Guide To Trinidad Historic
Trinidad History Museum
The Trinidad History Museum is a History Colorado complex spanning a city block, offering a vivid look at life along the Santa Fe Trail and the American West. Key attractions include the preserved 1882 Victorian Bloom Mansion and the traditional adobe Baca House, along with beautiful heritage gardens and the Santa Fe Trail Museum exhibits, which highlight the region’s diverse cultural and industrial past.
Corazon de Trinidad Historic District
The Corazón de Trinidad Historic District is the city’s lively center, distinguished by its concentration of Victorian architecture and original red-brick streets. Designated a Colorado Creative District, this area is the focus of revitalization efforts that blend its rich history, particularly as a stop on the Santa Fe Trail with a growing community of artists and entrepreneurs.
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
The A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art is a downtown cultural fixture that holds the world’s largest collection of art by local “King of the Pulp Western Cover Artists,” Arthur Roy Mitchell. Housed in a historic department store, the museum showcases Mitchell’s iconic paintings of cowboys and the American West, alongside works by other regional artists and Native American artifacts, offering a rich look at Western cultural history.
Temple Aaron
The Temple Aaron of Trinidad is a beautifully preserved landmark and one of the oldest standing synagogues in Colorado. Built in 1889, it stands as a testament to the thriving Jewish community that played an integral role in Trinidad’s commercial and civic life during its late 19th-century boom. Although it no longer holds regular weekly services, the building’s striking architecture and rich history continue to symbolize the enduring diversity and cultural tapestry of Southern Colorado.
The Commons @ Space to Create
The Commons @ Space to Create Trinidad is a dynamic, multi-use community and commercial center and the hub of Colorado’s state-led initiative for affordable live/work space for creatives. This 20,000-square-foot facility, located in the historic downtown, provides flexible spaces for exhibitions, community events, and workshops, actively driving the local creative economy and revitalization efforts.
Perry Stokes Airport
The Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) is Trinidad’s critical General Aviation (GA) airport, serving as a lifeline for Southern Colorado. Historically a WWII-era military airfield, it now provides essential medical evacuation (medevac) and emergency services, facilitates business and specialty medical access, and supports military training near the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site.