Leadville Historic District

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Leadville Historic District
nhld=yes

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caption = Leadville in 2005
location= Leadville, Colorado
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 14
lat_seconds = 39
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 106
long_minutes = 13
long_seconds = 42
long_direction = W
locmapin = Colorado
area =
built =1860
architect= H. A. W. Tabor
architecture= Late Victorian
designated_nhl= July 04, 1961cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=152&ResourceType=District
title=Leadville Historic District |accessdate=2007-10-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=66000248

The Leadville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District located in mining town of Leadville, Colorado. It includes 67 mines in the mining district east of the city up to the 12,000 foot (3658 m) level, and a defined portion of the village area.

It was designated in 1961.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000248.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Leadville Historic District] |688 KB|date=November, 1987 |author=Joseph S. Mendinghall, Gregory Kendrick, and Sara J. Pearce |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000248.pdf Accompanying 26 photos, from 1975, 1979, and 1983.] |4.53 MB]

Buildings

Principal historic buildings in the district are: Tabor Grant Hotel, St. George's Church, Annunciation Church, Tabor Opera House, City Hall, Healy House, Dexter Cabin, Engelbach House, and Tabor House, as well as mining structures and small homes. Structures built after 1917 are considered non-contributing.

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