Built in 1910. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“The Lewis Mill, near Telluride, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.”
Wikipedia article Lewis Mill (Telluride, Colorado), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for San Miguel County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1910.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Lewis Mill between 1993 and 2020, burning about 682 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was 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/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | PROSPECT BASIN |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | LIFT 6 |
| 23 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Telluride Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 14 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | SWAMP CANYON |
| 5 July 2003 | Fireworks | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | BEAR CREEK |
| 4 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 13 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 343 workings within 5 miles of Lewis Mill: 188 past producers, 118 unknowns, 27 occurrences, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Andrus Mine | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Atlanta Tunnel | Gold, Lead, Thorium, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Barstow Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Black Jack Lode, Ruth | Silver, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Bradley Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Brooklyn Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | ||
| Brooklyn Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Carbonero Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Chattanooga | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Telluride, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 6 debris flow, 4 flash flood, 3 wildfire, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Telluride | $400,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Telluride | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Telluride | $4,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Debris Flow | Telluride | $1,000 | Several mudslides occurred on Black Bear Pass and the nearby Bridal Veil Road and Bridal Veil Trail as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. An abundance of boulders and mud accumulated on the pass. Water flowed down from the peak and across the road below. Eight vehicles and fifteen occupants were stranded as a result of the debris flows. The pass and roads remained closed for several days for cleanup operations. |
| August 2024 | Debris Flow | Telluride | - | Steady heavy rains during the evening of August 11th resulted in multiple mudslides and flooding overnight in east Telluride, Bridal Veil Falls Area and Tomboy Road. This resulted in closures of several nearby passes including from the East Spur at the Town of Telluride entrance east to Black Bear, Black Bear Pass itself, Tomboy Road and Imogene Pass. Time of event was based on radar estimate. |
| July 2021 | Debris Flow | Telluride | - | San Miguel Sheriff's Office reported mudslides near Bridal Veil Falls going across the road as a result of heavy rains. |
| June 2020 | Debris Flow | Telluride | - | Debris left over from the 2019 avalanches became dislodged by heavy rain in the Marshall Creek Basin. A large amount of trees, wood, and other debris from old mining structures travelled down the drainage until it reached the culvert near CR K-69, near the Idarado mine. The water and debris overwhelmed the drainage and began flowing across the roadway. The downstream portion of the roadway began to scour with water and eroded the embankment along the southern shoulder. The road was closed for a few hours. |
| July 2020 | Debris Flow | Telluride | - | A mudslide that measured 35 feet wide and was 3 to 5 feet deep occurred around midday and blocked Bridal Veil Road. More than 40 people were temporarily stranded while county road crews created a temporary passage. Additionally, boulders the size of small refrigerators were seen tumbling down. Radar estimates showed one hour rain rates of up to half an inch. |
| July 2019 | Debris Flow | Telluride | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain southeast of Telluride which resulted in some debris flow at Bridal Veil Road. At least four feet of water was running across the road which caused it to be completely washed away where it crossed Ingram Falls. Additionally, several inches of rock was displaced across the area. Radar estimated rainfall rates of 0.50 to 0.75 inches per hour. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Telluride | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Wildfire | Telluride | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Wildfire | Telluride | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Telluride | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Telluride | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Telluride | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Telluride | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Telluride | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant | 2.8 miles | 1979 |
 | Fort Peabody | 4.2 miles | 2005 |
 | Old Bank of Telluride Building | 4.5 miles | 1966 |
| Valley View Leasing and Mining Company Mill | 6.3 miles | 2010 | |
 | Rio Grande Southern Railroad Trout Lake Water Tank | 6.9 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000267 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Miguel County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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