Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District

Mesa County, United States

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Located within Colorado National Monument in Mesa County, the Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District is a complex of park service buildings designed by National Park Service architect Kenneth M. Saunders and constructed in 1941 through collaboration between the Public Works Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps. Built in the National Park Service Rustic style by the NPS Branch of Plans and Designs, the district comprises shops, fuel storage, and repair and storage buildings constructed from locally quarried red sandstone, much of it salvaged from nearby Rim Rock Drive construction. The work was executed by skilled craftsmen—Local Experienced Men (LEMs), many reportedly stonemasons of Italian descent—who shaped the distinctive regional aesthetic. Situated at the intersection of Rim Rock Drive and the Saddlehorn Loop, the utility area takes its name from a prominent nearby rock formation and was built by CCC camp NM-2-C. The district was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a multiple property submission recognizing the related design and historical significance of three Saddlehorn properties.

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National Park Service rustic

Type: historic district
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Mesa County, United States

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