Re: Historic Paint

There are two lists--the Colorado one administered by Colorado Preservation, Inc.(CPI), and the national one maintained by the National Trust for Historic Preservation out of Washington, D.C. The Antonito depot was on the CPI list, not the National Trust's lists. The Colorado Historical Society is separate from CPI. I am a reviewer for the CPI lists and the last ones I reviewed that made the list were the Homelake Veteran's Home and the Colona Grange. These lists are important stepping stones to establish community or state awareness and a key for CHS funding. Some of the National Trust's recent endangered Colorado places included the Red Mountain Mining District (and that lead to a $14.5 million project to buy private inholdings in the Red Mountain area) and designating the Valley Floor that leads into Telluride. Ultimately, Telluride purchased that large tract on a condemnation suit for around $50 million this past summer. On these last two, Dick Moe, who is president of the National Trust, played an important role in securing the designations. Moe is a summer resident of Ophir.