Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Boulder County Courthouse
- View the Boulder County Courthouse at 1777 Sixth Street in Boulder, Colorado. The five-story Art Deco style sandstone building has cubist influences, step-backs and arched windows and clocks. A Civil War memorial with a Union soldier is on the...
- Boulder County Courthouse (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Courthouses.; Monuments & memorials.; Boulder County Courthouse (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.;...
- 1992
- Arapahoe County courthouse
- The Arapahoe County Courthouse at 16th (Sixteenth) and Tremont streets in downtown Denver, Colorado, was built in 1883 by Lester Fillmore and Peter Gumry for $185,000 as a three-story building; the fourth level, seen here, was added 10 years later...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Old Jefferson Co. court house
- View of front entry of the old brick Jefferson County Courthouse, on Washington Avenue, Golden, Colorado, shows the stepped entry with roof, projecting bay with pediment, bracketed cornice with dentils, stone foundation, quoins, and arched window...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Golden--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Denver County Court House, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Denver County Courthouse (Arapahoe County Courthouse) on Fifteenth (15th) and Tremont Street in Denver, Colorado. The structure is a stone Italianate building with entablature, copper dome, and a cupola. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Costilla Co. Court House
- Hispanic American men pose in front of the first permanent Costilla County Courthouse built in 1884, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a cross gable roof and a wooden cupola. The courthouse on the National Register of...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Baca County Court House,
- Mary Malden, Alice Jack, Roy Mathews, Ralph Hooker, Chas. Howell, Mrs. Howell, Margaret Jackson, Hallie Herbert, Mrs. Cora Mordica, Mrs. Elden Allen stand in front of the third Baca County Courthouse, Springfield, Colorado (town originally was in...
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Court House Leadville
- View of Lake County Courthouse in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows brick courthouse with mansard roof, arched windows and metal and stone cornices; atop the cupola is a bronze statue of the "State of Justice." Sign on the commercial...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Central City
- The Gilpin County Courthouse with its three-arched entryway faces Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The Eureka House stands opposite the courthouse. Several mines stand on the ridge of Winnebago Hill above a residential neighborhood. A man...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Central City, Colorado, 1900's.
- permanent resident of Gregory Diggings in 1859 and he was the first official sheriff of Gilpin County. The Eureka House stands opposite the courthouse in the left midground.; The large Gilpin County Courthouse, built between 1899 and 1900, faces...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- County court house, Golden, Colorado
- Exterior of the old brick Jefferson County courthouse (1877- 1963) on Washington Avenue, Golden, Colorado, shows the stepped entry with roof, projecting bays topped with pediment, bracketed cornice with dentils, stone foundation, quoins and arched...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Denver County Courthouse
- A view of the old Arapahoe County Courthouse, bounded by 15th & 16th Streets and Tremont and Court Places, Denver, Colorado. The courthouse was completed in 1883 and demolished in 1933.
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Costilla County Courthouse, San Luis, Colorado
- View of the adobe and stone Costilla County Courthouse (1883) in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The building is plastered in concrete and painted gray, it has a cross gabled roof and a wooden cupola with columns and shingles. A silver...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cupolas.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Domes--Colorado--San...
- [between 2007 and 2008?]
- Hinsdale County Courthouse, Lake City, Colo.
- View of the Hinsdale County Courthouse located at 137 Henson Street in Lake City, Colorado. The two-story courthouse has a front gable, decorative brackets and lap-siding. In 1885, the courthouse was the site of one of Colorado's most notorious...
- Court Houses--Colorado--Lake City--2000-2010.; Lake City (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake City--Pictorial works.; Lake City (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2002
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- View southwest towards the burning Lake County Courthouse and Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado. Firemen with hoses spray smoking buildings. The two-story brick Courthouse has a low hip roof and central...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Denver County Court House
- Bird's eye view of old Denver County Courthouse (also called Arapahoe County Courthouse), bounded by 15th & 16th Streets and Tremont & Court Places, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1883, demolished in 1933; well or fountain behind courthouse, early...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Denver County Court House
- Bird's eye view of old Denver County Courthouse (also called Arapahoe County Courthouse), bounded by 15th & 16th Streets and Tremont & Court Places, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1883, demolished in 1933; well or fountain behind courthouse, early...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar and the buildings between the Lake County Courthouse and the Fox Theater on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the courthouse while townspeople look on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake County Courthouse
- View of front exterior facade of the Lake County Courthouse shows a building decorated with bunting on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. Designed by architect George King in 1879, the two story brick building has a low hip...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Telluride, San Miguel Co Courthouse, built in 1887
- View north up dirt and snowy North Oak Street to exterior of San Miguel County Court House, Telluride, Colorado. Constructed in 1887 with bricks from the first courthouse destroyed by fire in 1885, it has undergone many renovations and additions....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1930.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Arapahoe County courthouse Littleton, Colorado.
