The Department of Community Development, Community and Resource Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified historical/architectural conservators for the conservation treatment of thirty-six (36) markers inside Rock Ridge Cemetery located in Douglas County, Colorado.
The Rock Ridge Cemetery is a one-acre parcel of land located on a hill overlooking Cherry Valley in the NW ¼, S19, T9S, R65W on the ridge between Antelope Creek and Cherry Creek. John Proctor, whose two wives are buried in the cemetery, deeded the land to the Rock Ridge neighborhood on July 5, 1880 for $5.00. The first known burial in the cemetery was 1870, John Proctor’s first wife, and the last in 1953, Chris Schreiber. According to information gathered by County staff, there are thirty-two (32) burials in the cemetery, but more may exist, unmarked. There is a total of twenty-four (24) monuments with twenty-nine (29) burials, four (4) white crosses and a metal identification sign.
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