National Register of Historic Places

Ouray Historic District

Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado
Listed
October 5, 1983
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83003537

About this property

The Ouray Historic District, in Ouray, Colorado, is a 114-acre (0.46 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Many of the commercial buildings are Italianate in style; many residences are Victorian. Wright Opera House (1888), with an elaborate Mesker Brothers cast-iron facade Many of the commercial buildings are along Ouray's Main Street, also known as Third Street, which is U.S. Highway 550. The historic district encompasses almost all of the original townsite. Its boundary is an irregular pattern extending to and including the Ouray hot springs pool on the north, to the west side of Oak Street on the west side of the Uncompahgre River on the west, to the south side of Third Avenue on the south, and to the east side of 6th Street on the east.

Location

Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado
38.02289, -107.67485

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Beaumont Hotel
Industrial
0.2 mi
Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library
Industrial
0.2 mi
Jackson, George, House
Industrial
4.7 mi
Fort Peabody
Early Republic
7.1 mi
Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant
Civil War
8.8 mi

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When was Ouray Historic District listed on the National Register?

Ouray Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Ouray Historic District?

Ouray Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ouray Historic District?

The period of significance for Ouray Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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