This 17-room log lodge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its unique construction.
Hiwan Homestead was a cherished mountain retreat to the families who lived within its rough-hewn walls. In the 1890's, Mary Neosho Williams, a Civil War widow, and her daughter Josepha were among the aristocratic society of Denver who camped at Evergreen.
The society's major function is to discover and collect material which may help to establish, preserve or illustrate the history of Hinsdale County. It will collect printed material, manuscript material and museum material, as well as material objects illustrative of life conditions, events and activities of the past or the present.
The society will promote and provide for the preservation of such material and for its accessibility, as far as may be feasible, to all who wish to examine or study it. It will cooperate with officials in insuring the preservation and accessibility of the records and archives of the county, and of its cities, town and institutions and will undertake the preservation of historic buildings, monuments, sites and markers.
The association has three museum sites: Pioneer Village Museum Complex, Cozens Ranch and Stage Stop Museum, and Heritage Park.
The mission of the Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation is to ensure that the Estes Park Museum is the premiere local history museum in Colorado. The museum presents about four temporary exhibits per year in addition to its permanent exhibit, Tracks in Time, which details the Estes Park area's history.
In 1868, pioneer and naturalist Edwin Carter arrived in Breckenridge, Colo., and devoted himself to his true love—the birds and mammals of the Rocky Mountains. Carter soon assembled one of the most complete collections of Colorado fauna and displayed his specimens in his log cabin home, dubbed the Carter Museum.
As word spread of the Carter collection, the need became apparent for a larger fireproof building to preserve and display his growing natural history collection. Funds were soon raised and The Colorado Museum of Natural History (now Denver Museum of Nature & Science) was incorporated on December 6, 1900. The collections were soon enhanced with crystalline gold specimens from John F. Campion and butterflies and moths from John T. Mason.
The CU Heritage Center is dedicated to the people, students, faculty, administrators, and friends who have contributed to the university and to our state, nation, and world community. By way of its exhibits, programs, and special events the CU Heritage Center addresses the needs of the university community, and encourages its intellectual and social vitality.
Colorado Preservation, Inc. runs through a statewide network of information, education, training, expertise, and advocacy.
The building will provide intimate, architecturally compelling spaces for the study and enjoyment of the museum’s extraordinary collection, which encompasses some 2,400 works spanning Clyfford Still’s career and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist holdings in the world.
The design for the museum envisions a dense, cantilevered structure, unified through the use of a single building material—a highly textured and resurfaced concrete, that will modify light on both the exterior and interior of the museum. The two-story building will accommodate a series of light-filled galleries with varied ceiling heights on the upper level. On the first level, glass walls will allow visitors access to view works in the museum’s onsite conservation laboratory and storage areas, in addition to a library, the archives and interactive kiosks.
In addition to photographs, artwork and other printed material, the museum houses a permanent collection of historic artifacts.
The Camp Verde Historical Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. Although it is primarily dedicated to the restoration, preservation, reconstruction, and administration of buildings and sites of historical significance in the Camp Verde area, the society houses archival materials going back to the 1860s and maintains a research library.
The main exhibit hall tells the story of Tempe from its prehistoric beginnings to its development into a desert southwestern urban center. The main hall is surrounded by three changing galleries that explore different aspects of Tempe’s history and change several times a year.