Daniels Park

Daniels Park, a former working ranch in Douglas County, Colorado near Sedalia, Colorado, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[2][1] The park is one of the Denver Mountain Parks. A herd of bison lives in the park, and the bison graze on the prairie grass in the park's upper elevations. Because of the presence of the Bison, most of the park is not open to the public.[3] It is located along Douglas County Road 67 northeast of Sedalia.

Daniels Park
Daniels Park is located in Colorado
Daniels Park
Nearest citySedalia, Colorado
Coordinates39°28′50″N 104°55′37″W
Area963 acres (3.90 km2)
Built1920
ArchitectJules Jacques Benoit Benedict
Architectural styleRustic
MPSDenver Mountain Parks MPS
NRHP reference No.95000795[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1995

The 963 acres (3.90 km2) listing included four clusters of structures, including a total of 10 contributing buildings, nine contributing structures, and three contributing sites.[2] The ranch is rumored to have been the site of Kit Carson's last campfire.[4][5]

It includes some construction dating from 1920, and work by architect Jules Jacques Benoit Benedict.[2][6] It also includes rustic architecture, and parts or whole have had names Florence Martin Ranch, Riley Hill, and Wild Cat Point.[1] Florence Martin was an Australian-American philanthropist who donated the ranch's 1,000 acres (400 ha) to establish Daniels Park.[7]

History

In June 2022, Douglas County's commissioners issued a proposal to take over Daniels Park in retaliation against Denver following a May vote by Denver city council to prohibit concealed carrying weapons in city parks.[8]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Maureen Van Norden (October 15, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Daniels Park / Florence Martin Ranch / Riley Hill / Wild Cat Point / 5DA100". National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2021. With accompanying 22 photos
  3. "Mountain parks". City of Denver. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. Hughes, Jessica (19 January 2021). "South of Denver, Daniels Park Offers Incredible Sunsets and Bison Herds". 303 Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "Daniels Park – A wealth of history in our backyard". The Castle Pines Connection. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. "Daniels Park | History Colorado". www.historycolorado.org. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. "Daniels Park and Florence Martin". highlandsranchhistoricalsociety.org. Highlands Ranch Historical Society. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. Powell, Erin (15 June 2022). "DougCo commissioners consider plan to take park land from Denver in retaliation for gun control laws". 9News. Retrieved 17 June 2022.


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