Crowley School
About this property
The Crowley School, at 301 Main St. in Crowley, Colorado, was built in 1914. Also known as the Crowley County Heritage Center, it is a Renaissance Revival style school building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is currently the only property listed on the National Register in Crowley County, Colorado. The building is an unusual example of Second Renaissance Revival. This Renaissance Revival style is best identified by its horizontal divisions defined by belt or string courses and by the use of different treatments in each division, notably changes in the shapes, sizes, and surrounds of windows. Arched openings and projecting cornices with dentils are also characteristic of this style. The Crowley School possesses all these distinctive qualities. However, its unusual and elaborate cupola creates an interesting expression of the style. The Second Renaissance Revival was most common in Colorado between 1900 and 1930. The vernacular examples are generally less ornate and on a smaller scale. The Crowley School, its elaborate cupola notwithstanding, is indicative of that pattern. The school is also the only known example of the style in Crowley County. And further the school is the oldest surviving public building in the county, the Crowley County Courthouse having not been built until 1915, and it having outlasted any earlier schools in the county.
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Crowley School
This page lists Crowley School. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Crowley School listed on the National Register?
Crowley School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 1999.
What type of historic resource is Crowley School?
Crowley School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Crowley School?
The period of significance for Crowley School is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Crowley School?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Crowley School will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Crowley County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Crowley County.
Explore CrowleyCounty ›More historic places in Colorado
Browse all historic places in Colorado.
View Coloradohistoric sites ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Crowley School will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.