{"id":107115,"date":"2016-01-20T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T00:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/old-fort-lewis-college-campus-focus-of-tour\/"},"modified":"2016-01-20T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T00:42:12","slug":"old-fort-lewis-college-campus-focus-of-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/old-fort-lewis-college-campus-focus-of-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Fort Lewis College campus focus of tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"JERRY
JERRY McBRIDE\/Durango Herald file photo<br><br>Southwest Conservation Corps members worked at the at the Old Fort Lewis College campus in Hesperus in 2012. The La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission is planning a gathering at the campus this spring.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission is preparing for its third annual historic driving tour in May, which will focus on the significance of the old Fort Lewis College campus in Hesperus.<\/p>\n

The Old Fort opened at a site 16 miles southwest of its present location in Durango. The site is used for agriculture and educational community workshops.<\/p>\n

Previous driving tours, which are open to the public, included multiple historic sites, such as La Plata County cemeteries. This year\u2019s drive will focus exclusively on the old college campus, where there once was a rail connection.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to look at the architecture, engage alumni and discuss the historic significance of the site,\u201d county planner Daniel Murray said. \u201cThis year we\u2019ll have more of an exchange and invite people to share their stories about the school.\u201d<\/p>\n

A date for the event in May, which is historic preservation month, has not been set.<\/p>\n

In other plans for 2016, the commission intends to update its brochure, and it has settled on a small grant program to provide incentives for historic restoration projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a variety of ways to incentivize historic preservation,\u201d Murray said. \u201cThis will make a small amount of money available for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funds could be applied to properties and structures listed on the county\u2019s historic register.<\/p>\n

In the year ahead, the committee plans to work with the planning department on goals and objectives for the historic preservation policy section of the county\u2019s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which is under revision.<\/p>\n

jpace@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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