Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Breckenridge is the home rule town that is the county seat of Summit County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,078 at the 2020 census.”
Wikipedia article Breckenridge, Colorado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Summit County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
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 158 fires within 5 miles of Breckenridge Historic District between 1994 and 2020, burning about 97 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined | 118 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | BRECKENRIDGE |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 120 workings within 5 miles of Breckenridge Historic District: 48 past producers, 41 occurrences, 21 producers, 9 unknowns. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Rose Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite | |
| Bullion King | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Cally Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Producer | Anglesite, Galena | |
| Commodore Placer | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Como Claims | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Dunkin | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Fox Lake Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Producer | ||
| Hamilton | Silver, Gold, Lead | Producer | Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena | |
| Harrison Tunnel | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Breckenridge, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2011: 3 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 6 injuries. 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 2004 | Lightning | Breckenridge | 1 killed, 4 hurt | Lightning killed a woman as she was hiking in French Gulch near Breckenridge. Four other people hiking with the woman were knocked down but suffered only minor injuries. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Breckenridge | 2 hurt | Two search and rescue volunteers were injured while rescuing a skier atop Peak 10 at Breckenridge Ski Area. Lightning struck the first man as he was towing the injured skier by snowmobile and toboggan. The bolt struck the snowmobile, then the rescuer. He received minor burns to his eyes. The other rescuer was injured 1/4 mile away. Apparently the ground current created by the lightning travelled up his ski pole. He suffered temporary dizziness as a result of the strike. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | $200,000 | Severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding in Summit County around Breckenridge. Extensive flooding damaged the Breckenridge Golf Course. In addition, Airport Road was closed. |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Breckenridge | $15,000 | Lightning struck a church. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masonic Placer Cemetery-Valley Brook Cemetery | 1.1 miles | 2014 | |
| The Bunk House Lodge | 3.0 miles | 2025 | |
| Soda Creek Ranch | 6.0 miles | 2010 | |
 | Wildhack's Grocery Store-Post Office | 7.0 miles | 1985 |
 | Frisco Schoolhouse | 7.1 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000927 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Summit County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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