The Doyle Settlement

Listed: 2018

Constructed: 1859

Threat: Demolition by neglect; vandalism

Closest Town to Resource: Avondale

Significance: The Doyle Settlement was established by Joseph Bainbridge Lafayette Doyle when he purchased 1200 acres of land along two miles of the Huerfano River from the Vigil and St. Vrain Land Grant. Doyle was one of the builders of Fort Pueblo in 1842 and worked as a trapper and trader before becoming a pioneer agriculturalist, businessman, and territorial lawmaker. Doyle was elected the first county commissioner for the newly established Huerfano County and elected to State Council in 1864, representing Huerfano, Pueblo, Fremont, and El Paso counties. When he passed away, he left the property to his wife, Maria De La Cruz “Cruzita” Sauso. It remained in the family for decades and represents Colorado’s multicultural pioneer heritage.

Site Needs: Preservation and rehabilitation of the school building, cemetery, and site interpretation. A mothballing of the structure was completed in late 2019, and a historic structure assessment is needed to guide preservation efforts by Pueblo County, which supports the project.

Listed: 2011

Constructed: 1901

Threat: Demolition by neglect

Closest Town to Resource: Cañon City

Significance: Located on the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility grounds, the Deputy Warden’s House is an unmistakable architectural landmark in Cañon City. Designed by architect C.C. Rittenhouse in the Queen Anne Style, the house was built in 1901 for $7,500 using prison labor to quarry the stone from the hill behind the prison and to construct the house. The house was used as a private residence until the mid-1970s when it was converted into a foster home for juvenile delinquents and ultimately into administrative office space for prison staff. The Deputy Warden’s House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. In 2007, the Department of Corrections moved staff out, and it has been vacant since. Failing HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems combined with a compromised roof and gutters are making the house increasingly derelict. The Colorado Prison Museum hopes to eventually obtain ownership of the building.

Site Needs: Reestablish the conversation between the Colorado Prison Museum and the DOC. Identify new use.

Update: A partnership with CPI, HD, and ICAA brought interested individuals on a tour of Deputy Warden’s House. This tour reengaged the Colorado Prisons Museum and the Department of Corrections. CPI learned the DOC is interested in moving forward with a transfer of the property to the Colorado Prisons Museum, but the DOC has made no decision, despite expressed CPI support for the idea.

Listed: 1998

Constructed: Various

Threat: Development

Significance: Three of Colorado’s most historic mining towns have been threatened due to development from the gambling laws. Since their listing in 1998, each city has tried to preserve its historical sites. Strong preservation efforts in Cripple Creek have led to its classification as a SAVE! Central City is currently implementing a plan for historic preservation and economic recovery and is listed in progress. Black Hawk is making preservation strides, but the historic district is still considered threatened. Cripple Creek provides the best example of how gaming revenues could help with the local economy, including the preservation of most of the historic fabric of the community.

Manitou Springs Spa

Listed: 2000

Constructed: 1920

Threat: Natural elements: flooding; demolition by neglect

Closest Town to Resource: Manitou Springs

Significance: The Manitou Springs Spa is one of the oldest surviving reminders of century-old natural springs tourism in Manitou Springs. At the time of EPP listing, the City of Manitou Springs threatened condemnation and demolition due to the condition of the building. In 2005 the building was purchased by partners who had successfully completed a rehabilitation project. The building now has commercial space on the main floor and residential units on the upper two floors.

Listed: 2004

Constructed: 1889

Threat: Development

Closest Town to Resource: Pueblo

Significance: During the late-1800s and early-1900s, Pueblo’s old Northside neighborhood was a place of grandeur, boasting some of Colorado’s finest architecture. A handful of successful businessmen who lived in this neighborhood made a name for themselves statewide and helped establish Pueblo as a thriving community. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Beaumont home was designed by Morris Stuckert near Pueblo’s Mineral Palace Park.

The house represents residences within the area associated with the John H. Thatcher family, one of Pueblo’s most well-known citizens in the city’s late 19thcentury boom years. After initially wanting to demolish the building, the owner, Parkview Medical Center, obtained a grant from the State Historical Fund, which surveyed the Historic Northside Neighborhood in 2004, including the Beaumont Home.