Roughly bounded by Main St., Santa Fe & Petroleum Aves. between W. 2nd & Railroad Sts., Florence, Colorado. County/parish: Fremont.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 14, 2017. NRIS 100001309.
56 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The Downtown Florence Historic District in Florence, Colorado was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
A walking tour through the historic district includes the Florence Post Office where a WPA-era mural “Antelope Watering Hole” can be seen, and the McCandless Cabin, the oldest continually occupied house in Florence.
The district is roughly bounded by Main St., Santa Fe & Petroleum Aves. between W. 2nd & Railroad Sts.
The listing included 56 contributing buildings, 21 non-contributing ones, and a non-contributing structure.
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