National Register of Historic Places

Crestone School

Crestone, Saguache County, Colorado
Listed
January 9, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000011

About this property

The Crestone School, also known as the Crestone Community Building, at Cottonwood St. and Carbonate Ave. in Crestone, Colorado, was built in 1880 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is a one-story two-classroom front-gabled building. It is unusual among historic schools of Colorado in its length: it is 88 feet (27 m) long, with seven bays on each side. The front, original section, built in the 1880s is 38 by 20 feet (11.6 m × 6.1 m) in plan; the rear section was built in 1901 and includes a room which became a kitchen. The school's bell is a contributing object in the listing. It was cast by C.B. Bell Company of Hillsboro, Ohio in 1912. It hung in a wooden tower which eventually deteriorated. The bell was placed, in 1976, upon a pyramid of "Crestone Conglomerate Rock" as part of Crestone's Centennial Celebration. A small/shed-roof woodshed at the north rear of the building and was built before 1935; it and two c. 1910 frame outhouses were deemed contributing buildings in the listing.

Location

Crestone, Saguache County, Colorado
37.99657, -105.69985

Categories

EDUCATIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Crestone School listed on the National Register?

Crestone School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Crestone School?

Crestone School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Crestone School?

The period of significance for Crestone School is recorded as the industrial era.

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