Camp George West Historic District
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Camp George West Historic District | |
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| Nearest city | 15000 S. Golden Rd., Golden, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′12″N 105°10′20″W / 39.73667°N 105.17222°W |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | George H. Merchant, Albert Bryan |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| MPS | Camp George West MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001865 |
| Added to NRHP | February 11, 1993[1] |
Camp George West Historic District or Camp George West (also known as State Rifle Range;5JF145) was a military base for the Colorado National Guard, located at 15000 S. Golden Rd., Golden, Colorado. It was used as a rifle range, while artillery practice took place on Green Mountain, on the north side of present-day Hayden Park near Lakewood, Colorado. The Department of Defense Military Munitions Response Program has financed investigations to identify unexploded ordnance there since 2012.[2]
Camp George West is now[when?] used as a correctional facility, police training academy, and emergency operations center. It contains an Ammunition Igloo, a bunker used for arms storage, and Colorado Amphitheater, both of which are vacant.
The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993,[1] with the Ammunition Igloo and the Amphitheater listed separately.
See also
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[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Austin Briggs (July 29, 2015). "Old explosives still being found at Lakewood's Green Mountain park". Denver Post. Digital First Media. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
External links
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Media related to Camp George West Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- National Register of Historic Places
- Archiplant.org: Camp George West Historic District
- Historic survey of Camp George West to evaluate National Register eligibility
- Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
- National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Resources of Camp George West
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