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Newman Block/Kiva Building, Main and Eighth streets, Durango, National Register 10/15/1979, 5LP.303

History Colorado

Construction began in 1891 on this three-story sandstone commercial building, which is the only expression of Richardsonian

Romanesque architecture in Durango. The building is associated with Charles Newman, an important businessman and

politician in southwestern Colorado, and it has played an important role in the commercial development of the region.

Landmarks