Preservationists have nominated this rural church in southeastern La Plata County for a state endangered places program.
Ignacita Olguin-Arias looks around inside of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church in Tiffany. The church, built in 1928, has been nominated for the Colorado Preservation Inc.’s Endangered Places program. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Statues and paintings inside of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church are nearly as old as the church, which was built in 1928 in Tiffany, located about 10 miles southeast of Ignacio. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Written in Latin with a publication date of 1892, this missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Rosary beads hang off the key lock on the front door of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church was built in 1928 in the once bustling community of Tiffany in southeastern La Plata County. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
An organ inside the church is almost as old as the church itself. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church in Tiffany was thought to have been built by people from Pagosa Springs. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
An old woodstove was fired up before services in the church. The finish is worn off at the bottom because people would warm their feet on the stove. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Catholic vestments are kept in a trunk at Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A chalice is kept locked in the altar at the Iglesia de San Antonio Church in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ignacita Olguin-Arias, a church member since she was a child, rings the bell in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
An old woodstove was fired up before services in the church. The finish is worn off at the bottom because people would warm their feet on the stove. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church was built in the heart of the town of Tiffany in 1928 about 10 southeast of Ignacio. Only a few homes remain in the town that is now unincorporated. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Margaret Muñoz-Lucero stands next to the confessional rooms inside of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Beautiful windows were designed in the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Margaret Muñoz-Lucero, right, and her cousin, Ignacita Olguin-Arias, center, and her sister, Toni Semler, talk about growing up with the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ignacita Olguin-Arias uncovers the scared stone on the altar of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Catholic vestments are kept in a trunk at the historic church in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
An organ inside of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church is almost as old as the church itself. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Margaret Muñoz-Lucero, left, and her cousin, Ignacita Olguin-Arias, and her sister, Toni Semler, talk about growing up with the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church was built with adobe and now is covered with stucco. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Margaret Muñoz-Lucero, right, and her cousin, Ignacita Olguin-Arias, left, and her sister, Toni Semler, walk outside of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Several glass crosses sit in the back window of the church. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church was built in the heart of the town of Tiffany in 1928. Only a few homes remain in the town that is now unincorporated. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A chalice is kept locked in the altar at the Iglesia de San Antonio Church in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church was built in the heart of the town of Tiffany in 1928. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Some items in the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church have been there since 1928, the year the church was built in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Some items in the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church have been there since 1928, the year the church was built in Tiffany. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Margaret Muñoz-Lucero walks down the aisle of the Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church in Tiffany as she did when she was a child. The church, built in 1928, has been nominated for the Colorado Preservation Inc.’s Endangered Places program. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church is crumbling on the outside, but the interior is well-preserved. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
