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Pitkin County Courthouse
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Pitkin County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197551 years
Listed 1975Aspen
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Pitkin County Courthouse

Pitkin County Courthouse, at 506 E. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975. It was among the first 3 of Aspen’s 30 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its politics, architecture and social history, at the local level. The listing covers 4.5 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 21 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1890 to today

  1. 1890Built
  2. 1975Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 51 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

506 E. Main St., Aspen · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Pitkin County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Armory Hall, Fraternal HallVictorian · next door
  3. 3Hyman-Brand BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Collins Block-Aspen Lumber and SupplyNeo-Classical · next door
  5. 5Riede's City BakeryCommercial · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWheeler Opera HouseRomanesque-Italianate · Built 18890.1 miBThomas Hynes HouseBuilding0.1 miBHotel JeromeBuilding0.1 miBLa Fave BlockVictorian Commercial0.2 miBNew Brick-The Brick SaloonVictorian Commercial0.2 miStSheely BridgeSteel Pratt through truss · Built 19110.2 miBAspen Community ChurchVictorian0.2 miBDixon-Markle HouseQueen Anne0.3 miOBoat TowObject0.4 miBSmith-Elisha HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.4 miBDavis Waite HouseBuilding0.4 miBBowles-Cooley HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBNewberry HouseVernacular0.4 miBCallahan, Matthew, Log CabinLog0.5 miBD. E. Frantz HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBHenry Webber House-Pioneer ParkSecond Empire Revival0.5 miBShilling-Lamb HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Pitkin County Courthouse

Is Pitkin County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 12, 1975 (Register number 75000531).

Is Pitkin County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Pitkin County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Pitkin County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 21 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 84132351 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.