Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail

	Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	400 Main St., Walsenburg, Colorado
Coordinates	37°37′29″N 104°46′53″W / 37.62472°N 104.78139°WCoordinates: 37°37′29″N 104°46′53″W / 37.62472°N 104.78139°W
Area	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Henderson, C. A.
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	73000476
Added to NRHP	April 23, 1973

The Huerfano County Courthouse and old Walsenburg jail now the Walsenburg Mining Museum, are historic buildings in Walsenburg, Colorado in Huerfano County. The courthouse was built in 1904.^[2] The jail was built in 1896.^[3] The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1973. The courthouse is located at 400 Main Street. The jail is located at 112 West Fifth Street. The jail held Bob Ford, who killed Jesse James, and labor leader Mary "Mother" Jones.^[3]

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Walsenburg Huerfano County (includes image of the jail/ mining museum)
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Media related to Huerfano County Courthouse and Jail at Wikimedia Commons

Walsenburg Mining Museum website Huerfano County Historical Society

The 1896 jail building (now a museum).

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Walsenburg Huerfano County (includes image of the jail/ mining museum)

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