List of the oldest buildings in Colorado

This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Colorado, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Colorado. Only buildings built prior to 1880 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.

In order to qualify for the list, a structure must: be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy); incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least in height and/or be a listed building.

This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

List of oldest buildings See also List of forts in Colorado for additional early buildings, long adandoned.

BuildingImage Location First built UseNotes Mesa Verde National Park Cortez, Colorado 900 AD- 1350 AD Residences Cliff dwellings Cliff dwellings at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Cortez, Colorado 1300 AD- 1700s AD Residences Cliff dwellingsBent's Old FortOrtero County, Colorado1833Fort/Trading PostThe original fort was established in 1833 and the present structure was reconstructed in the 1970s on the original foundation. Reconstructed in the 1970s. Still contains the original foundation.Slocum CabinLittleton, Colorado1852Residence / Fur trading postOne of the oldest surviving structures in the Denver area. Built along the South Platte River in 1852 and associated with the nineteenth-century fur trade. The cabin was moved from the former Slocum property to Chatfield State Park in 1990.Capilla de Viejo San AcacioViejo San Acacio, Colorado1856ChurchThe oldest church in Colorado and one of the oldest buildings constructed by people of European descent in Colorado.Fort GarlandFort Garland, Colorado1858FortThe fort has seven remaining original buildings. Kit Carson was stationed at the fort starting in 1866.Coulehan-Johnson CabinWheat Ridge, Colorado1859ResidenceDoyle Settlement SchoolhousePueblo County, Colorado1859SchoolThe oldest one-room schoolhouse in Colorado and the last standing building in Doyle Settlement. Four Mile House Denver, Colorado 1859 Residence Oldest house in Denver, possibly oldest frame house in Colorado."Four Mile House:Denver County" https://www.historycolorado.org/location/four-mile-houseJames H. Baugh HouseWheat Ridge, Colorado1859ResidenceIt is a log cabin encased inside a 1904 frame house.300 Spring StreetCentral City, Colorado1859ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Cornish HouseCentral City, Colorado1860ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Mount Vernon HouseGolden, Colorado1860ResidenceAlso called the Robert W. Steele House.Raynold's BeehiveCentral City, Colorado1860CommercialPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Washington HallCentral City, Colorado1860GovernmentIt served as the first courthouse and jail in Gilpin County. It was also a city hall and fire station. Part of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.120 Spring StreetCentral City, Colorado1860CommercialPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.200 E 4th StreetCentral City, Colorado1860ResidenceMcFarlane FoundryCentral City, Colorado1861CommercialPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Register-Call Building/Masonic HallCentral City, Colorado1861-1862CommercialPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Teller Law OfficeCentral City, Colorado1862CommercialPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Francisco PlazaLa Veta, Colorado1862Residence/ CommercialPark County CourthouseFairplay, Colorado1862GovernmentThe first courthouse of Park County and the oldest courthouse in the state. Moved to South Park City Museum in 1978 from Buckskin Joe, Colorado.Peck HouseEmpire, Colorado1862Residence/ CommercialVirginia Dale Stage StationVirginia Dale, Colorado1862Commercial414 St. James StreetCentral City, Colorado1862ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District. Barney L. Ford Building Denver, Colorado 1863 CommercialBuilt by Barney Ford, a wealthy businessman and civil rights pioneer who escaped from slavery. The building is the oldest commercial building remaining in Denver."The oldest buildings in Denver and why they matter We look at 15 of the oldest buildings in Denver for the Chart of the Week." by Adian Garcia, jun 21 2017https://denverite.com/2017/06/21/oldest-buildings-denver-matter/Kimball-Cozens HouseCentral City, Colorado1863ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Gallegos-Easterday HouseSan Luis, Colorado1863Residence/ CommercialKimball HouseCentral City, Colorado1864ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Old City HallCentral City, Colorado1864GovernmentPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Penrose 2Central City, Colorado1864ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Pioneer Sod HouseWheat Ridge, Colorado1864Residence 402 Stevens StreetCentral City, Colorado1864ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District St. James Methodist Church Central City, Colorado1864-1872 Church The oldest Protestant church building and congregation in Colorado. The first services were held in the church in 1871. Part of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Barnes-Peery HouseGolden, Colorado1865ResidenceBuilt by David Barnes, the first flour miller in Jefferson County. It is one of the oldest homes in the county as well.Ladd HouseCentral City, Colorado1865ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.La MoradaSan Luis, Coloradocirca 1865ReligiousFormer meeting place of the Penitentes.McClellan HouseGeorgetown, Colorado1873ResidenceRooney RanchJefferson County, Colorado1865ResidenceRoworth BuildingCentral City, Colorado1865CommercialPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Squires-Tourtellot HouseBoulder, Colorado1865ResidenceThe oldest surviving home in Boulder.Valencia HotelSan Luis, Coloradocirca 1865CommercialWalker Ranch Log HouseBoulder County, Colorado1865ResidenceThe initial house of the Walker family before the construction of the frame ranch house.Boggs HouseBoggsville, Colorado1866ResidenceThe oldest remaining residence that was built in Boggsville by the namesake of the former town Thomas O. Boggs. It is of adobe construction.Gully HomesteadAurora, Colorado1866ResidenceThe oldest house in Aurora, Colorado. The original portion of the house is the rear kitchen wing believed to have been built in 1866. The main portion was built in 1870.Hildebrand RanchJefferson County, Colorado1866Residence119 Eureka StreetCentral City, Colorado1866ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery Las Animas County, Colorado 1866-67 ChurchAstor House HotelGolden, Colorado1867CommercialCalvary Episcopal ChurchGolden, Colorado1867ChurchThe oldest continuously used Episcopal church in Colorado.Father Dyer ChapelFairplay, Colorado1867Residence/ ChurchIt was purchased and moved by Moved to South Park City Museum in 1981.Hamill HouseGeorgetown, Colorado1867ResidenceOne of the oldest houses in Georgetown. It is now a museum.Lake HouseCentral City, Colorado1867ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Prowers HouseBoggsville, Colorado1867CommercialBuilt by John Wesley Prowers an early settler and politician of Colorado. It served as a stagecoach station, school, county office, and general store. The house is of adobe construction and the woodwork was shipped from St. Louis.Scott HouseCentral City, Colorado1867ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Thomas HouseCentral City, Colorado1867ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.234 E. High StreetCentral City, Colorado1867ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Fort LyonBent County, Colorado1868FortTen buildings date from the 1867 fort: four Lieutenant's Quarters, two Captain's Quarters, the Commanding Officer's Quarters, the old Army Hospital building, the Commissary Warehouse, and the Quartermaster Warehouse.Mill City HouseDumont, Colorado1868Residence128 Casey StreetCentral City, Colorado1868ResidencePart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.120 Spring StreetCentral City, Colorado1868CommercialPart of the Central City/Black Hawk Historic District.Baca House and OutbuildingTrinidad, Colorado1869ResidenceKennicott CabinCuster County, Colorado1869ResidenceBuilt by Frank Kennicott, one of the earliest settlers in Wet Mountain Valley.Montoya RanchFarisita, Colorado1869ResidenceQuaker Flour MillPueblo, Colorado1869CommercialThe oldest building in Pueblo that was heavily modified in 1890.

See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado History of Colorado Oldest buildings in the United States List of Ancestral Puebloan dwellings in Colorado

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