A Pueblo school building constructed nearly a century ago was recently recognized by state and national preservation organizations for its role in city and state history.
On Dec. 7, Keating Junior High School on East Orman Avenue officially joined the National Register of Historic Places the federal government’s list of historic structures, places and objects deemed worthy of preservation as well as the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.
In a letter to Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar from Holly Norton, the deputy state historic preservation officer for the state historical society, History Colorado, Norton said the property’s listing recognizes its “contribution to the heritage of the State of Colorado.”
Updated: 8:20 PM MST December 18, 2020
DENVER In a public hearing Monday night, the Department of Community Planning and Development will ask Denver City Council to support making Smith s Chapel Denver s newest landmark.
Largely important to the Chicano Movement in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Smith s Chapel is in La Alma-Lincoln Park, one of Denver s oldest residential neighborhoods.
It was built in 1882 and is the oldest church still standing in the neighborhood and is listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.
The chapel located at 910 Galapago St. would be Denver s 350 landmark and the first approved under the city s new cultural criteria.