Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States/Colorado

Wiki Loves Monuments - United States Competition A campaign to improve our coverage of U.S. historic and cultural sites throughout the month of October.

Welcome to the Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States guide for the state of Colorado. Use the guide below to track down registered historic sites to photograph for the contest. If you have content to add, feel free to help expand the guide!

Places to photograph

National Register of Historic Places

The Wikimedia Commons has a category of National Register of Historic Places in Colorado.

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the federal government's official list of historic places that are deemed worthy of preservation.

 List of Colorado NRHP sites >>

Some 2,500 of the 90,000 NRHP sites are also recognized as National Historic Landmarks (NHL), which have outstanding historical significance.

 List of Colorado NHL sites >>

State designated sites

Colorado maintains a list of 13 State Historic Monuments.

Colorado also maintains the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties list, containing "significant cultural resources worthy of preservation for the future education and enjoyment of Colorado’s residents and visitors". The following links lead to lists of Colorado State Register sites by county:

• Adams
• Alamosa
• Arapahoe
• Archuleta
• Baca
• Bent
• Boulder
• Broomfield
• Chaffee
• Cheyenne
• Clear Creek
• Conejos
• Costilla
• Crowley
• Custer
• Delta
• Denver A-C
• Denver D-E
• Denver F-K
• Denver L-R
• Denver S-Z
• Dolores
• Douglas
• Eagle
• El Paso
• Elbert
• Fremont
• Garfield
• Gilpin
• Grand
• Gunnison
• Hinsdale
• Huerfano
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Kiowa
• Kit Carson
• La Plata
• Lake
• Larimer
• Las Animas
• Lincoln
• Logan
• Mesa
• Mineral
• Moffat
• Montezuma
• Montrose
• Morgan
• Otero
• Ouray
• Park
• Phillips
• Pitkin
• Prowers
• Pueblo
• Rio Blanco
• Rio Grande
• Routt
• Saguache
• San Juan
• San Miguel
• Sedgwick
• Summit
• Teller
• Washington
• Weld

Local historic sites and districts

In addition to historic sites recognized by the federal and state governments, many localities also maintain their own lists of historic sites, landmarks, and districts. Explore whether any local cities by you have their own lists of historical sites (often maintained by local historic societies).

List of local historic site lists:

• None yet! Feel free to add.

Photo walks

None yet! We encourage local organizers to host a photowalk to visit local historic sites. If you host one, please list it here.