Gesamtkunstwerk ([ɡəˈzamtˌkʊnstvɛʁk] German: “total work of art”). The timberframe Mill with its masonry foundation is an exemplary work of late 19th century industrial, functionalist architecture. The North London Office was built to a high standard for wealthy investors and mine managers. The spectacular North Mosquito Creek Basin and the beholder’s experience of it is framed by the site and its continuity through time. The site speaks of the origins of the State of Colorado. To visit NoLo – to ski, hike, enjoy music, learn about history, fish, pan for gold, or simply contemplate – is to have a profoundly aesthetic experience – an exalted state of consciousness. It is an experience informed by the awareness of time and place; of the natural world and human intervention.