Students walk by a campus building under a tree - historic college campuses

On foot · County in Colorado

Historic College Campuses in Chaffee County, CO

College buildings and campuses on the register near you, good walking with a long history behind every hall.

Chaffee County is one of 64 counties in Colorado. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Chaffee County, CO and the source for each site.

People walking along a tree-lined campus path - historic college campuses — Photo: avansear on Unsplash

A group of people walking on a road - historic college campuses — Photo: Meredith Spencer on Unsplash

A group of people walking down a sidewalk next to a building - historic college campuses — Photo: Stacie Ong on Unsplash

On the record near Chaffee County, CO

The 7 nearest

7 listed sites on the record match historic college campuses within 300 miles of Chaffee County, CO, out of 28 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 29 listed sites carry Chaffee County as their county.

Montgomery Hall, Colorado College69 miles from the center of Chaffee County · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
Brinker Collegiate Institute94 miles from the center of Chaffee County · Building · Denver · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Westminster University99 miles from the center of Chaffee County · Building · Westminster · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Longmont College116 miles from the center of Chaffee County · Building · Longmont · listed 1987National Register of Historic Places
House at 508 University218 miles from the center of Chaffee County · Building · Las Vegas · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
House at 514 University218 miles from the center of Chaffee County · Building · Las Vegas · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
College Inn Bar285 miles from the center of Chaffee County · Building · Douglas · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Chaffee County, CO. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

College Campuses in Chaffee County, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Chaffee County, CO ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Chaffee County, CO?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Chaffee County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Chaffee County, CO the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Chaffee County, CO are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.