- View of the addition on the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Littleton, Colorado, shows the modern three-story brick building with the domed cupola of the 1908 courthouse behind it. A row of automobiles park in the lot in front of the building, Denver...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Littleton--1960-1970.
- August 1, 1964
- Rio Grande County Courthouse, Del Norte, Colo.
- View of the Rio Grande County Courthouse located at 925 6th (Sixth) Street in Del Norte (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The rusticated stone modernist style building has smooth dressed stone vertical elements with vertical windows, blank stone...
- Rio Grande County Courthouse (Del Norte, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Del Norte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Courthouses.; Rio Grande County Courthouse (Del Norte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Del Norte--Pictorial works.; Del Norte...
- 2009
- Archuleta County Courthouse
- View of the facade of the Archuleta County Courthouse at 455 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The modified mission style building has a stucco exterior and rounded arched windows, dark stucco trim is used on the quoins and decorative tiles along the...
- Archuleta County Courthouse (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Courthouses.; Archuleta County Courthouse (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1993
- Artesian well near Costilla County Court House, San Luis
- Water flows from a pipe from an artesian well near the Costilla County Courthouse in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. A shingled roof supported by metal pipe is over the well. Lettering on the shelter reads: "San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado."...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Artesian wells--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--San...
- [1970?]
- Former Arapahoe County Courthouse
- View of the former Arapahoe County Courthouse, under renovation to become the Littleton Municipal Courthouse, at 2069 West Littleton Boulevard, Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two story Mission Revival style building is constructed of...
- Littleton Municipal Courthouse (Littleton, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Littleton (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Courthouses.; Littleton Municipal Courthouse (Littleton, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Littleton--Pictorial works.; Littleton...
- 1999
- Springfield
- View of Main Street businesses, Springfield, Las Animas County (later Baca County), Colorado, includes Jett Hardware, Wagner Hotel, Main Cafe, Dr. Culp. Office, Kaiser General Store, and "Rock Island CTX Plows."
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Springfield--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- Half of the front of the Gilpin County Courthouse, built between 1899 and 1900, stands in the right foreground on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. A large stone wall is built into the hillside behind the courthouse. A small structure with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Central City, Colo., streets, Eureka
- The large Gilpin County Courthouse and St. James Methodist Church face Eureka Street in the right midground in Central City, Colorado. The courthouse was built between 1899 and 1900. St. James was reportedly built on the site of the first...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Central City, Colorado
- The Gilpin County Courthouse faces Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, across from the Eureka House. The side of the St. James Methodist Church juts into the right midground. Several mines dot the hillside behind the courthouse. A covered...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Parade on Colorado Avenue, Telluride
- Fraternal order parades west on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line boardwalks to watch Fourth of July parade in front of wood frame and a few brick businesses. On north side: First National Bank building, San...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Bent County Court House
- View of the Bent County Courthouse at 725 Carson Street in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The two-story red brick courthouse with Romanesque details has a hip roof, central clock tower, pilasters, pillars, corner towers with semicircular...
- Bent County Courthouse (Las Animas, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Las Animas (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Courthouses.; Historic buildings.; Bent County Courthouse (Las Animas, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Arapahoe County Courthouse
- View of the Denver, formerly Arapahoe, County Courthouse located at 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets and Tremont and Court Places in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and buggies are on the streets around the courthouse.
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mesa County Courthouse, Grand Junction
- View of the Mesa County Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado. The two-story Beaux-Arts style masonry structure features a dentiled cornice, paired Ionic columns, fanlight windows, and bronze doors.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1924?]
- Montrose County Courthouse
- The four-story Montrose County courthouse, in Montrose, Colorado. The building features rough cut, coursed stone walls, ionic columns in front of the entrance, set of stone stairs leading to the entry, and an American flag on the roof.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1940?]
- Old courthouse
- View of the old Denver County Courthouse (also called Arapahoe County Courthouse), bounded by 15th & 16th Streets and Tremont & Court Places, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1883, demolished in 1933. Sign on building reads: "R. J. Byrne, Justice of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Elbert County Courthouse
- This municipal building in Kiowa, Colorado, is a three-story brick structure with a cottage roof, stone trim, quoins, a chimney, and a pedimented entry. Incised letters over the door read: "Elbert County Courthouse."
- Elbert County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Kiowa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Kiowa--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Second Courthouse - Springfield
- People stand outside the courthouse, Springfield, Baca County, (formerly Las Animas County) Colorado. The one-story frame building has a corner entrance with a gable apex dated: "1907;" lettering on side reads: "Baca County Abstract Co. Real Estate...
