The Baca House and Outbuilding, in

Trinidad, Colorado Trinidad is the List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the List of cities and towns in Colorado, most populous municipality in Las Animas County, Colorado, United Stat ...

, was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1970. The Baca House is part of the

Trinidad History Museum Trinidad History Museum is a local history museum in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. It is administered by History Colorado (the Colorado Historical Society). Description The museum presents the history of the town of Trinidad and the surrou ...

, which "features the historic Bloom Mansion and Baca House, two residences built in the late 19th century, as well as heritage gardens and the

Santa Fe Trail Museum Trinidad History Museum is a local history museum in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. It is administered by History Colorado (the Colorado Historical Society). Description The museum presents the history of the town of Trinidad and the surrou ...

, all on one block in Trinidad's acclaimed historic district." It is a two-story

adobe Adobe (from arabic: الطوب Attub ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is use ...

house having 10 rooms, which was home of rancher and businessman

Felipe Baca Luis Felipe de Jesús Baca (1828–1874) was an American farmer, rancher, and politician. He founded the city of Trinidad, Colorado, Trinidad in the state of Colorado. Baca County, Colorado is named for him. Biography He was born in Taos, New ...

. An adobe outbuilding includes 12 rooms, arranged in a long building, which housed ranch hands and visitors. The house was originally built for "Santa Fe Trail entrepreneur" John Hough. Felipe and Dolores Baca purchased it for 22,000 pounds of wool. It was built in 1869 or 1870. The property is on the 300 block of Main St. in Trinidad. The

Bloom Mansion The Frank G. Bloom House or Bloom Mansion is located in Trinidad, Colorado, Trinidad, Colorado, United States, which is within Las Animas County, Colorado, Las Animas County. The Bloom Mansion is a late 19th-century building meant to serve as th ...

is adjacent. In 1970 it was expected the house, after renovations were completed, would be opened as a

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. With

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National Register of Historic Places in Las Animas County, Colorado Houses completed in 1869 Trinidad, Colorado 1869 establishments in Colorado Territory Museums in Las Animas County, Colorado Historic house museums in Colorado {{Colorado-NRHP-stub