National Register of Historic Places

Trail School, Old

Wiggins, Morgan County, Colorado
Listed
April 19, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04000337

About this property

The Old Trail School, at 421 High St. in Wiggins, Colorado, is a historic one-room schoolhouse which was built around 1912. It has also been known as the Reed School, presumably because it was located on the Reed family homestead. It was moved in 1917 to a site close to the Fort Morgan cut-off of the Overland Trail. It served as a school from c.1912 to 1946, when schools were consolidated. It was then moved to Wiggins to stand next to the continuing school there, and it was used as a music room. After the continuing school was expanded in 1963, it was no longer needed for that purpose. The Wiggins Historical Group took ownership in 1964 and moved it to its current location. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. In 2003 it was still owned by the Wiggins Historical Group, whose President and members wrote the National Register nomination, finding that it met standards set in a 1999 study, the "Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission".

Location

421 High St.
Wiggins, Morgan County, Colorado
40.22608, -104.07224

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Dearfield (Additional Documentation)
Listed
10.8 mi
Morgan County Courthouse and Jail
Industrial
14.3 mi
Fort Morgan City Hall
Industrial
14.4 mi
Farmers State Bank Building
Industrial
14.4 mi
US Post Office-Fort Morgan Main
Early Republic
14.5 mi

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When was Trail School, Old listed on the National Register?

Trail School, Old was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Trail School, Old?

Trail School, Old is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Trail School, Old?

The period of significance for Trail School, Old is recorded as the industrial era.

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