ABOUT NHF
Preserving Nevadaville’s History for Public Benefit
Nevadaville Heritage Foundation works to preserve, document, interpret and share the historic resources and stories of Nevadaville, Colorado.
Our work brings together archival research, historic photographs, maps, surviving buildings, foundations, mining features and community knowledge to help build a stronger historical record of this important Colorado mining community.
WHY NHF EXISTS
Why Nevadaville Needs a Historical Record
Nevadaville still contains physical and documentary evidence of Colorado’s early mining history, but much of that history remains scattered across archives, private collections, surviving structures and the landscape itself.
NHF was created to help bring that information together, identify preservation priorities and make Nevadaville’s history more accessible to the public.
Our Beginning
Founder Jake Westling’s connection to Nevadaville began through the acquisition and preservation of a privately owned historic cabin. That experience led to deeper research into the town’s history and ultimately to the creation of a separate charitable effort focused on Nevadaville as a whole.
House 72 is privately owned and funded and is not a project or asset of NHF.
Nevadaville Heritage Foundation is a Partner Project of Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, a nonprofit charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Preserve, document, interpret and share Nevadaville’s historic resources and stories for public benefit.
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Nevadaville Heritage Foundation is a Partner Project of Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, a nonprofit charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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