Chaffee County Courthouse and Jail Buildings

United States historic place


Chaffee County Courthouse and Jail Buildings
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


38°50′37″N 106°07′37″W / 38.84361°N 106.12694°W / 38.84361; -106.12694 (Chaffee County Courthouse and Jail Buildings)
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1882
Built by	Fisher, E.
Architectural style	Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.	79000575^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 10, 1979

The Chaffee County Courthouse and Jail Buildings, at 501 E. Main St. in Buena Vista, Colorado, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

The courthouse is a two-story five-bay brick building, with brick laid in stretcher bond, on an ashlar foundation. It was built after the county seat was switched from Salida, Colorado.^[2]

The jail is a smaller building. Both were built in 1882.^[2]

A different Chaffee County Courthouse, built in Salida in 1929 was designed by architect Walter DeMordaunt, after the county voted to move the courthouse back to Salida.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Jeanine Linner (November 6, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chaffee County Courthouse and Jail Buildings / Old Courthouse and Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved July 7, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1978
^ "The Chaffee County Courthouse: An Art Deco Gem".