Park County Courthouse and Jail
Park County Courthouse and Jail | |
Location | 418 Main St., Fairplay, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 39°13′32″N 106°00′06″W / 39.22556°N 106.00167°WCoordinates: 39°13′32″N 106°00′06″W / 39.22556°N 106.00167°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1874 |
Built by | Robert Frazier, Lewis W. Lewis |
Architect | George W. Nice |
NRHP reference No. | 79000618[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 25, 1979 |
The Park County Courthouse and Jail in Fairplay, Colorado was built in 1874. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
When listed in 1979, the courthouse was the oldest operating courthouse in the state.[2]
The courthouse is a squarish two-story building with a full basement. The jail is a one-story gabled stone structure.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b George H. Gault (February 22, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park County Courthouse and Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1979
External links[]
- Media related to 1874 Park County Courthouse (Colorado) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Courthouses in Colorado
- National Register of Historic Places in Park County, Colorado
- Government buildings completed in 1874
- Colorado Registered Historic Place stubs