National Register of Historic Places listings in Mesa County, Colorado

List of National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado, United States
Location of Mesa County in Colorado

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mesa County, Colorado.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 35 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 2 properties were once listed but have been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 14, 2024.[2]

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Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Bloomfield Site Upload image January 20, 1983
(#83001324)
Address Restricted
Whitewater
2 Calamity Camp Upload image June 1, 2011
(#11000313)
Address Restricted
Gateway Mining Industry in Colorado MPS
3 Cayton Guard Station Upload image April 27, 2005
(#05000335)
Forest Service Road 814.1
39°18′20″N 107°33′53″W / 39.305614°N 107.564752°W / 39.305614; -107.564752 (Cayton Guard Station)
Silt Log cabin built in 1910 to serve National Forest rangers.
4 Clifton Community Center and Church
Clifton Community Center and Church
Clifton Community Center and Church
June 3, 1982
(#82002307)
F and Front St.
39°05′29″N 108°26′57″W / 39.091389°N 108.449167°W / 39.091389; -108.449167 (Clifton Community Center and Church)
Clifton The structure is two stories tall and features a raised basement on less than one acre of land.
5 Coates Creek Schoolhouse
Coates Creek Schoolhouse
Coates Creek Schoolhouse
February 3, 1993
(#92001839)
D S Rd., 16 miles (26 km) west of Glade Park
38°56′55″N 108°58′35″W / 38.948584°N 108.976400°W / 38.948584; -108.976400 (Coates Creek Schoolhouse)
Glade Park One-room schoolhouse.
6 Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex
Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex
Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex
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July 15, 2003
(#03000647)
Colorado National Monument
39°06′07″N 108°43′50″W / 39.101944°N 108.730556°W / 39.101944; -108.730556 (Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex)
Fruita
7 Colorado River Bridge
Colorado River Bridge
Colorado River Bridge
October 15, 2002
(#02001154)
Interstate 70 frontage road at milepost 62.90
39°20′20″N 108°11′36″W / 39.338889°N 108.193333°W / 39.338889; -108.193333 (Colorado River Bridge)
De Beque
8 Convicts' Bread Oven
Convicts' Bread Oven
Convicts' Bread Oven
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December 31, 1974
(#74000589)
West of Molina on State Highway 65
39°12′02″N 108°11′29″W / 39.200556°N 108.191389°W / 39.200556; -108.191389 (Convicts' Bread Oven)
Molina
9 Herbert and Edith Crissey House
Herbert and Edith Crissey House
Herbert and Edith Crissey House
May 18, 2003
(#03000402)
218 W. 1st St.
39°06′44″N 108°21′07″W / 39.112222°N 108.351944°W / 39.112222; -108.351944 (Herbert and Edith Crissey House)
Palisade
10 Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Ranch
Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Ranch
Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Ranch
March 28, 1980
(#80000912)
Northeast of Grand Junction at 3079 F Rd.
39°05′28″N 108°28′52″W / 39.091111°N 108.481111°W / 39.091111; -108.481111 (Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Ranch)
Grand Junction
11 De Beque House
De Beque House
De Beque House
July 28, 1995
(#95000936)
233 Denver Ave.
39°19′49″N 108°13′04″W / 39.330278°N 108.217778°W / 39.330278; -108.217778 (De Beque House)
De Beque
12 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot
September 8, 1992
(#92001190)
119 Pitkin Ave.
39°03′51″N 108°34′09″W / 39.064167°N 108.569167°W / 39.064167; -108.569167 (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot)
Grand Junction
13 Department of Energy Grand Junction Office
Department of Energy Grand Junction Office
Department of Energy Grand Junction Office
July 26, 2016
(#16000470)
2591 Legacy Way
39°02′31″N 108°34′21″W / 39.042080°N 108.572517°W / 39.042080; -108.572517 (Department of Energy Grand Junction Office)
Grand Junction
14 Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter
Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter
Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter
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April 21, 1994
(#94000309)
Colorado National Monument
39°01′58″N 108°37′59″W / 39.032778°N 108.633056°W / 39.032778; -108.633056 (Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter)
Grand Junction
15 Fruita Bridge
Fruita Bridge
Fruita Bridge
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February 4, 1985
(#85000218)
17 1/2 Rd over the Colorado River
39°08′13″N 108°43′50″W / 39.136944°N 108.730556°W / 39.136944; -108.730556 (Fruita Bridge)
Fruita
16 Fruita Museum
Fruita Museum
Fruita Museum
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October 10, 1996
(#96001080)
432 E. Aspen
39°08′59″N 108°43′45″W / 39.149722°N 108.729167°W / 39.149722; -108.729167 (Fruita Museum)
Fruita
17 Grand Valley Diversion Dam
Grand Valley Diversion Dam
Grand Valley Diversion Dam
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October 8, 1991
(#91001485)
Across the Colorado River north of its confluence with Plateau Creek, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Palisade
39°11′20″N 108°16′53″W / 39.188889°N 108.281389°W / 39.188889; -108.281389 (Grand Valley Diversion Dam)
Palisade
18 Handy Chapel
Handy Chapel
Handy Chapel
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August 19, 1994
(#94001012)
202 White Ave.
39°04′10″N 108°34′07″W / 39.069444°N 108.568611°W / 39.069444; -108.568611 (Handy Chapel)
Grand Junction
19 Hotel St. Regis
Hotel St. Regis
Hotel St. Regis
