National and State Register

Buena Vista Depot / Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railroad Buena Vista Depot

Chaffee County

One of the few extant Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad (formerly Denver, Leadville & Gunnison) depots in the state, the 1891 Buena Vista Depot is also the last remaining intact depot in Chaffee County.

Buena Vista Depot

Buena VIsta Depot.

Photo by Mark Wolfe.

The wood-frame combination depot contains the station agent’s living quarters in addition to the passenger waiting room and freight area.  The building is typical of first generation depot construction.

For information about the State Historical Fund’s participation in the preservation of this property see the Project Snapshot.