Redstone Coke Oven Historic District - Redstone, CO - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Coke is made when special coals are heated to drive off volatile matter and moisture in the absence of oxygen. Coal was charged into these ovens from the top and after charging the ovens were sealed for 48 hours except for a small amount of air which was admitted to support enough combustion to maintain a cooking temperature. As the finished coke was withdrawn from the ovens it was quenched with water to prevent further combustion.

A narrow gauge railroad, approximately 12 miles long brought the coal down grades exceeding 4% from the mine to Redstone. The total coal production was 1.1 million tons. The coke made at these ovens was then shipped to Pueblo by way of the standard gauge Crystal River Railroad. Colorado Fuel and Iron discontinued coking operations in 1908.

The NRHP Form may be found at (visit link) .

Street address: Hwy 133 Redstone, CO United States 81623 County / Borough / Parish: Pitkin Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1924 Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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