Fort Vasquez | |
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| Location | Platteville, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′40″N 104°49′13″W / 40.19444°N 104.82028°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architect | Works Progress Administration (reconstruction) |
| Architectural style | adobe fort |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000169[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5WL.568[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1970 |
Fort Vasquez is a former fur trading post 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Denver, Colorado, United States, founded by Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette in 1835.[3] Restored by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, it now lies in a rather incongruous position as U.S. Route 85 splits to run either side of the building. History Colorado (then the Colorado Historical Society) took possession of the property in 1958 and runs it as a museum to display exhibits of the fur-trade era.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Weld County: Platteville". National and State Register Listed Properties. History Colorado. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ "History of the Fort". Museums: Fort Vasquez Museum. History Colorado. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.