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Bauer Bank Block

Coordinates: 37°20′42″N 108°17′20″W / 37.34500°N 108.28889°W / 37.34500; -108.28889 (Bauer Bank Block)
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Bauer Bank Block
Bauer Bank Block is located in Colorado
Bauer Bank Block
Location107 W. Grand Ave., Mancos, Colorado
Coordinates37°20′42″N 108°17′20″W / 37.34500°N 108.28889°W / 37.34500; -108.28889 (Bauer Bank Block)
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.03001009[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 2003

The Bauer Bank Block, at 107 W. Grand Ave. in Mancos, Colorado, was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

It was home of the Bauer Bank, founded in 1886.[2]

It is Early Commercial in style and is 84 by 35 feet (26 m × 11 m) in plan. It has also been known as Bauer Bank Building.[2]

Its second floor was the first administrative headquarters for Mesa Verde National Park, during 1907 to 1911.[2]

A portion of the building served as U.S. post office from 1927 to 1965.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Jill Seyfarth (May 15, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bauer Bank Block / Bauer Bank Building / 5MT8590". National Park Service. Retrieved January 9, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 2003