2025 ENDANGERED LATINX LANDMARKS 

The Las Barracas site in Longmont, Colorado, is a rare surviving example of agricultural labor housing in Boulder County. Originally constructed as a World War II military barrack, the structure was later repurposed by the Tanaka family in the late 20th century to house Mexican migrant farmworkers. Today, the site stands as a powerful link to the intertwined histories of war, labor, culture, and displacement. Ongoing vandalism and deterioration highlight the systemic exclusion of Latinx labor history from mainstream preservation efforts.

"Las Barracas is more than a building — it is a living testament to the generations of Latinx and immigrant laborers who played a central role in Boulder County’s agricultural history."

— Elisabeth Rios-Brooks, Cultural Resource Program Coordinator, Boulder County Parks & Open Space