Colorado Amphitheater
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| Colorado Amphitheater | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location: | South Table Mountain, 80401 |
| Nearest city: | Golden, Colorado |
| Built/Founded: | 1935 |
| Added to NRHP: | May 20, 1993 |
The Colorado Amphitheater is a natural stone amphitheater built in 1935 to serve Camp George West of the Colorado National Guard. Built under the auspices of commander Neil West Kimball, grandson of the general for whom the camp was named, it was constructed as a project of the Works Progress Administration. One of its primary uses in operation was to show films to the Guard troops. However, the amphitheater fell into disuse when rattlesnakes became too plentiful for comfort. Today the amphitheater belongs to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
