Alma in Park County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall

Est 1870

— On the Park County Historic Register —

Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 26, 2025

1. Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall Marker

Inscription.
Originally the office for the Boston Colorado Ore Smelter. Later, Alma’s Ladies Aid Society held community events including theater and box socials. The building survived the fires of 1907 and 1937. Current plans are for a restoration as a performing arts theater.

Donations enthusiastically accepted at Town Hall

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 39° 17.169′ N, 106° 3.854′ W. Marker is in Alma, Colorado, in Park County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (State Highway 9) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the west side of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 North Main Street, Fairplay CO 80440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Colorado High Rockies. It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hoosier Pass (approx. 5.2 miles away); South Park City Museum (approx. 5.3 miles away); Caring for a Great Place (approx. 5.3 miles away); Fairplay Walking Tour (approx. 5.3 miles away); Fairplay (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Sheldon Jackson Memorial Chapel (approx. 5½ miles away); The Continental Divide (approx. 6 miles away); a different marker also named Hoosier Pass (approx. 6 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Park County, Colorado Historic Sites: Alma Ladies Aid Hall.

Excerpt: Park County Historic Landmark — designated 3/11/2004.
Once the office of a 1870s silver mining smelter, the wooden building later became the headquarters for the Ladies' Aid Society. The town-owned property is scheduled for rehabilitation in the future.

(Submitted on September 4, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Alma Foundation grant request for rehabilitation of Alma Ladies’ Aid Hall.

Excerpt: The Park County Historical Society enthusiastically
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 26, 2025

2. Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall Marker
The marker is mounted near the center of the south side of the building.
supports the Alma Foundation's grant request to the State Historical Fund to rehabilitate the Alma Ladies' Aid Society Hall in Alma, Colorado. The structure, commonly known as the “Ladies Aid Hall,” has a long and historic significance to the heritage of the mining community of Alma. While it served as offices for several mining companies from the late 1880s, the Ladies' Aid Society recognized the importance of community service and adopted this structure as a community center in the very early 1900s. It is one of the few remaining historic structures within Alma and is highly deserving of preservation.

(Submitted on September 4, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 26, 2025

3. Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall (southwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.