Avery House (Fort Collins, Colorado)

The Avery House, at 328 W. Mountain Ave. in Fort Collins, Colorado, was built in 1879. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

Avery House
House in 2012
Avery House (Fort Collins, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Avery House (Fort Collins, Colorado)
Location328 W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins, Colorado
Coordinates40°35′14″N 105°04′53″W / 40.58722°N 105.08139°W / 40.58722; -105.08139
Arealess than one acre
Built1879
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.72000274[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1972

The house and its stable house are two contributing buildings on the property. The two-story house is asserted by the Fort Collins Landmark Commission to be "one of the city's best remaining examples of the colorful construction done during its early days and of High Victorian Gothic architecture."[2]

It was hoped that National Register listing would improve likelihood the house would be preserved, in face of high real estate prices and development pressure in Fort Collins.[2]

In 1974, the Poudre Landmarks Foundation bought the house for $79,000. It is open for public tours on weekends year round. The home is available for wedding and private event rentals.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Perry Eberhart (May 23, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Avery House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 31, 2021. With accompanying three photos from 1970-71
  3. ^ "About".