Cultural Resource Surveys

Survey at Colorado Preservation, Inc.

Colorado Preservation, Inc. began its survey program in 2003 with a multi-year project to identify New Deal resources in Eastern Colorado. Since then the survey program has grown dramatically to include a statewide inventory of school buildings, a pilot project to conduct countywide surveys of rural resources in Eastern Colorado, and a survey of archaeological and architectural resources on private ranchlands in southeastern Colorado.

Survey work at the Martinez Homestead in Las Animas County

Why Survey?

To gain an understanding of the history of an area through its historic resources
To increase public awareness of an area’s historic resources
To include resources in the database of historic sites maintained by the Colorado Historical Society
To collect information to be incorporated into heritage tourism programs
To identify historic resources eligible for historic designation at the local, state, or national level
To identify historical resources of a distinctive type, or associated with a historical period or movement
To create a foundation for preservation planning and advocacy
To identity resources that are endangered, vacant, and/or in need of rehabilitation/repair