National and State Register

Downtown Sterling Historic District 

Logan County

The Downtown Sterling Historic District is significant for its long association of providing the residents of Sterling and surrounding areas with goods and services since 1896. 

A view of a couple of buildings in the district with brick walls and shopfronts with brown brick on the right building and blue walls on the left and leafless trees in front.

Downtown Sterling Historic District

Sterling has been a major agricultural center, key railroad junction, commercial center, and regional center of government for northeastern Colorado and parts of western Nebraska.  It is the largest city between Denver and North Platte, Nebraska.  The district encompasses approximately eight square blocks and a total of 88 resources, 54 of which are considered contributing.

Downtown Sterling Historic District, 5LO.829

National Register

Address

Roughly bordered by Poplar, Front, Ash & 4th streets and Division Ave., Sterling

Site Number

5LO.829