DESIGNATION BOUNDARY Chautauqua Park is within the 14-acres of property managed by the City of Boulder in the Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark (NHL). Chautauqua Park is the property managed by Boulder Parks and Recreation (BPR) and includes Chautauqua Green, Clematis Drive, Sumac Drive, The Arbor, The Shelter House, Lincoln Street Steps (Queen's Gate), Entrance Gate (King's Gate), and the playground, tennis court, natural area and parking. The remainder of the 14-acres includes the Ranger Cottage, grounds and parking managed by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP). The remaining twenty-six acres of the Colorado Chautauqua NHL are managed by the Colorado Chautauqua Association (CCA), and includes multiple cottages, the Auditorium, Dining Hall, Academic Hall, and several gardens and features south of Clematis Drive. The CCA manages and preserves this portion of the site for lodging, programming, and venues for private events.
The designation boundary of the property, Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark, "includes all the resources that were historically part of the Colorado Chautauqua and that maintain historic integrity." 5
The HiPP addresses property managed by BPR known as Chautauqua Park in this document.
Chautauqua Green
Ranger Cottage
Playground
Figure 1-1. Designation boundary, Colorado Chautauqua NHL in white and city-managed property outlined in blue, known as Chautauqua Park. The HiPP addresses Chautauqua Park and excludes the Ranger Cottage and its grounds and parking (source: Mundus Bishop)
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Vail, "The Colorado Chautauqua," 64. The property was designated by the City of Boulder as Chautauqua Historic District, Ordinance Number 4382, on September 5, 1978. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 21,1978. The property was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 10, 2006. Chautauqua Park 7-6
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