- Springfield (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Springfield--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1914]
- Old Trinidad courthouse and group of men
- Men pose in front of the Trinidad courthouse, Trinidad, Colorado. This two story brick building has a rusticated stone foundation, stone quoins, gables topped by sharp finials and square mansard roof tower with widow's walk. The elaborate portico...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Garcia, Eugenio.; Hill, Orlando.; Jennings, John.; Maes, Edward.; Millikani, William.; Sipe, Burney.; Vaight, P. S.; Valdez, Caledonio.; Wallace, S. S.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Laying of cornerstone at courthouse, Summit Co, Colo.
- On Main Street, in Breckenridge, Colorado, a parade of Masons approach in their aprons, led by men with tubas or cornets, bound for the cornerstone laying ceremony at the site of the new Summit County Courthouse. Men, women, children, power poles...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Cheyenne County courthouse completed Mar. 11, 1909
- View towards the Cheyenne County Courthouse, Cheyenne, Colorado, shows the World War One Memorial with concrete walkway in foreground. The stone memorial with eagle on top reads: "1914, 1919, Honor Roll, W. E. Comfort, E. D. Waltman, L. M. Schaff,...
- Cheyenne Wells (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Cheyenne Wells--1910-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Cheyenne Wells--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925]
- Denver author Mrs. Helen Lowrie Marshall read an original poem to the crowd in Castle Rock's Courthouse Square Sunday night during the annual "Lighting of the Star" ceremonies
- Mrs. Helen Lowrie Marshall stands reciting her poem on a platform on the north side of the Castle Rock Courthouse, Douglas County, Colorado. She wears a waistlength fur coat, patterned skirt, hat, boots and eyeglasses. Two men sit on folding chairs...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Choirs (Music)--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Marshall, Helen Lowrie.
- 1968 December 1
- Courthouse, Chaffee Co, built 1882, used as a high school
- The Chaffee County Courthouse is a two-story brick and stone edifice with quoins, corbelling, and a faceted cupola with a bell cast roof and arched windows. Projecting, pedimented sections are at the center of each of the four sides of the...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Chaffee County--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view toward the southwest in Leadville, Colorado, the burning Lake County Courthouse and Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue can be seen. Fireman with hoses spray the smoking buildings. The two story brick Courthouse with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Denver from courthouse
- View of the Glenarm Building on the corner of Glenarm and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado, northwest from the old Arapahoe County Courthouse at 16th (Sixteenth) and Tremont streets. St. Mary's Academy of the Sisters of Loretto is on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Street lights--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889?]
- Fremont County courthouse & jail, Cańon City, Colo.
- View of the Fremont County courthouse and jail in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. The brick courthouse has stone courses, a mansard roof, a central clock tower, dentiled cornice, dormers, chimneys and roof ridge ornamentation. The jail...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Jails--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- The old court house
- Men line up for a Memorial Day Parade on 2nd (Second) Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows a drum corps, a man with an American flag, a brass band and men in uniform. Men, women and children watch the parade on foot and in...
- Fremont County Courthouse--1880-1890.; Memorial Day--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Spectators--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.;...
- ca. 1882
- Old Douglas County Courthouse after fire
- Exterior photograph of the Old Douglas County Courthouse located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Photograph was taken the day a major fire destroyed the building. The two-story Late Victorian style courthouse was constructed during 1889 on a downtown...
- Courthouses--Colorado--Castle Rock--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Architecture--Colorado--Castle Rock--History.
- 1978 March 11
- Chimney of the Old Douglas County Courthouse after fire
- Exterior photograph of the Old Douglas County Courthouse located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Photograph was taken the day a major fire destoryed the building. The two-story Late Victorian style courthouse was constructed during 1889 on a downtown...
- Courthouses--Colorado--Castle Rock--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Architecture--Colorado--Castle Rock--History.
- 1978 March 11
- Old Douglas County Courthouse after fire
- Exterior photograph of the Old Douglas County Courthouse located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Photograph was taken the day a major fire destroyed the building a fire truck can be seen in front of the building. The two-story Late Victorian style...
- Courthouses--Colorado--Castle Rock--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Architecture--Colorado--Castle Rock--History.
- 1978 March 11
- Side view of the old Douglas County Courthouse after fire
- Exterior photograph of the Old Douglas County Courthouse located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Photograph was taken the day a major fire destoryed the building. The two-story Late Victorian style courthouse was constructed during 1889 on a downtown...
- Courthouses--Colorado--Castle Rock--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Architecture--Colorado--Castle Rock--History.
- 1978 March 11
- Old Douglas County Courthouse after fire
- Exterior photograph of the Old Douglas County Courthouse located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Photograph was taken the day a major fire destoryed the building. The two-story Late Victorian style courthouse was constructed during 1889 on a downtown...
- Courthouses--Colorado--Castle Rock--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Castle Rock.; Architecture--Colorado--Castle Rock--History.
- 1978 March 11