Old Livery Stable
National Register of Historic Places

Old Livery Stable

Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado
Listed
March 2, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000603

About this property

The Old Livery Stable in Fountain, Colorado is a historic stable which was built in 1893 as part of a small hotel complex. It housed horses of hotel guests. With the rise of automobiles such use ended and the stable decayed. The hotel was damaged in a fire in the 1940s, then partially repaired to serve as a rooming house, then demolished to make way for new buildings; only the stable remains. Its NRHP nomination states that the stable is:a vestige of the life and commerce of an earlier day in Fountain. Although vernacular in style, the architecture is of particular interest. The thick, heavy walls; the use of crude stones; the massiveness of the construction; and the integrated use of the dormer and cupola in a stable all reflect a time and a place where there was relatively little architectural knowledge, a time and a place where the builders drew on their rough experiences to build a utilitarian structure to serve the hotel trade. Today the Old Livery Stable stands as a landmark in downtown Fountain.

Location

217 W. Missouri
Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado
38.68242, -104.70287

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was Old Livery Stable listed on the National Register?

Old Livery Stable was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Old Livery Stable?

Old Livery Stable is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Livery Stable?

The period of significance for Old Livery Stable is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1893.

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