Temple Aaron: 407 S. Maple

On the southwest corner of this intersection is Temple Aaron, the Jewish synagogue built in 1889. Designed by Isaac Hamilton Rapp, the famous Trinidad architect who originated the Santa Fe style of architecture and created many of this city’s best public buildings, the temple is a harmonious mix of architectural details with Moslem minarets, a Germanic tower, and both Romanesque and Gothic stained-glass windows. The interior (opened only for holiday and special occasions) features an ornate hand-carved pulpit and a pipe organ brought west by wagon train (so they say).

It is the oldest continuously utilized synagogue in Colorado and because the Jewish population is now so small, has become a community project. During Jewish Holy Days, when a rabbi comes from out of town, people of many faiths sing in the choir, play the organ, and perform other services.

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  2. Columbian Hotel: 111 N. Commercial St.
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  3. Trinidad Opera House: 100-116 W. Main St.
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  4. First National Bank Building: 100 E. Main St.
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  5. The McCormick Building: 101-113 E. Main St.
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  6. Part 1: North Commercial Street
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  7. Poitrey Building: 125-137 N. Commercial St.
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  8. Toltec Hotel: 118-128 N. Commercial St.
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  9. Holy Trinity Church: 135 Church St.
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  10. Chronicle News Building: 200 Church St.
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  11. Schneider Brewery: 240 N. Convent St.
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  12. Trinidad Water Works: 223 E. Cedar St.
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  13. Colorado Hotel: 401-407 N. Commercial St.
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  14. Trinidad Hotel: 421 N. Commercial St.
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  15. Old Adelphia Hotel: 449-453 N. Commercial St.
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  16. Firehouse #1: 413 N. Commercial St.
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  17. Savoy Hotel: 309-313 N. Commercial St.
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  18. Longnecker Building: 301 N. Commercial St.
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  19. First Presbyterian Church: 224 N. Commercial St.
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  20. Sherman Building: 422 N. Commercial St.
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  21. Part 2: East Main Street
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  22. Plested Building: 112 E. Main St.
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  23. Masonic Building: 132 E. Main St.
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  24. The Mitchell Museum: 150 E. Main St.
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  25. Carlisle Building: 201 E. Main St.
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  26. U.S. Post Office: 301 E. Main St.
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  27. The Baca House: 300 - 304 E. Main St.
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  28. The Bloom Mansion: 312 E. Main St.
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  29. Chappell House: 335 E. Main St.
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  30. Rino's Restaurant: 400 E. Main St.
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  31. Memorial Square/Fort Wootton: 204 S. Chestnut St.
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  32. Van Vleet House: 212 E. 2nd St.
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  33. Temple Aaron: 407 S. Maple
  34. Las Animas County Courthouse: 200 E. 1st St.
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  35. Elks Lodge: 120 S. Maple St.
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  36. Danielson Building: 135 E. Main St.
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  37. Part 3: West Main Street
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  38. Bell Block: 126 - 134 W. Main St.
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  39. The Famous Building: 131 W. Main St.
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  40. The Palace: 137 W. Main St.
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  41. Franch Block: 200 - 210 W. Main St.
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  42. Las Animas Building: 301 W. Main St.
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  43. West Block: 331 - 335 W. Main St.
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  44. Fox Theatre: 423 W. Main St.
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  45. City Hall: 135 N. Animas St.
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  46. Carnegie Public Library: 202 N. Animas St.
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