Conejos Plaza

Explore tradition at Conejos Plaza, the original plaza of the historic community of Conejos, Colorado. The most prominent structure on the plaza is Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, the oldest parish (designated 1859) in the state of Colorado. The site also houses the Conejos County Courthouse, which was built in 1981, replacing an earlier structure that burned. Many of the other structures around the plaza date back to the earliest settlers of the area. Once a thriving community, many businesses relocated to nearby Antonito when the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad established that town in 1880.