13540 U S 85 Platteville, CO 80651

160 acres just south of Platteville, Colorado, with close proximity to all the front range has to offer. It offers a 2 story farm house and 2 small outbuildings. Has potential of annexation into Platteville and re-zoning to light industrial or commercial. The property also has potential to survey off 35-40 acre lots to sell as building sites.160 acres of which 85 was irrigated at one time. The Platteville Ditch and the Platte Valley Canal run through the property. Beautiful mountain views enhance the entire property as well. 2 story farm house and a couple small outbuildings which offer multiple potential uses. This farm is in within close proximity to the South Platte River and offers premier goose hunting during the winter months. The trees and water sources attract doves in early fall. The water rights have been sold in a previous conveyance, therefore when the water rights are decreed for a new use, it will no longer be irrigated with those particular water rights. Water has been sold in previous conveyance and mineral rights have been retained by the previous sellers. Platteville Colorado lies on the South Platte River Valley, between the Mountains and the Great Plains. This is a semi-arid climate with 4 distinct seasons with warm summers and cold and snowy winters, spring and fall offer beautiful mid range temperatures and timely rains. The historical Fort St. Vrain sits just west of this property and could have partially sat on part of this acreage in the early to mid 1800's. Fort St. Vrain was built in 1836 and was frequented by early settlers, explorers and trappers. Some of the explorers who frequented the Fort were Kit Carson and John Fremont in 1842 and1843, stopping for horses and provisions. The Fort later became the first post office and courthouse in which would later become Weld County. This property boasts a very opportunistic location, 30 minutes to DIA, 30 minutes to Denver, 1 hour from Cheyenne Wyoming and 2 hours from major ski resorts.