Built 1887 Opened 1887 Added to NRHP 2 January 1976 | NRHP Reference # 76000546 Area 1 ha | |
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Location 725 Carson Ave., Las Animas, Colorado Built by Holmberg Bros.; Reilly,M.F. & B. Bradley Architectural style Victorian Institutional Similar Geneva Glen Camp, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Grays Peak Trail, C Lazy U Ranch | ||
The Bent County Courthouse and Jail, of Bent County, Colorado, at 725 Carson Ave. in Las Animas, was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976; the listing included two contributing buildings.
The courthouse building was built and furnished for a total of $58,429, during 1886-1889. Its architecture is described positively in its NRHP nomination.
The NRHP listing includes also the 1902 Bent County Jail, a 30-by-40-foot (9.1 m × 12.2 m) two-story brick building, and a brick garage and another brick extension building.
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Bent County Courthouse and Jail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA