The Frisco Schoolhouse (Site ID 5ST258), now a local museum registered on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] is an original one-room schoolhouse located in the Frisco Historic Park in Frisco, Colorado. The schoolhouse is located on its original location.[3] The building was first built as a saloon in the 1890s and later (c.1902[4]) converted to a school, which now contains original blackboards and school desks. The museum also contains information about Ute people, Dillon Reservoir, mining, late 1800s clothing, and photographs.[2]
Frisco Schoolhouse | |
 Frisco Schoolhouse, Frisco Historic Park | |
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| Location | 120 Main Street, Frisco, Colorado[2] |
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| Coordinates | 39°34′30″N 106°6′0″W / 39.57500°N 106.10000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c.1902 |
| MPS | Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001333[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1983 |
The Frisco Historic Park includes other original Frisco buildings from the late 1800s, including: a log chapel, jail, trapper's cabin and furnished homes.[2][3]
It was deemed significant for NRHP listing as it is the oldest standing schoolhouse in the town, and was the only school from 1902 to 1940.[4]
Frisco Schoolhouse
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Schoolhouse interior
Frisco Historic Park
editIn addition to the Frisco Schoolhouse Museum, the Frisco Historic Park includes the following structures:[5]
- Bailey House (c. 1895)
- Bill's Ranch House (c. 1890)
- Frank and Annie Ruth House (c. 1890)
- Frisco Jail (c. 1881)
- Log Chapel (c. 1943)
- Niemoth Cabin (c. 1931)
- Prestrud / Staley House (c. 1899)
- Spring House (c. 1900)
- Trapper's Cabin (c. 1942)
- Wood's Cabin (c. 1860)
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Trapper's Cabin Interior -
Woods Cabin -
Woods Cabin Interior
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#83001333)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Castrone, Linda; Castrone, James S. (2006) Insiders' Guide to Colorado's Mountains, 3rd Edition. p. 164.
- ^ a b Wilson, D. Ray (1990) Colorado Historical Tour Guide. Carpentersville, IL: Crossroads Communications. p. 218. ISBN 0-916445-26-7.
- ^ a b Ann Knapp-English; Deborah LaFountaine (October 26, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frisco Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved November 5, 2021. With accompanying four photos from 1983
- ^ Frisco Historic Park & Museum brochure, Frisco Historic Park & Museum, Retrieved June 29, 2012.