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A.S. BENSON HOUSE
463 W. Fifth St.
National Register 1/6/2004, 5LR.6604
The 1897 Benson House is an excellent example of the Edwardian style in Loveland. Built for prominent local businessman and politician Aaron Shaw Benson, the two-story brick house retains much of its original material. Details such as dentil molding, Tuscan columns, and segmental arch windows further show the transition from Queen Anne to the classically influenced Edwardian. An expanded carriage house and shed complete the property.
BIG THOMPSON RIVER BRIDGE III
US Hwy. 34, Loveland vicinity
National Register 10/15/2002, 5LR.9518
Constructed in 1933, the steel rigid connected camelback pony truss extends for 100 feet across the Big Thompson River. Designed by the Colorado Department of Highways, fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works, and built by Lawrence Construction Company, the 134-foot long bridge continues to provide an important transportation link along the route to Rocky Mountain National Park. The bridge is one of four located on the upper Big Thompson River, comprising the last surviving group of such trusses in the state. The property is associated with the Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
BIG THOMPSON RIVER BRIDGE IV
US Hwy. 34, Loveland vicinity
National Register 10/15/2002, 5LR.9533
Constructed in 1933, the steel rigid connected camelback pony truss extends for 100 feet across the Big Thompson River. Designed by the Colorado Department of Highways, fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works, and built by Lawrence Construction Company, the 164-foot long bridge continues to provide an important transportation link along the route to Rocky Mountain National Park. The bridge is one of four located on the upper Big Thompson River, comprising the last surviving group of such trusses in the state. The property is associated with the Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
MAUDE STANFIELD HARTER BORLAND HOUSE
610 N. Jefferson Ave.
National Register 7/6/2004, 5LR.6125
The 1920 Maude Stanfield Harter Borland House is an example of the Craftsman/Bungalow style, with a clipped gable roof, half-timbering, and a pergola covered entry, as well as a matching Craftsman style garage. The interior displays distinct Arts & Crafts elements, specifically in the beautiful Batchelder fireplace tiles and original light fixtures. The house, designed by renowned Colorado architect Robert K. Fuller, remains virtually unaltered since its construction.
CHASTEEN'S GROVE
3142 N. County Rd. 29
National Register 9/6/1978, 5LR.481
Located on a hill overlooking the Big Thompson River, the Chasteen Ranch appears much as it did before the turn of the century. The existing ranch house was built in the spring of 1889. It has undergone several minor modifications but retains most of its original character.
COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILROAD DEPOT
405 Railroad Ave.
National Register 6/14/1982, 5LR.488
Completed in 1902, this relatively small depot appears grand and sophisticated with its classical lines and details in the tradition of the Romanesque Revival style. Oliver Stanley's fleet of steam-powered automobiles picked up passengers at the station for the trip to his hotel in Estes Park. The property is associated with the Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
FANSLER HOUSE
603 W. 5th St.
State Register 12/13/2000, 5LR.6611
Constructed by Loveland contractor and builder Norton C. Fansler in 1905, the house is a good local example of a vernacular variation of a late Queen Anne style residence. The style was popular in Colorado during the late 19th century and the first few years of the 20th century. The Fansler House represents the Free-Classic subtype of the style as applied to a moderate sized, 1½-story wood frame dwelling.
FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
400 E. 4th St.
State Register 3/8/2000, National Register 7/7/2004, 5LR.4413
The 1906 brick church is a good local example of early twentieth-century ecclesiastical architecture. Designed by noted Fort Collins architect Montezuma Fuller in the Romanesque Revival style, the building retains the original elements associated with this style such as the rock faced stone basement walls, heavy sandstone lintels and sills, a complex roofline, and the prominent crenellated tower. The congregation shortened the tower with the removal of two stories in 1937.
LOVELAND STATE ARMORY BUILDING
201 S. Lincoln Ave.
National Register 4/12/2001, 5LR.6834
During the 1920s, community boosters in Loveland spearheaded a successful effort to establish a National Guard unit in town, primarily as an economy-building and patriotic measure. The 1926 building served for 35 years as the headquarters and training facility for local units of the National Guard. The building is a good local example of the Late Gothic Revival style, a style often used in armory design. It is also an important example of the work of Denver architect Sidney G. Frazier, who in addition to his professional career, was a captain in the Colorado National Guard.
McCREERY HOUSE
746 N. Washington Ave.
State Register 2/14/2001, National Register 05/02/2001, 5LR.4588
The circa 1892 William H. McCreery House is an important local interpretation of the Orson S. Fowler Octagonal Movement of the 1850s. Designed and contracted by McCreery, its hexagonal floor plan is a modification of the eight-sided dwellings popularized by Fowler. The mansard roofed brick residence is a variation of the Second Empire style often referred to as Victorian Eclectic. Its facade is distinguished by a two-story hexagonal corner tower and a wrap around porch. The McCreery family settled in the area in 1874, and McCreery served as the first pastor of Loveland's United Presbyterian Church.
RIALTO THEATER
228-230 E. Fourth Ave.
National Register 2/17/1988, 5LR.1058
The building derives its architectural distinction from its Classical Revival facade. The theater, a visual landmark in downtown Loveland, opened in 1920. Modifications over the years have tended to contribute to its architectural character.
HENRY K. AND MARY E. SHAFFER HOUSE
1302 N. Grant Ave.
National Register 1/9/2007, 5LR.11306
The Shaffer House is an excellent example of the English-Norman style, a modest simplified version of Tudor Revival. Elements of this style found on the house include a steeply pitched roof, brick walls, multi-pane casement windows, prominent exterior chimney, and the “catslide” gable on the facade with an arched entry. Completed in 1929, the house was designed and built when the English-Norman Cottage style was at the height of its popularity in Colorado. The house is the largest example of this style in the western part of Loveland.
KELLEY HOUSE
1410 North Garfield Avenue
National Register 11/21/19, 5LR.5078
Built in Loveland, Colorado, in 1940 and expanded in 1953 and 1955, the Kelley House exhibits the characterdefining features of Cape Cod revivalist houses built during the mid-twentieth century, including one-and-one half stories, a rectangular plan, side-gable roof with front-gable dormers, symmetrical facade with central entry, wood horizontal siding, multi-light windows, and Colonial Revival design details. The home retains excellent integrity to its period of significance, which extends from 1940, when the house was first constructed by William and Elizabeth Kelley, to 1955 when the last addition was completed.
MILNER-SCHWARZ HOUSE
710 S Railroad Avenue
The Milner House, a brick masonry farmhouse is thought to be the oldest surviving home in Loveland It was built ca. 1873 by the Milner family, who moved to the Big Thompson Valley in the late 1860s after operating a stage station in Longmont and mining near Central City. The family played an important role in agriculture and community development, with members working in farming and ranching, building, education, and fire protection. The house also remains significant for the 40 years that the Schwarz family, part of the migration of Germans from Russia, farmed the land. Finally, the house served as part of the Larimer County fairgrounds in its more recent history.
TRUSCOTT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
211 W 6th Street
The Truscott Junior High (Truscott Elementary present day) is an excellent example of mid-century school design (c.1956), featuring a minimalist modern design emphasizing functionality and flexibility.