The Como School, on Spruce St. in Como, Colorado, is a school complex its oldest building, a grade school with a belltower, built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
Como School | |
 Building labelled "Como Civic Center" in 2010 | |
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| Location | Spruce St., Como, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′01″N 105°53′48″W / 39.31694°N 105.89667°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| MPS | Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000739[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 2000 |
The grade school building is a wood-frame structure that was a one-room schoolhouse, serving students in grades one through four on one side of the aisle and grades five through eight on the other.[2]
The property also included a wood frame high school building which was moved to the property in the 1930s, two outhouses, and a storage shed.[2]
The school operated from 1883 to 1948.[3] In 2010 the grade school building was identified as the Como Civic Center.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b R. Laurie Simmons; Thomas H. Simmons (February 25, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Como School / 5PA1223". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2021. With accompanying 12 photos from 1998 to 2000
- ^ "Como School". History Colorado. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ See photo.
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