Park County Courthouse and Jail - Fairplay, Colorado - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Park County Courthouse in Fairplay is the oldest working courthouse in Colorado. Built in 1874, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and also serves as a public library. A public gazebo now provides the venue for family picnics and community events on the courthouse square."

~ Quoted from ParkCountyHeritage.com.

"An impressive native sandstone Italianate style structure commands your full attention on Fairplay's Main Street. Now the public library, it served as the Park County Courthouse from 1874 to the mid-1900s. When vigilantes hung a notorious criminal from a second-story window in 1880, the building was called by its new name, the 'hanging court.' The small stone jail, just west of the courthouse, housed the area's bad boys."

~ quoted from: DenverPost.com.

Street address: 418 Main Street Fairplay, CO USA 80440 County / Borough / Parish: Park County Year listed: 1979 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Historic function: Government: Correctional Facility, Courthouse Current function: Library Privately owned?: no Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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