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Ouray (/ ˈ jʊər eɪ / YOOR-ay) is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Ouray County, Colorado, United States. [10] The city population was 898 as of the 2020 census . [ 8 ] The Ouray Post Office has the ZIP Code 81427.
It was built in 1956 and expanded in 1998 and again in 2017. The museum building is located on the 8.65-acre (3.50 ha) homestead of Chief Ouray (c.1833–1880) and his wife, Chipeta (1843/4–1924). The grounds of the museum include the Chief Ouray Memorial Park, Chipeta's Crypt, and a native plants garden.
The Ouray Historic District, in Ouray, Colorado, is a 114-acre (0.46 km 2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] Many of the commercial buildings are Italianate in style; [2] many residences are Victorian. [3] Its 270 contributing buildings include government and commercial buildings:
The Uncompahgre Reservation (commonly called the Ouray Reservation) was created on January 5, 1882 by an executive order of President Chester A. Arthur. The two reservations were maintained by separate agencies until 1886, when the Bureau of Indian Affairs merged the administration into the Uintah and Ouray Agency at Fort Duchesne. [2]
Today, this building houses the Ouray County Historical Society and operates as the Ouray County Historical Museum. Exhibits include mining, ranching and railroad artifacts, minerals, Native American artifacts, period room displays, medical equipment, household items and cultural displays. The museum also features a library and research center.
The Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library are a pair of buildings in downtown Ouray, Colorado, United States. Located on 6th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, they are together listed on the National Register of Historic Places .