What makes a property historically significant? In general, properties at least 50 years old can be evaluated for potential historic significance, although exceptions do exist for more recent properties that are clearly significant. Historic properties may be significant for one or more of the following qualities:

• Association with events that contributed to the broad patterns of history, the lives of significant people or the understanding of Telluride’s prehistory or history;

• Construction and design associated with distinctive characteristics of a building type, period or construction method;

• An example of an architect or master craftsman or an expression of particularly high artistic values;

• Integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association that form a district as defined by the National Register of Historic Places Standards, administered by the National Park Service.