The oldest continuing music center in the United States, in operation since 1907, has 23 buildings that include the Stone Library, Meeting House, St. Raphael's, and the Bell Tower.

[2] According to History Colorado it is significant for its: The land on which the district resides had been Ute, Arapaho, and Cheyenne hunting grounds.

Traders and fur trappers passed through the land by 1821 and prospectors entered the area during the gold rush beginning in 1858.

Wilmot expressed his admiration of the firs, spruce, and pines on the land he acquired about 1875 in Buffalo Park.

[5] Her daughter, Dr. Josepha Williams, also purchased land around the Evergreen area and received the former Stewart Hotel through her mother's will.

[5] For recuperative reasons, Canon Charles Winfred Douglas, who was married to Josepha Williams,[7] came to Evergreen for its summer retreats and music camps beginning in 1897.