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Former Barrack-Turned Colorado Labor Housing + Its History
['Nate Wilde']
K99 – Northern Colorado’s New Country – Fort Collins Country Radio
Get our free mobile appOne of these historic sites served as a building used for military activity as well as housing for migrant workers and is known as Las Barracas.
However, after the war, the buildings were sold to farmers, purportedly for as little as $1, and Las Barracas was moved to its current location just outside of Longmont.
Colorado's Las Barracas Was Used for Migrant WorkersBeginning in the 1960s, Las Barracas was used to house migrant workers who were farming the land on which it currently sits.
Colorado's Las Barracas is an Endangered LandmarkToday, only one of the buildings that once made up Las Barracas still stands and is considered an endangered landmark.
Learn more about Las Barracas by checking out an article from Latinos in Heritage Conservation by clicking here.