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 FORT COLLINS

 GREELEY

The 1879 Avery House

Centennial Village Museum

Franklin Avery was the man behind
Fort Collins' wide streets, he founded
First National Bank, and he was
instrumental in developing the water
projects that enabled agriculture to
boom throughout Northern Colorado.
The 1879 Avery House was originally
built for $3,000 in 1879 using sandstone
from local quarries. Franklin Avery and
his wife Sara raised their children in
the house and added several additions
throughout the years. Today, the house,
the Margareth Merrill Memorial Gazebo,
the fountain, and the carriage house
are all part of the Avery House Historic
District listed in the National Register of
Historic Places, and it's all maintained
by Poudre Landmarks Foundation.

One of four locations maintained
by City of Greeley Museums, the
Centennial Village Museum is a living
history experience that features
more than 35 historical buildings,
costumed interpreters, heritage farm
animals, and eight acres of landscaped grounds. Opened in 1976,
the museum serves to preserve and
interpret American western heritage
in our region spanning the last 150
years, and it's home to some of Weld
County's oldest structures.

The 1883 Water Works
Maintained by Poudre Landmarks
Foundation, The 1883 Water Works was
Fort Collins' first public works project.
Today, the landmark consists of more
than 20 acres, four buildings, two
ditches, vintage apple trees and more,
but the main attraction is the original
Gothic Revival pump house, which
received water from the supply canal
and the Cache la Poudre River.

The 1879 Avery House

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Cache La Poudre National
Heritage Area
In 1986, the Cache La Poudre River was
designated a Wild and Scenic River
encompassing 75 miles just northwest
of the city of Fort Collins. Ten years later,
Congress designated the Poudre a
National Heritage Area to recognize the
significant role it has played in western
water law both locally and nationally. This designation allowed for the
appointment of a commission to oversee the management of the heritage
area which brought us the nonprofit,
Poudre Heritage Alliance.

The Farm at Lee Martinez Park
Maintained by the City of Fort Collins
and located on the grounds of one of
our largest community parks, The Farm
at Lee Martinez Park is a hands-on
family experience. And it has been
since 1985! While the farm itself has
become a part of Fort Collins history, it
also provides insight into our agricultural history. Guests can interact with
animals, attend events and more.

 TIMNATH
Colorado Feed & Grain
Birney Car 21

via Downtown Fort Collins Business Association

Birney Car 21
Maintained by the nonprofit Fort Collins
Municipal Railway Society, Birney Car
21 is Fort Collins' historic trolley, and it
turned 100 years old in 2019. The trolley
was painstakingly restored by the
society which formed in 1980. Work on
the car itself took seven years and line
restoration took nearly five, and all restoration materials were donated by local
railroads and businesses. Today, you can
visit Birney Car 21 on summer weekends
and holidays for a three-mile round trip
between City Park and Howes Street in
Downtown Fort Collins.

Originally built as a grain elevator in
1920 in Old Town Timnath, Colorado
Feed & Grain is a landmark and cultural
centerpiece of Northern Colorado.
Throughout its century of life, CF&G
has served various functions, but most
recently it has become a historic hub
for local commerce and community
in Timnath. As a public market cooperative, CF&G is now home to Main
Street Market, Feed & Grounds Coffee
Station, Timnath Beerwerks and The
Workhouse Meeting Hub. In addition to
offering goods, drinks, products and a
private event venue, the building hosts
gallery exhibitions, art classes, pop-up
markets and the Sunday Market on
Main Street.

Guests can visit seasonally to
experience things like printing at
the High Plains Post historic print
shop, blacksmithing at the forge,
rope-making, chuckwagon-style
cooking, scrub board laundry techniques, corn shucking and grinding,
food preparation on cast iron stoves
and more.

Meeker Home Museum
In 1929, the Meeker Home Museum
became Greeley's first museum,
but its history dates all the way back
to 1870 when it was built as the
home of Greeley's founding family.
Back then, the two-story adobe
brick home was built for Nathan
Cook Meeker, his wife Arvilla, and
their daughters Mary, Rozene and
Josephine. Today, guests can tour
the restored home to see original furnishings, a 10-foot-tall diamond dust
mirror, a tall case clock and Meeker's
own cherrywood desk. Outside the
home, visitors can also walk the
grounds to learn more about the
family and Greeley's history.

White-Plumb Farm
Learning Center
Listed on the National Register
of Historic Places, White-Plumb
Farm Learning Center is a Colorado
Centennial Farm that was run by the
same family for over 100 years before
being donated to the City of Greeley
Museums. Notably, it was also
designed by Bessie Smith, Greeley's
first female architect, and originally
cost just $2,500. Since then, the
organization has restored the land,
the home and its outbuildings and
repurposed the 1881 property for
educational programs.
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