173 Redstone Blvd., Redstone Historic Dstrict - Redstone, CO - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

"0173 Redstone Blvd. A rectangular, one-story, side gable roofed building with board and batten siding which has a small, central stoop with shed roofed hood supported by brackets. Windows are tall, narrow, four-over-four light with modern surrounds. The building has served several uses, including an early school, storage, a chapel, a blacksmith shop, and an art gallery. The building is attached by an open passageway/carport to a modern art studio (52). (from (visit link) , section 7, pg. 10 )

"The Redstone Historic District is located in and near the unincorporated community of that name in western Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. It includes the original community of Redstone as built by Colorado Fuel and Iron (CFI) for the coal miners it employed. In 1989 it was recognized as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Redstone was originally a company town. John Cleveland Osgood, CFI's president at the time, spent lavishly to create quality housing for miners and their families, as well as various other public buildings, in an effort to forestall unionization. Architect Theodore Boal designed simple yet attractive structures by adapting various Victorian architectural styles. The district includes as contributing properties Osgood's estate, Cleveholm, and the Redstone Inn.

At first very populous and successful due to the high production capacity of the nearby coke ovens, Redstone was almost abandoned within a decade when it became too costly to transport coke from the remote community to CFI's new steel mill. A handful of residents remained, keeping Redstone from becoming another one of Colorado's many ghost towns. Some of its original buildings were demolished over the years. Eventually the town rebounded slightly and today is home to a small arts community; many of the remaining buildings have been restored. It is one of the few intact company towns remaining in the state." (from (visit link) )

More information about the Redstone Art Center may be found at (visit link) .

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Redstone Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 173 Redstone Blvd. Redstone, CO USA How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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