Ouray Historic District Explained

Ouray Historic District
Location:U.S. Highway 550, Ouray, Colorado
Coordinates:38.0228°N -107.6733°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:October 6, 1983
Area:114acres
Refnum:83003537

The Ouray Historic District, in Ouray, Colorado, is a 114acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Many of the commercial buildings are Italianate in style; many residences are Victorian.

Its 270 contributing buildings include government and commercial buildings:

Many of the commercial buildings are along Ouray's Main Street, also known as Third Street, which is U.S. Highway 550.

Residences include:

The historic district encompasses almost all of the original townsite. Its boundary is an irregular pattern extending to and including the Ouray hot springs pool on the north, to the west side of Oak Street on the west side of the Uncompahgre River on the west, to the south side of Third Avenue on the south, and to the east side of 6th Street on the east.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83003537}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ouray Historic District ]. National Park Service. Martha Sullenberger. Roger Henn . February 1983 . February 2, 2022. With PDF includes text narration of boundaries but not a map that is referenced and was included in the original submission.
  2. Web site: Ouray Historic District . History Colorado. Includes map with outline of district.