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Twin Lakes District

Coordinates: 39°04′56″N 106°22′56″W / 39.08222°N 106.38222°W / 39.08222; -106.38222
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Twin Lakes Historic District
Twin Lakes District is located in Colorado
Twin Lakes District
Twin Lakes District is located in the United States
Twin Lakes District
LocationLake County, Colorado
Nearest cityTwin Lakes, Colorado
Coordinates39°04′56″N 106°22′56″W / 39.08222°N 106.38222°W / 39.08222; -106.38222
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1880s
NRHP reference No.74000588 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974

The Twin Lakes Historic District, in Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado, is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It included 12 contributing buildings.[1]

Another view in the district

Its 1974 National Register nomination asserted:

Twin Lakes is perhaps one of the best remaining examples of a mountain village of the late 1800s. Nearly all of the buildings are of log construction and date from the two decades prior to the turn of the century. The town is well cared for by the inhabitants and looks much the same today as it did near the turn of the century....Much of the charm of the village is derived from its unique mountain setting and its groves of aspen and fir trees. The village is constructed entirely of native woods and stone and nestles in a small hollow against the mountains and near the lake.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cynthia Enrick (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Twin Lakes District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 17, 2018. With accompanying photos, historic and from 1974