Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“The Cañon City Post Office and Federal Building in Cañon City, Colorado, was built in 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as U.S.”
Wikipedia article Cañon City Post Office and Federal Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 25 National Register listings published here for Fremont County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 709 fires within 5 miles of US Post Office and Federal Building-Canon City Main between 1992 and 2020, burning about 698 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 3 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 | 590 |
| Natural | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of US Post Office and Federal Building-Canon City Main: 20 past producers, 19 producers, 10 occurrences, 4 prospects. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Feldspar | Feldspar, Silica, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Border Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Bismuth, Beryllium | Past Producer | Beryl, Bismutite, Feldspar, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz | |
| Colonna | Marble, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Copper King Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1901, 1908 | |
| Cotter Mill (facility) | Uranium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Dawson Gold Project | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Dawson Mountain-Surprise Group | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Devils Hole Quarry | Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Eight Mile Park District | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth | Past Producer | Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, Beryl | |
| Horse Shoe & El Ploma | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Canon City Downtown Historic District | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | McClure House | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
 | First Presbyterian Church | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Samuel H. Atwater House | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Christ Episcopal Church | 0.3 miles | 1994 |
 | Canon City Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000167 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fremont County | All 25 listed properties in this county. |
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