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Fort, The

Built in 1963 (Pueblo Revival Style architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

“The Fort is a historic restaurant in Morrison, Colorado. Construction of the structure started in 1961 and was inspired by Bent's Fort.”

Wikipedia article The Fort (Morrison, Colorado), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 83 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 2006 · category: Building · built in 1963, Pueblo Revival Style architecture, by William Lumpkins.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 19192 CO 8, Morrison, 80465
  • When was it listed? July 2006
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Central Jefferson
  • When was it built? 1963
  • Architectural style. Pueblo Revival Style architecture
  • Architect. William Lumpkins
  • National Register reference number. 06000585 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

287 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Fort, The between 2003 and 2020, burning about 229 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined230
Arson/incendiarism14
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural8
Smoking7
Fireworks6
Recreation and ceremony6
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersINDIAN HILLS
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersLITTLETON
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 76 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 76 workings within 5 miles of Fort, The: 33 occurrences, 27 producers, 14 past producers, 1 unknown. 27 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Uranium, Bismuth, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tin, TantalumPast Producer1884, 1935
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Quartz, BerylliumPast Producer
Blackstone ClaimUranium, Radium, VanadiumProspect
Buckman Ranch PegmatiteIron, Beryllium, Gemstone, Quartz, Garnet, Mica, FeldsparOccurrenceBeryl, Feldspar, Garnet, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Tourmaline
Fenders-Magnotte PegFeldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, GemstoneOccurrenceGarnet, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
FoothillsGold, SilverPast Producer
Four Corners MineUranium, Vanadium, MolybdenumPast Producer1954, 1955, 1960
Grapevine MineUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1955
Idledale DistrictUranium, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer1955, 1968
Iowa GulchQuartz, Feldspar, Mica, Gemstone, Garnet, IronOccurrenceBiotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Microcline, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this property

37 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morrison, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 31 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2007LightningMorrison1 killed, $5,000no account filed
September 2013FloodMorrison$6,000,000Heavy rain, ranging from 6 to 16 inches through the storm event, caused widespread flooding and included the entire drainage systems of Bear, Coal, Clear, Leyden, Ralston and Van Bibber Creeks. In Arvada, Quaker St. near W. 82nd Ave. was closed due to flooding and infrastructure damage. Evacuations were ordered in the area of 68th Ave. and 82nd Ave., between McIntyre and Alkire Streets. Flooding washed out sections of W. 82nd Ave, east of CO93. Flooding was reported near the intersection of W. 92nd Ave. and Indiana St. A section of South Golden Road was washed out near Lena Gulch. Golden Gate Canyon was closed between CO93 and Robinson Hill. Many other roads in northern Jefferson County were inundated by floodwaters. Evacuations were also orders between Bear Lake Dam and Echo Lake Drive on Upper Bear Creek.||Preliminary damage estimates totaled more than $6 million. The most significant damage to roadways, homes and commercial buildings occurred in Evergreen, Coal Creek Canyon and Golden Gate Canyon. County officials said 14 residences were destroyed and 215 damaged. In addition, 27 commercial properties were damaged. Thirty-five minor structures were destroyed and 57 damaged.
May 2024HailMorrison-Mping public report.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMorrison-Strong winds snapped tree branches, three inches in diameter.
August 2010LightningMorrison-Lightning struck a tree in Morrison.
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2023HailMorrison-no account filed
September 2021HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMorrison-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMorrison-no account filed
July 2019HailMorrison-no account filed
July 2019HailMorrison-no account filed
August 2019HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2018HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2018HailMorrison-no account filed
May 2018HailMorrison-no account filed
August 2018HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2010HailMorrison-no account filed
April 2006HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2006HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2004HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2004HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2004HailMorrison-no account filed
June 2004HailMorrison-no account filed
August 2004HailMorrison-no account filed
August 2004HailMorrison-no account filed
July 1996HailMorrison-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Morrison Schoolhouse1.6 miles1974
Morrison Historic District1.7 miles1976
Bradford House II2.1 miles2001
Red Rocks Park District2.5 miles1990
Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive2.7 miles1990
Little Park3.4 miles1995

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 06000585 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Jefferson CountyAll 83 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.