Built in 1910. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Grand Ave. in Mancos, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.”
Wikipedia article Mancos Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Montezuma County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1910.
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 82 fires within 5 miles of Mancos Opera House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 10,221 acres in total. 66 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | SUMMIT |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Montezuma County | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | WEBER 2 |
| 12 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | FLINT ROCK |
| 1 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Tres Rios Field Office | NORTH WEBER |
| 8 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | MEMEFEE |
| 22 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Ute Mountain Ute Agency | WEBERSLOPE |
| 21 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Tres Rios Field Office | MUD FORK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Mancos Opera House: 5 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Mill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| East Mancos River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Gold | Prospect | ||
| West Mancos River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mancos, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 hail, 4 heavy rain, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 wildfire. The reports record 4 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mancos | 4 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Debris Flow | Mancos | $10,000 | Heavy rainfall to the northeast of Mesa Verde National Park fell on the afternoon of August 25th, with estimated rainfall rates in excess of 2 inches per hour for around 10 minutes. That puts the rainfall total along County Road 41, in this area, at 0.25-0.35 inches. The debris flow resulted in the closure of the road and damage to the road in at least 2 locations. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mancos | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mancos | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Lightning | Mancos | $1,000 | Electricity was lost to around 234 consumers when a pole was ignited by a lightning strike that occurred on the western edge of Mancos. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Mancos | - | About 3 miles northwest of Mancos 1.74 inches of rain was measured within a 24-hour period, with 0.80 of that amount having fallen within 40 minutes. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Mancos | - | Runoff from heavy rainfall ran over 6 inches deep across the intersection of Colorado Highway 184 and County Road 40. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Mancos | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.5 inches fell within a 100 minute time period. |
| July 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Heavy Rain | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Heavy Rain | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Wildfire | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Wildfire | Mancos | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Mancos | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bauer Bank Block | 0.6 miles | 2003 |
 | Mancos High School | 0.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Wrightsman House | 0.7 miles | 1997 |
| Entrance Residence, Check Station Residence | 6.7 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002183 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Montezuma County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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