Historic Boulder collection

1972-2000

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This collection, stored in the Documents Room and on the mezzanine, contains fifty-nine boxes of research completed by Historic Boulder, eighty-two notebooks and ledgers, and four binders containing slides.

Historic Boulder was born following a battle to save precious pieces of Boulder's past. Highland School, the Union-Pacific Depot and Central School were all threatened with demolition in 1971. Historic Boulder, organized in 1972, was instrumental in saving Highland School and the depot, but sadly the Central School was demolished. Out of this experience rose the urgency for a legal mechanism to evaluate historic sites.
In 1974, Boulder's Landmarks Preservation Ordinance was passed and, shortly after, the inventory of significant sites began. A County regulation allowing the landmarking of sites in Boulder County passed in 1992 which was the first regulation of its kind in Colorado.
The creation of Historic Districts, the Landmarking of significant structures, and the exploration of sites for future preservation have been important elements of Historical Boulder's program. Since 1971, the organization has helped save many important buildings, held hands-on renovation workshops, and assisted in special restoration projects. [From Historic Boulder's website.]

RIGHTS: Materials in this collection may be used freely for any purpose, with attribution to the Carnegie Library for Local History, Boulder. No duplicated materials may be deposited or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Clippings.
Documents.
Correspondence.
Photographs.

Historic Boulder, Inc. (Boulder, Colo.)