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October 22, 1992
(#92001410)
359 Colorado Ave.
39°03′58″N 108°33′56″W / 39.066111°N 108.565556°W / 39.066111; -108.565556 (Hotel St. Regis)
Grand Junction
20 IOOF Hall
IOOF Hall
IOOF Hall
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March 25, 1993
(#93000200)
Junction of 4th St. and Curtis Ave.
39°20′00″N 108°12′51″W / 39.333333°N 108.214167°W / 39.333333; -108.214167 (IOOF Hall)
De Beque
21 Kettle-Jens House
Kettle-Jens House
Kettle-Jens House
May 6, 1983
(#83001325)
498 32 Rd.
39°04′37″N 108°27′31″W / 39.076944°N 108.458611°W / 39.076944; -108.458611 (Kettle-Jens House)
Clifton
22 Land's End Observatory
Land's End Observatory
Land's End Observatory
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February 28, 1997
(#97000124)
Land's End Rd., 10 miles (16 km) west of State Highway 65
39°01′30″N 108°13′25″W / 39.025°N 108.223611°W / 39.025; -108.223611 (Land's End Observatory)
Whitewater
23 Loma Community Hall
Loma Community Hall
Loma Community Hall
November 22, 1995
(#95001338)
1341 13 Road
39°11′56″N 108°48′47″W / 39.198889°N 108.813056°W / 39.198889; -108.813056 (Loma Community Hall)
Loma
24 Margery Building
Margery Building
Margery Building
February 24, 1993
(#93000033)
519-527 Main St.
39°04′02″N 108°33′48″W / 39.067222°N 108.563333°W / 39.067222; -108.563333 (Margery Building)
Grand Junction
25 North Seventh Street Historic Residential District
North Seventh Street Historic Residential District
North Seventh Street Historic Residential District
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January 5, 1984
(#84000870)
7th St. between Hill and White Aves.
39°04′19″N 108°33′37″W / 39.071944°N 108.560278°W / 39.071944; -108.560278 (North Seventh Street Historic Residential District)
Grand Junction
26 Harry and Lilly Phillips House
Harry and Lilly Phillips House
Harry and Lilly Phillips House
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November 13, 1997
(#97001419)
798 N. Mesa St.
39°10′21″N 108°43′58″W / 39.1725°N 108.732778°W / 39.1725; -108.732778 (Harry and Lilly Phillips House)
Fruita
27 Pipe Line School
Pipe Line School
Pipe Line School
April 29, 1999
(#99000483)
101 16.5 S Rd.
38°59′50″N 108°44′27″W / 38.997222°N 108.740833°W / 38.997222; -108.740833 (Pipe Line School)
Glade Park
28 Rim Rock Drive Historic District
Rim Rock Drive Historic District
Rim Rock Drive Historic District
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April 21, 1994
(#94000310)
Colorado National Monument
39°03′25″N 108°42′04″W / 39.056944°N 108.701111°W / 39.056944; -108.701111 (Rim Rock Drive Historic District)
Grand Junction
29 Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage
Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage
Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage
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April 21, 1994
(#94000306)
Colorado National Monument
39°06′05″N 108°43′59″W / 39.101389°N 108.733056°W / 39.101389; -108.733056 (Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage)
Grand Junction
30 Saddlehorn Comfort Station
Saddlehorn Comfort Station
Saddlehorn Comfort Station
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April 21, 1994
(#94000305)
Colorado National Monument
39°06′17″N 108°44′23″W / 39.104722°N 108.739722°W / 39.104722; -108.739722 (Saddlehorn Comfort Station)
Grand Junction
31 Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District
Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District
Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District
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April 21, 1994
(#94000308)
Colorado National Monument
39°06′05″N 108°44′17″W / 39.101389°N 108.738056°W / 39.101389; -108.738056 (Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District)
Grand Junction
32 Serpents Trail
Serpents Trail
Serpents Trail
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April 21, 1994
(#94000307)
Colorado National Monument
39°01′53″N 108°38′11″W / 39.031389°N 108.636389°W / 39.031389; -108.636389 (Serpents Trail)
Grand Junction
33 Stranges Grocery
Stranges Grocery
Stranges Grocery
March 20, 2013
(#13000079)
226 Pitkin Ave.
39°03′53″N 108°34′08″W / 39.064748°N 108.568786°W / 39.064748; -108.568786 (Stranges Grocery)
Grand Junction
34 TBM Avenger Aircraft N53503 Upload image November 13, 2017
(#100001791)
CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum, 780 Heritage Way, Grand Junction Regional Airport
39°07′04″N 108°31′31″W / 39.117778°N 108.525278°W / 39.117778; -108.525278 (TBM Avenger Aircraft N53503)
Grand Junction
35 U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office
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January 31, 1980
(#80000913)
400 Rood Ave.
39°04′07″N 108°33′55″W / 39.068611°N 108.565278°W / 39.068611; -108.565278 (U.S. Post Office)
Grand Junction

Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Black Bridge
Black Bridge
Black Bridge
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February 4, 1985
(#85000219)
July 22, 1994 25 3/10 Rd over the Gunnison River
Grand Junction Damaged by flooding in 1983. Demolished in 1988.[6]
2 Fifth Street Bridge
Fifth Street Bridge
Fifth Street Bridge
February 4, 1985
(#85000220)
July 22, 1994 Northbound U.S. Highway 50 over the Colorado River
Grand Junction Replaced in 1989.[6]

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References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ a b "Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation | Properties removed from the National and State Registers". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

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