Where the city's adobe stands
Three houses to start with
If you read only three entries before walking Cortez, read these — the highest-tier landmarks in the catalog and the foundation for everything else.
CO-C-002 · NRHP The Ertel Funeral Home at 42 North Market Street in Cortez was built in 1936 to the designs of the Denver architect Walter H. Simon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1995, under…
CO-C-001 · Catalog Cannonball Pueblo lies in the Montezuma County uplands near Cortez, in the dense concentration of Ancestral Puebloan ruins that surrounds Mesa Verde and the Hovenweep canyons. The site was recorded by the Historic…
CO-C-003 · Catalog Serpents Quarters Pueblo is an Ancestral Puebloan ruin located in the canyon country approximately two miles north of County Road G near Cortez, within the broader Mesa Verde culture region of southwestern Colorado. The…
Cortez's adobe character
Cortez holds 3 documented adobe properties in the catalog. The catalog mix: 2 vernacular adobe, 1 Pueblo Revival.
Registry status: 1 National Register listing.
Entries in this catalog
- Cannonball Pueblo — vernacular adobe; ruins.
- Ertel Funeral Home — Pueblo Revival; private residence (NRHP).
- Serpents Quarters Pueblo — vernacular adobe; private residence.
Suggested walking tour
A route through the documented adobe of Cortez — 3 stops, measured at a researcher's unhurried pace.
A field tour of Cortez
Stops chosen from the catalog and ordered to make a coherent walk. Each stop links to the full catalog entry — addresses, dates, and photographs.
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Ertel Funeral Home
42 N. Market St.The Ertel Funeral Home at 42 North Market Street in Cortez was built in 1936 to the designs of the Denver architect Walter H. Simon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1995, under reference 95001248, and is recognized as…
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Cannonball Pueblo
CortezCannonball Pueblo lies in the Montezuma County uplands near Cortez, in the dense concentration of Ancestral Puebloan ruins that surrounds Mesa Verde and the Hovenweep canyons. The site was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey under reference…
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Serpents Quarters Pueblo
Approximately 2 miles north of County Road GSerpents Quarters Pueblo is an Ancestral Puebloan ruin located in the canyon country approximately two miles north of County Road G near Cortez, within the broader Mesa Verde culture region of southwestern Colorado. The site was recorded by the Historic…
All 3 entries in Cortez
Documented properties in Cortez, listed alphabetically. Each plate carries the entry's reference number, registry status, address, and date of construction.
CO-C-001 Catalog CO-C-002 NRHP CO-C-003 Catalog Nearby cities
Other adobe centers within reach of Cortez. Each links to its own chapter of the Atlas.