Ashcroft, Colorado | |
 Buildings along Ashcroft's Castle Avenue, 2007 | |
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| Location | Pitkin County, Colorado, United States |
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| Nearest city | Aspen |
| Coordinates | 39°03′13″N 106°47′59″W / 39.0536°N 106.7997°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha)[2] |
| Built | 1879 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000533[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 1975 |
Ashcroft is an extinct mining town located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The silver mining camp was founded as Castle Forks City in the spring of 1880. A post office named Ashcroft operated at the site from August 12, 1880, until August 5, 1881, when the name was changed to Chloride. The Chloride post office operated until January 3, 1882 when the name was changed back to Ashcroft. The renamed Ashcroft post office finally closed on November 30, 1912.[3]
On May 12, 1975, Ashcroft was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The townsite is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Aspen, Colorado, at an elevation of 9,521 feet (2,902 m). A few buildings remain standing as a testament to the town's past.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Markalunas, Ramona (August 27, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Ashcroft, Colorado". National Park Service. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.