Frank Latuda House

Trinidad, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Frank Latuda House, located at 431 W. Colorado Ave. in Trinidad, Colorado, is a single-family residence built in 1925 and designed by architect Isaac Hamilton Rapp and colleagues in the Mediterranean Revival style. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, it stands as the only unaltered, intact example of this architectural mode in rural eastern Colorado. Its Mediterranean Revival character is expressed through a red tile roof, low-pitched hipped form, arched entrances, light-colored brick contrasting with the tile, and restrained ornamentation. The property retains exceptional integrity, with original interior elements including architect-designed cabinetry, built-in furnishings, woodwork, hardware, light fixtures, and kitchen sink all intact, along with a compatibly designed garage featuring its original heating system and two contributing structures. Though Mediterranean Revival became prominent on coastal Florida and California after the 1915 Panama–California Exposition in San Diego, the Latuda House remains a rare, pristine example of this style transplanted to the Colorado plains.