CSPM: Gazebo Preservation Project

Press release from the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum:

Matt Mayberry

2021-11-08

2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the gazebo on the grounds of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (CSPM). To mark this centennial, the City’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department launched an effort to rehabilitate the structure. The building was originally constructed to serve as a bandstand and comfort station (i.e. restroom) facility. It was designed to complement the 1903 courthouse by architect Thomas P. Barber, who is renowned for having several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, including St. Mary’s Cathedral and Colorado Springs City Hall, among others. When the El Paso County Courthouse was listed on the National Register in 1972, the gazebo was identified as a contributing feature in that nomination.

No major changes to the historic character of the gazebo are anticipated, and the work will conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation. CSNA Architects created this animated view of the museum building, Alamo Square Park Master Plan elements and the gazebo as part of their project proposal.       

This press release was produced by the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. The views expressed here are the author’s own.