listed on the National Register?

Corazon de Trinidad was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Corazon de Trinidad?

Corazon de Trinidad is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Corazon de Trinidad?

The period of significance for Corazon de Trinidad is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1880.

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