At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29, in the Piñon Room of the Community Center, the Buena Vista Historic Preservation Commission will do a public presentation of the recent historic survey of 30 Buena Vista residential properties.
This report was made possible by a $24,000 grant from History Colorado presented to the town in August 2019. Tom and Laurie Simmons from Front Range Research Associates conducted the research and developed the report which will be presented at this meeting.
This house at 319 Cedar St. in Buena Vista is proposed as a historic structure. Photo by Tom Simmons.
Town and county residents interested in the history of the historic homes in Buena Vista, those who are historic property owners, or those just interested in the history of Buena Vista are invited to attend.
One example of the historic research is 319 Cedar Street. “We assessed it as potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places, the State Register of Historic Properties, and as a BV local landmark. The dwelling was built in 1891 by William S. Spencer, a builder, meat market operator, and holder of various town and county governmental positions. The house is the most intact resource included in the survey,” said Tom Simmons.
“The dwelling is evaluated as potentially eligible to the National and State Registers for its Architecture, as a well-preserved example of a Late Victorian/Queen Anne brick cottage, as reflected in its elaborately ornamented porch (including frieze, decorative brackets with spokes, pendants, and turned spindle support), decorative shingles on the gable faces, segmental-arched windows, and corbelled brick chimneys,” he added.
Tom and Laurie Simmons will be available to answer questions about their report and members of the Historic Preservation Commission will be available to address questions about the grants and tax credits available to owners of locally landmarked properties here in Buena Vista.
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