Pinon Canyon, Purgatoire River Area, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Significance: The 7 historic homestead located within the Pinon Canyon area physically represent one of Colorado's last agricultural frontiers. Determined settlers built these homesteads following long-established architectural traditions which can be traced back to their homelands in northern New Mexico and to the high plains. Nature, as well as culture, played a large part in the construction of these homes and ranches. The architecture of these 7 homesteads shows how both nature and culture subtly shaped the built environment of the semi-arid Pinon Canyon area of Las Animas County...
Survey number: HABS CO-96