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The county seat with a population of 846 in 1998. The name Eads was in honor
of James Buchanan Eads, who built the Eads Bridge that crosses the Mississippi
River near St. Louis Mo. Established in 1887 after a couple of name changes
(Dayton and New Dayton) and site change. Eads is now located on US highway 287
and Colorado 96. Eads
Web cam Underground Weather has taken the webcam offline. We are
working to get it back online )
On the web cam, you can see the following, from left to right -
Slater Building-built in 1908. Future site of the National
Park Service visitor's center and research center. Plaster was
removed, revealing the original brick facade.
Whitelaw Building-built 1908-1910. Future site of Eads Senior
Citizen's Center on lower floor, National Park Service on second floor.
Schoggen Building-built 1930-1931. Future site of Eads Senior
Citizen's Center on lower floor, National Park Service on second floor.
The following is from
Janet Frederick, Administrative
Technician, National Park Service.
The Town of Eads and the Murdock Building Rehabilitation - Sand
Creek Massacre Site Visitor and Archival Center, and Eads Senior
Citizens Center
The Town of Eads was once the economic and social mainstay for
the ranching and farming community of Kiowa County, but like many other
small communities on Colorado's Eastern Plains, Eads experienced
economic and population decline. As a result, many of its buildings,
especially on its main street, fell into disuse and disrepair.
Recognizing the importance of a healthy downtown, the community has been
steadfast in working towards revitalization with an emphasis on
preserving its historic commercial center. This is being
accomplished through intergovernmental efforts between the Town of Eads
and Kiowa County in partnership with the National Park Service,
the Colorado Historical Society, the Colorado Department of Local
Affairs, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Colorado
Preservation, Inc., the local senior citizens, a local theater group,
and the Governor's Energy Office, to name a few. Starting with the
purchase and rehabilitation of the Bransgrove Building*, which is
successfully completed, the community is now focused on projects like
the Murdock Building (the Slater, Whitelaw and Schoggen building
combination), the Crow Luther Cultural Events Center, and the American
Legion Hall, with the goal to adaptively reuse the community's few
remaining historic buildings. Greater community needs will be met with a
cultural arts center, senior center, theater, community gathering hall,
and visitor center for the nearby nationally significant Sand Creek
Massacre Site. With the help of their partners, the community supports
these projects through various fundraising efforts with the hope of
preserving the historic downtown and creating a vehicle to bring new
social activity and sustainable employment to Eads.
*Bransgrove Building. Previous historic restoration project which
now houses a variety of offices and retail space is available. |
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