Cañon City Downtown Historic District

Historic district in Colorado, United States

United States historic place


Cañon City Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Raynolds Bank (1883), on Main Street
38°26′29″N 105°14′17″W / 38.44139°N 105.23806°W / 38.44139; -105.23806
Built	1870 (original) and 1900 (increase)
Architect	multiple
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	83003517 and 86000201^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 20, 1983 (original) February 6, 1986 (increase)

Cañon City Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Cañon City, Colorado. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] The historic district listing was based on a 1981 survey by city staff; a 2004-05 survey has been completed which updates and expands upon it.

The district includes 80 historic structures, mostly two-story buildings, in the downtown commercial area of Cañon City. These are mostly on Main Street from 4th Street to 7th Street. They were built mostly during 1870-1920 of brick and stone and reflect Cañon City's success as a regional trade center.^[2]

Thirty-three are identified as significant contributing buildings, and 15 as also contributing, with the remainder being intrusions. The northeast "anchor" of the district is the former United Methodist Church, now Christ First Community Church at 8th and Main.^: 16 The McClure House/Strathmore Hotel (1872), separately listed on the NRHP, on Main and the west side of 4th Street is at the other end.^[2]^: 26, 27

It includes the Cañon City Elks Club, built 1911, of the 1900-founded B.P.O.E. No. 610.^[2]

In 1986 its borders were increased to include 602 Macon Avenue,^[1] which is the former sanitarium building of Dr. Ward,^[3]^: 39 and which has been turned into condominiums.

St. Cloud Hotel (1888), at 7th & Main
McClure House/Strathmore Hotel
Elks Club

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sammy M. Wittmer and Bill Simpson (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cañon City Downtown Historic District / Cañon City Downtown". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2016. with 60 photos from 1983 and before
^ R. Laurie Simmons and Thomas H. Simmons (June 2005). "Historic Buildings Survey of Downtown Cañon City, Colorado, 2004-05, Final Survey Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.