True West Magazine - Logo

Trinidad, Colorado

by | Feb 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

Trinidad, Colorado, is one town that can boast the town founder's home is not only still around, but also maintains the Victorian style of its original owners. Santa Fe Trail merchant Felipe Baca moved here in the early 1860s, settling this fertile valley with 12 other families. The two-story adobe home he paid 22,000 pounds of wool for in 1873 is today's Trinidad History Museum (312 E. Main St.). A few years before the house was built, in 1867, acting governor Frank Hall said, "Trinidad has the


Already Signed Up? Log in here.

Read this article now for Free!

Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.

— OR —

Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!

SIGN UP NOW or SIGN IN

This digital subscription is in no way connected to your Print Subscription. They are totally separate and cannot be connected. If you have a Print Subscription with True West, you will need to pay for a separate subscription to access this website and will receive a totally different Log In password. If you have an existing digital component to your Print subscription, you'll need to Sign In and request a new password.